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Pray For

  • the success of the Light and Life Church
  • teams regularly serving and ministering to the people of the Balkans
  • training opportunities to help shape the next generation of leaders
  • continued growth of leadership and vision for the denomination
  • the expanding work in the Balkan Region

PRESENT MINISTRIES

The work in Bulgaria began in earnest, with the first missionaries arriving in April 2007. In 2015 the Bulgarian church officially registered as the “Light and Life Church.” The work in Bulgaria began in earnest, with the first missionaries arriving in April 2007. In 2015 the Bulgarian church officially registered as the “Light and Life Church.” A primary focus of ministry in Bulgaria is church planting and leadership development. Regular training events are held for pastors and church leaders. There are now 26 churches, and in 2020 the Balkans Provisional Annual Conference was organized. St. John’s Home (a safe house for at-risk young women), an agricultural project, and a Bible school are all operated by national leadership. Chance and DeeDee Galloway serve as resident missionaries. DeeDee serves as the regional director for the Balkans.

Leadership Team

BG Leadership Team

George Georgiev and Stanimir Zahariev

Balkans Provisional Annual Conference


Stanimir Zahariev and George Georgiev serve as the leadership team of the Balkans Provisional Annual Conference following the untimely passing of Superintendent Blagoy Dimitrov. A superintendent’s search committee is working to find a new candidate for the superintendency, to be nominated at the 2024 sitting of the annual conference. 

Missionaries

Chance & Dee Dee Galloway
Chance & Dee Dee Galloway

The Galloways currently reside in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. Their primary ministry objective is to encourage, empower, teach and train national leaders. They continue to work with church-planting initiatives throughout Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia with 42 churches...

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COUNTRY STATISTICS

 

Balkans Provisional Annual Conference

    • Population: 6,850,000
    • Evangelical Christians: 1.98%
    • FM Work Opened: 2007
    • FM Churches: 26
    • FM Membership: 740
    • Ordained Ministers: 13
    • Ministerial Candidates: 8
    • Leadership Team: George Georgiev and Stanimir Zahariev
    • Ecclesiastical Accountability: Free Methodist Church USA through Bishop Keith Cowart in partnership with Europe Area Director Josh Fajardo
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Church Planting & Development

Funding the Bulgaria Church Planting and Development (CPD) will help resource the following people and strategic initiatives:

    • Translation and administrative assistance for ministries, projects, and programs
    • Training events for pastors, church planters and church leaders
    • English outreach events
    • Youth conferences and training
    • CPD promotional materials

Extra Mile Projects

 

Bulgaria Anti-Trafficking Fund

Funds collected will be used to develop and operate ministries for those who are prime candidates to be trafficked and/or to develop programs for care for survivors of human trafficking.

Balkan Development Fund

The Balkan Development Fund helps to meet needs immediately as they develop in the expanding work in the Balkan region of Southern Europe. Funds will be used for training, personnel, resources, equipment and property.

Bulgaria St. John’s House for Roma Girls

This is a joint project between FMWM in Bulgaria and the Set Free Movement to establish a safe house for vulnerable Roma girls so they are both protected from human trafficking and can thrive in a safe environment. The Galloways are working to create holistic freedom for both Bulgarians and Roma. St. John’s House will be a home where vulnerable Roma girls, who are trafficked at an alarming rate, can find the safety and love to thrive.

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