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PRESENT MINISTRIES

There are now two churches meeting at Corroios, led by Eduardo and Cindi Angelo, and one in the center of Lisbon, led by the Angelos along with Santiago and Laysse Magalhães. The Portuguese churches regularly sponsor worship, awakening and missionary conferences that serve to build up the body of Christ. These congregations are also known for their excellent music ministry. A seminary was established to train and form church planters, pastors and cell-group leaders. The Barnabas Project has provided food and assistance to low-income families and homeless. Cida Matos, another missionary from Brazil, has been serving since 2000, leading the cell-group network in Portugal. The work is challenging as Portugal is resistant to the gospel, evidenced by the involvement in idolatry, witchcraft and magic.

ORIGINS

The first meeting of a Free Methodist Church in Portugal occurred on October 3, 1999. The Queens FMC in New York, under the leadership of Pastor Jesse Carvalho, sent a missionary couple, Eduardo and Cindi Angelo, to Portugal for the purpose of planting the FMC in that country. The Angelos were joined by Cida Matos in 2000. In 2004, the FMC in Portugal started the work in Spain. That year the Iberian Peninsula became a single mission district. The ministry has grown in both areas, and in November 2018 Spain and Portugal became individual mission districts.