List of Europe Missionaries

Europe is one of the world's seven continents. In land mass Europe covers 3,930,000 square miles or 2% of the world's surface. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731,000,000. This is 11% of the world's population.

Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. From the 16th century onwards European nations played a predominant role in global affairs. After World War I and II the dominance of world affairs centered on the United States and Russia. Europe has continued on a gradual decline in global influence as well as in the decline of traditional morality and Christian culture values. Evidence of decline is seen by low Church membership. For example, in Catholic Italy attendance is 15%; Germany, 14%; England 5%; and France 4%. Europe's Christianity is being replaced with humanism and atheism.

Recently in England a survey was taken by the FX television channel that uncovered the dearth of Bible influence among today's youth. Two-thirds of British youth surveyed between the ages of 18-24 believed more in astrology than in the Bible. Another survey conducted in London showed 80% of Londoners did not know that God commands children to honor their parents, and 91% could not recall that the Bible forbids lying.

Materialism and hedonism (behavior based on pleasure as the proper aim in life) have replaced spiritual values and honest character in the lives of people. Political scandal, hatred between the races, liberal religious teaching, denial of the authority and inerrancy of the Bible, the free use of drugs, alcohol, tolerance of abortion, and immorality all point to the tragic decline of a once great area of the world known as Europe.

In 1962 Baptist International Missions, Inc., sent its first church planters to Europe. They entered Spain. In May 1964 the second couple arrived in Sussex, England, to commence their ministry.

Today there are BIMI personnel serving the Lord in nineteen European countries. The opportunities to evangelize are exciting and challenging. Some God-called men have determined the best way to serve in Europe is to go independent of a faith mission. However, by joining a mission team overseas, many good things can be accomplished for Christ than would be nearly impossible by working alone. For example, since the breakup of Communism and the fall of Russia in 1991, BIMI has been able to print and distribute more than 1,200,000 Bibles in the Russian and other East European languages. Team evangelism works.

What kind of Christian workers is Baptist International Missions looking for? You need to be willing and able to learn the foreign European language where you decide to settle. Determine to stay for the long haul. Be reasonably educated with a good command of English grammar, a desire to learn another's culture, music, and history in order to adapt well. Be in good mental and physical health. Have strong family support. Take regularly good doses of cheerfulness and possess a joyful born-again personal relationship with God.

God may want you to join our mission. I would be happy to talk with you as your friend.

Brant Holladay, European Director. Tel. (423) 344-5050 or (423) 413-1815.

   EUROPE DIRECTOR
   BRANT & MAYLOU HOLLADAY

   ROMANIA - ASSISTANT EUROPE DIRECTOR
   EDWARD & CAROLE HEMBREE

   ASSOCIATE - RUSSIA
   MRS JUDITH SKATES

   AUSTRIA
   TODD A & KIMBERLY LAPATO

   ENGLAND
   JOSHUA P & MELISSA BOOTH
   ANDREW D & SARAH BETH BUNNELL
   RETA BURNS
   R MATT & AMANDA GREEN
   JOHN & MARY ANN JONES
   MARCIA KITTLESON
   JAMES D & ANDREA MANSFIELD
   JACK A & DORETHA MOORMAN
   GLENN C & CHARLOTTE PALMER
   GLENN & JANET PIZOR
   MICHAEL & CHRISTINE SCHRIMSHIRE
   HARRY E & GINA STANLEY II
   RYAN & ELISABETH STROTHER

   ESTONIA
   ROBERT L & HEATHER GILLEY JR
   SARAH SAGER
   ROBERT B & ANGELA WILLOUGHBY
   RONALD M & RACHEL WINKLER II

   FRANCE
   CAREY & SUSAN ABBETT
   ROBERT & GAIL HUFFMAN

   GERMANY
   DANIEL & PATRICIA DUBBE
   WALTER & THRASILLA HORNUNG
   RODNEY & LINDY KIDD

   HUNGARY
   MARC & CHARIN PATTON

   MALTA
   ANSON & ALLISON VAN DE KEMP

   MOLDOVA
   DAVID D & STEPHANIE GROSS
   KEITH & MARLA HERNDON

   NORTHERN IRELAND
   EDWARD & BARBARA JOAN BISSETT

   NORWAY
   DWIGHT & RUTH TALBOT

   POLAND
   DARRELL G & GLENDA JOHNSON

   REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
   DANIEL & ELIZABETH CANAVAN
   STEPHEN & KATHERINE FINLEY
   JUSTIN & GRACE HAYES
   DONALD & ANNA THATCHER II
   ROBERT & KATHI ZEMESKI

   ROMANIA
   THOMAS C & EVA GENTRY
   BRIAN & LYNETTE NIBBE
   TIM & DEBRA TYLER

   RUSSIA
   C DUANE & BONNIE HEARRON II
   DONALD J & RUTH OSSEWAARDE
   DAVID P & DEE DEE STERLING
   ADAM & ANGELA YOUNG

   SCOTLAND
   DOUGLAS & JUDITH CAMERON
   LEA DEVERS
   ARVIN & MARSHA DEVERS III
   GRAHAM SCOTT & MELINDA FORBES
   DENNIS & MARY SNELSON

   SPAIN
   CLAYTON LIVENGOOD
   JULIE D SMITH
   JULIO & ANDREA VELASQUEZ

   UKRAINE
   ROBERT G FULLER
   ANTHONY R & DAWN HESS
   MATTHEW & CATHERINE HUDSON
   DANIEL & JUDITH IRVIN
   JOHN & DAWN SPILLMAN
   ROBERT W & JUDY VANSANT

   WALES
   FERRELL & BARBARA KEARNEY