SMG Church Planters

This is our hero page. The planters and ministers here have given their lives to the Lord's work in their cities around Europe. They are often under-manned and under-resourced, but their faith and work is diligent and their service is sacrificial. They are all planting a harvest of righteousness and it is an honor to serve them and to present them to you. Please consider partnering with them in prayer and financial support.

Albania
Andi & Vilma Dina
Ignis Ministries
Tirana

Andi & Vilma are precious servants of the Lord organizing Ignis Ministries to help equip pastors and workers in Albania as well as planting The Light Church (Kisha Dritë) in their home city of Tirana.

France
Jason & Loanne Procopio
Eglise Connexion (Connections Church)
Paris

Jason & Loanne were led by the Lord to begin the Connexion church in central Paris in September 2014. The church has grown well and God has gifted them to reach people in the city and regions of Paris where Loanne is originally from.

Germany
Jurgen & Lydia Schulz
Paderkirche (Paderchurch)
Paderborn

Jurgen & Lydia have planted the Paderkirche in their home city of Paderborn, Germany where Jurgen grew up. They are currently raising funds to renovate their property to have more capacity for their growing church.

Italy
Elio & Nicoletta Vannelli
TRE Chiesa Evangelica (TRE Evangelical Church)
Trieste

Elio and Nicoletta are originally from the northeastern regions of Italy where God called them into His family and then into His ministry to serve full-time as a pastor and planter in the multi-national city of Triest in a ministry called TRe Evangelical Church.

Italy
Robert & Sandy Krause
Serenissima Ministries
Pordenone

Rob and Sandy came to Italy in 1998 and began Serenissima Ministries & Bible Church in 1999. From there, the church has grown to plant other ministries and operate as a ministry and admin center for the Serenissima Ministry Groups.

Italy
Franco & Priscille Tartari
La Quercia Chiesa Evangelica (The Oak Evangelical Church)
Azzano Decimo

Franco & Priscille have been with Serenissima Ministries since 2012 where they served in leadership and were then sent out in April of 2018 to begin the Oak Evangelical Church (La Quercia) on the east side of the province of Pordenone.

Italy
Samuel & Dora Annobil
Speranza in Cristo (Hope in Christ Evangelical Church)
Bergamo

Samuel and Dora are originally from Ghana. After migrating to Italy many years ago, they first began the Bergamo Gospel Community and are now in the process of formalizing and strengthening the church there. Their new name is Chiesa Speranza in Cristo (Hope in Christ Church) and that reflects their intercultural ministry.

Italy
Dani & Xenia Taut
La Vite Chiesa Biblica (The Vine Bible Church)
Conegliano

Dani & Xenia have served with Serenissima Ministries over the last 6 years and planted The Vine Bible Church at the beginning of 2020 in the city of Conegliano about 30 minutes drive north of Venice.

Italy
Matt & Barbara Schvaneveldt
Forte Rocca (Strong Rock Church)
Udine

Matt is originally from Montana and Barbara from Milan. After they were married, they served in Trieste and planted the TRE church where our partners Elio & Nicoletta Vannelli now serve. In fact, Matt & Barbara were instrumental in leading Elio & Nicoletta to Jesus. The Lord has given them 3 wonderful children who are now teenagers. Both Matt & Barbara are professional educators. In 2020, Matt was burdened to return into more active ministry and accepted the call to a new church plant about an hour from Trieste in the city of Udine, Italy.

Spain
Alberto & Ashley Puente
Iglesia Bautista Fe de Seville (Faith Baptist Church of Seville)
Seville

Alberto & Ashley along with Francisco & Rebekah (brother & sister-in-law) began the Faith Baptist Church (Nervión) of Seville in 2012 and then opened a new ministry of La Macarena in 2016. Francisco and Alberto are currently helping to consolidate and re-develop the La Macarena ministry as Covid begins to subside in 2021.

Spain
Francisco & Rebekah Puente
Iglesia Bautista Fe de Seville (Faith Baptist Church of Seville)
Seville

Francisco & Rebekah along with Alberto & Ashley (brother & sister-in-law) began the Faith Baptist Church (Nervión) of Seville in 2012 and then opened a new ministry of La Macarena in 2016. Francisco and Alberto are currently helping to consolidate and re-develop the La Macarena ministry as Covid begins to subside in 2021.

Spain
Javier & Silvia Pérez
Iglesia Bíblica Evangélica
Sabadell (Barcelona)

The Pérez family serves the Iglesia Bíblica Evangélica (Evangelical Bible Church) in the city of Sabadell (pronounced: Sab-a-dei) which is a northern suburb of Barcelona, Spain. Both Javier and Silvia are originally from Barcelona, have 2 teenage daughters, and have been actively pastoring this ministry for the last 3 1/2 years.

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