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Missions in Bulgaria

For centuries the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has played a major role in Bulgarian culture and identity. Orthodox Christianity became the primary religion in the 9th century and provided a support system in the midst of upheaval during Ottoman and Communist rule. When Bulgaria regained its freedom in 1989, the people sought to reclaim their national identity. To Bulgarians, that meant reviving Orthodox traditions.

Currently 85% of Bulgarians are Orthodox yet only 1% attends church regularly. This betrays the general attitude towards religion, that it is little more than tradition and identity. Less than 2% of Bulgarians are evangelicals and many view the evangelical church as a cult. Although the number...

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Current Opportunities

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  • Bible Study Leader

    Men and women to lead small, informal, evangelistic Bible studies in order to plant churches.

  • Church Planter

    Men and women who build friendships, start conversations, lead Bible studies, and model Christian living in order to establish reproducing churches.

  • Discipler

    Coming alongside Christians to help them grow in their faith and reach others.

  • Evangelist

    People who are passionate for the lost and able to draw Christ into the conversation.

  • MK Teachers

    Qualified teachers for missionary kids teaching in a variety of settings—large international schools, one-room schools, one-on-one tutoring.

  • Muslim Ministry

    Reaching Muslims in a variety of settings and a variety of ways.

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  • Rocking Chair Band

    20 days AGOSteve and Tanja Pankratz

    Recently the Rocking Chair Band did a concert in the Rhodopi Mountain region – the audience...

  • Down Syndrome Ministry - Live on BTV

    28 days AGOSteve and Tanja Pankratz

    Going live! Tanja and two others from the Down Syndrome Association gave a TV interview this morning...

  • Down Syndrome Seminar

    43 days AGOSteve and Tanja Pankratz

    Saturday, May 22 was an exciting day for our Down Syndrome association as we organized for two ladies...

  • Apologetics Challenges Europe

    51 days AGOSteve and Tanja Pankratz

    Recently I was in Hungary at the European Leadership Forum (www.euroleadership.org), a 5-day...

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  • Brian and Kathy Edwards

    Brian and Kathy Edwards

    As a professor for the United Theological Faculty based in Sofia, Bulgaria I train church planters, pastors, and missionaries both through formal...

  • Scot and Robin Ullrich

    Scot and Robin Ullrich

    We, along with our four children, live in Sofia, Bulgaria where we have been involved primarily in the area of theological education. Scot has also...

Prayer Requests

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010 Faith Discussion Club Last Thursday we had another great meeting with Ivo and Vasko's friends.  The topic was Love - what is love, where does it come...

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  • Pray for an openness to the gospel in Bulgaria and for the believers to be strengthened in their faith.

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  • Pray for spiritual protection, spiritual growth and godly discernment for us and for our children as we seek to both serve and honor Christ.

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  • Pray that the Lord would keep our vision of Him clear, so that our motives for service might be pure.

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