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I Choose Jesus
Four years ago, Olga Beatriz Gómez Alzate arrived in Medellin, Colombia, from Creative Access Country X. She moved...
Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
For a long time, we have emphasized family discipleship within the church. Through much prayer and intentional...
Small Steps to Big Transformation
In August 2022, the Nicaragua Mission District participated in the 12-week pilot discipleship program Innovate. The...
On Their Own?
They are on their own now, right? It is a question some have wondered as we joyfully announce the continued growth of...
Better Together Celebration
It was a celebration of our “Better Together” way of biblical interdependency – more than 100 leaders from 17...
Realities for Some Asian Christians
Imagine! In one Central Asian country, books must be registered and stamped with approval from the government, or they...
For I Am About to Do a New Thing
The dawn of a new year fills us with joyful expectations of something new, fresh and different to come – something...
Ukraine Crisis Response, One Year Later
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded the eastern provinces of Ukraine and began a war no one believed could happen in...
Leaders on Mission, Leaders of Blessing
These are challenging days in Europe. Europeans are dealing with massive issues on several fronts — the war in...
Finding the Open Door
Mamoud Koroma is his name. He joined us after serving with another church. The pastor of this church had died, and...
A Time to Repeat
In Ecclesiastes, we read of “a time for everything” and “a season for every activity under heaven.” But nowhere does...
Ask Around
When looking for informal input from others, we “ask around.” What would you think if, at your baptismal service, your...
Oh, How We Love Jesus: A Family Perseveres Because of Faith
A new family from a non-Christian background started coming to our church. A relative who became a believer invited...
The Lord Will Change Your Mind! A Young Man Comes to Know the Truth
Akeem* is a first-year nursing student. He is an excellent student and highly ambitious. However, he lacks one...
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me: A Story of Discipleship
One young boy in our church has gone from knowing to believing and following Jesus. He grew up attending Sunday school...
Goats for Seven
It was a hot, sunny day, and our ministry team was visiting one of the refugee camps outside a major city in a...
Counting the Cost
I’ve been listening to The Journal of John Wesley. He was chased down, stoned, rejected and condemned. Yet he...
Realities Girls Face
The story we encountered was difficult. A student named Yanza raised her hand and shared how an older man had...
Set Free Movement – Europe
Pray For the St. John’s Home for girls in Bulgaria open doors for expanding the Set Free...
Christianity in Europe
CHRISTIANITY IN EUROPE Post-Christian, Post-Communist, Post-Modern by Larry Winckles According to the 2018 Pew...
Answering God’s Call
Let me introduce you to Juan Carlos and Yaneth Rodriguez. They started their ministry as youth pastors and later began...
Sickness to Health: Community Transformation
Worldwide, we see humanity experiencing crises and distress, particularly in developing nations. Creative Access...
Discipling: No Distance or Age Limitations
Agua Prieta, Mexico, is a town on the country’s border with the United States, adjacent to the town of Douglas,...
One Voice Offering
Instead of asking our missionaries to work in competition for other funds they help raise, we are asking the FMCUSA to give a special year end offering to help adequately fund our international leaders and church planters.
CPD Commitment and Funding Levels
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Logo and Brand Guidelines
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Heartbeat Print Archive
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Missionary Commitment and Funding Levels
Missionary Support Accounts Commitment and Funding Levelsas of November 30, 2023 2023 Church Planting...
Go
This is the landing page for Free Methodist World Mission’s short-term missions program for the Free Methodist Church...
Convergence of Creativity, Creation and Kingdom Growth
Superintendent Daniel Sar of our Cambodian Free Methodist Church has a dynamic vision to plant a church in the...
Kingdom Principles from the Lotus Plant
The lotus flower is a beautiful aquatic perennial grown in many parts of Asia. It is often used for medicinal purposes...
Come and See
Imagine seeing children drink and play in filthy water — water you wouldn’t even step in because you know it contains...
Resource Team
Free Methodist World Missions makes disciples by mobilizing the global church and empowering international leaders to...
Middle East
Your Prayers – Making an Impact
In the Middle East, we empower national leaders to proclaim the grace and truth of Jesus and plant reproducing house churches among the underserved.
Pray for House Churches in the Middle East
Our primary strategy for impacting the Middle East is the multiplication of house churches among the underserved peoples – those who are unchurched and those of the majority religious background. House churches reflect the New Testament model, avoid costly buildings, allow rapid expansion and draw less attention than large public buildings.
Pray for National Leaders
We are also working to equip and release national leaders to plant house churches and develop local leaders. National leaders are given freedom to create hybrid models fitting their ministry context. Young women are viewed as having an equal calling and are developed as leaders in a region where women are traditionally ostracized or neglected. We frequently partner with leaders of other traditional denominations who have a passion for proclaiming Christ and planting churches.
Pray for Ministries of Love and Compassion
We not only proclaim the grace and truth of Jesus through house church networks but also through love and compassion expressed to the people of the region. Women leaders minister to women and girls who have been physically and sexually abused. Leaders minister to male violent offenders in a maximum security prison and to their families outside the prison. Communities of friendship and love are created for at-risk young adults. “Searching Groups,” comprised of educated and often affluent members of the primary religion, gather in cities to discover Who Jesus is.
Praise the Lord for New Opportunities
God is opening networks, providing new leaders and expanding His kingdom in the Middle East. We praise the Lord that we are entering three new countries in the Middle East. Pray for our leaders as they go into these new areas, often places antagonistic to the message of the gospel.
Continue to pray many will find the answer to the question, “Who is this Jesus?”
─ Dale, Middle East Area Director
God’s Plan and Provision
God’s plans and provisions are often like connecting the dots. It begins with me, an international missionary from...
Bitterness to Forgiveness
Can you imagine immigrating from Central America to Europe? Because of growing violence among youth in El Salvador,...
Obedient to the Call
When forced to leave their home in the Congo, many Free Methodists landed in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in...
Creative Access Countries
Pray For continued growth of informal networks of friends, families and acquaintances that cross national and cultural...
Palestine
Pray For the church planters who are in the denomination’s ordination track under the...
Jordan
Pray For team members working with refugees to be strengthened and renewed physically,...
Iraq
Pray For physical safety of FM church planters and those who gather in house churches in the...
Egypt
Pray For Mission District: cooperation between existing FM churches and the house-church...
Available and Willing
Pastor Yembekezeni Kantini leads a growing Free Methodist church just outside the capital city of Lilongwe, Malawi, in a village called Mtonda. Though a fully organized society, the Mtonda Free Methodist Church had been without a pastor for some time following the death of its pastor. The conference had been unable to provide one, as there was no available trained pastor. During this time, Yembekezeni Kantini volunteered to lead the church. Yembekezeni had no theological training, but he was willing and available.
The Logical Choice
Kalson was a member of Full Gospel Mission back home in the north. But when he came to Douala (Cameroon), he occasionally fellowshipped with the Free Methodists. “Occasionally” is an honest and generous adverb. Kalson is a teacher of philosophy and logic. About two years ago, he came south looking for work. He did find work but did not find time for God. He felt he needed God but says about those days, “Because of rent, I needed to work, and so I set the things of God aside.”
Thriving from East to West…Africa
Thrive Kenya leaders Yvonne Mtafuta and Lillian Kanji were excited, eager and a bit nervous in the weeks leading up to their first international mission trip. They had the opportunity to travel to West Africa where they would share about Thrive with the FMC in Lomé, Togo. Yvonne and Lillian loved the experience of “international travel.” Flying for the first time is always exciting – right? But there was so much more that made this trip an unforgettable experience for them and others!
Exploratory Work
PRAY FOR
FMWM leaders in Asia as they establish and support the work in these new countries
church planters to have eyes to see the person of peace in each community
increased connections and opportunities in closed countries
new workers to be called and boldly serve in these countries
Creative Access Asia – MR
REMEMBER work during a period of challenges the marginalized refugees in one portion of the...
Creative Access Asia – PN
REMEMBER the 80 fellowships developing in our new network discernment as leaders continue to develop relationships...
Creative Access Asia – NP
REMEMBER Superintendent Abraham and our 12 district leaders protection and courage for...
Creative Access Asia – VN
REMEMBER the goal of reaching 730 people this year a new initiative of shared sustainability...
Creative Access Asia – LO
REMEMBER workers in several areas of this country the 109 people groups who have yet to hear...
Creative Access Asia – IN
REMEMBER the three bishops as they lead the training and growth of more than 200,000...
Creative Access Asia – IA
Remember work with migrant workers new workers to be trained new contacts, methods and approaches to spark growth a...
Creative Access Asia – HK
Remember creative means to communicate the good news the effectiveness of outreach efforts...
Creative Access Asia – CA
Remember strength of believers those sharing the good news those who travel in the country to train others those being...
Creative Access Asia – BG
Remember protection for workers and believers partnerships to help support the work courage...
Thailand
Pray For discipleship of the many new believers a continued harvest and planting of new...
South Korea
FMWM-Asia is prayerfully seeking direction and contacts for future ministry though a significant ministry partner and a missionary presence.
Fiji
Pray For strengthening of partnerships between nationals, the Network of Undeniable Blessing...
Taiwan
Pray For Holy Light Theological Seminary leadership-development initiatives into...
Sri Lanka
Existing churches are located in the capital, Colombo, and the mountainous tea-production areas in the island’s center. These churches serve among some of the most challenged socioeconomic groups. The Canadian FMC continues to invest through pastoral training, encouragement and various development projects.
The Philippines
Pray For ICCM ministries to street children in Davao, Butuan City and Manilla as well as the...
Japan
Pray For believers to reach out to neighbors and friends with Christ’s love new young...
Cambodia
Photo Credits:"Man Smiling in city street" by Kevin Austin.Pray For the goal of planting 21...
Australia
Pray For networking among immigrant groups God to call some to be missionaries in both urban...
Asia
Gaining Perspective on Asia
The population of Asia is about 4.7 billion, with more than 1 billion Hindus and another 1 billion Muslims.
What has the pandemic done to Asia in the last couple of years?
Creative Access Country – C
Pray For protection and provision for leaders, believers and their families peace and strength amid ongoing stress...
Creative Access Country – X
Pray For protection and provision for leaders, believers and their families God’s continued...
360 Mission District (Costa Rica)
Pray For the multiplication of committed disciples and development of healthy leaders...
Uruguay
Pray For wisdom to identify and develop healthy leaders the multiplication of committed...
Puerto Rico / Antigua
Pray For development of healthy leaders and multiplication of committed disciples churches...
Peru
Pray For development of healthy leaders and multiplication of committed disciples churches...
Paraguay
Pray For development of healthy leaders and multiplication of committed disciples churches...
Nicaragua/El Salvador
NicaraguaEl SalvadorPray For development of healthy leaders,...
Mexico
Pray For the church in Mexico as it has begun to adopt Community Church Planting and has...
Honduras
Pray For multiplication of committed disciples and continued empowerment of transformational...
A New Start
We invited him to our house-church meeting to share how he had become a follower of Christ. Although he was shy and...
How Can I Forgive
Sumayya*, a Yazidi girl, had attended a seminar about forgiveness at our center. I later visited her at home to ask her about the seminar and her thoughts about the topic. Her mother and two of her siblings were present as well. Sumayya shared that she couldn’t understand how to forgive people who committed horrible acts such as Dae’sh (ISIS) had done to the Yazidi people. They had killed men, raped women and young girls, and destroyed their homes and possessions. Those who survived had to leave their homes and become refugees.
“I loved the message, but…”
We invited a woman from one of our searching groups to join us for an event explicitly organized to reach people for Christ. The messages we delivered were very clear, and we felt the Holy Spirit surrounding and touching the event and many hearts. When the event was finished, the woman came to me saying: “I loved the message. It was good, but I can’t accept Jesus as Savior for my life. That decision would turn my life upside down.”
Haiti
Pray For peace and an end to the violence and kidnappings political stability saturated with...
Ecuador
Pray For development of healthy leaders, multiplication of committed disciples and...
Dominican Republic
Pray For wisdom and anointing on Bishop Cecilio Osoria as he leads the large FMC in the...
Costa Rica
Pray For development of healthy leaders, multiplication of committed disciples and...
Colombia
Pray For development of healthy leaders, multiplication of committed disciples and continued...
Chile
Pray For development of healthy leaders, multiplication of committed disciples and...
Brazil
Pray For the continued growth of both the Brazilian and Nikkei Conferences through...
Bolivia
Pray For development of healthy leaders, multiplication of committed disciples and...
Bahamas
Pray For wisdom in relaunching the church and engaging the community the emotional climate of the community after...
Argentina
Pray For development of healthy leaders, multiplication of committed disciples and...
The United Kingdom
Pray For the advancement of the national vision to see more than 100 churches by 2034 wisdom...
Ukraine
Pray For spiritual receptiveness to beginning new churches in new communities wisdom,...
Sweden
Pray For identification and development of new leaders resources to develop existing and new...
Spain
Pray For the encouragement of pastors, leaders, and members as they emerge from a time of...
Portugal
Pray For the ministerial candidates and the strengthening of their faith and ministry those...
Creative Access Europe – P
Pray For ongoing ministry to orphans plans for the first FM church plant the gospel’s power...
North Macedonia
In 2016 a church was launched; then, it was closed due to persecution. In 2017 four church plants were launched in a different region of North Macedonia, and all are doing well. The Balkan Provisional Annual Conference provides oversight to these churches.
Republic of Ireland
The first Free Methodist church in the Republic of Ireland was established in Monaghan. Called the FM Hope Christian Fellowship, the church is principally comprised of Congolese refugees who came to Ireland through a relocation program offered by the Irish government. Rev. Abwe Mulonda, who began the FMC’s ordination process while living in a Tanzanian refugee camp, serves as the congregation’s pastor. The church meets on Sundays in rented facilities and has congregants who travel to Monaghan each weekend from Cavan, Dublin, and other parts of Ireland. The church is registered as a charity in the Republic of Ireland. Ongoing supervision of the work in the Republic of Ireland takes place through the U.K. Annual Conference.
Bringing Hope to Cambodia
All of the above is the reasoning behind our Freedom Sunday 2022 projects: