Latin American evangelicals in Europe see mission as ‘urgent’ as continent goes through social transformation

AIG Latinos BFP held its third conference in Germany with a strong call for unity and God’s mission.

The town of Nidda, in the state of Hesse, was the venue for the Third AIG Latinos BFP Conference, a gathering that brought together around 250 participants from Germany, Spain, Poland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium and other countries in Europe and the Americas. The event served as a space for fellowship, empowerment and shared vision for the Spanish-speaking Christian community based in Europe.

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AIG Latino (Arbeite International Gemeinsam, Working Together International) is part of the BFP (Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden, Union of Pentecostal Free Churches in Germany), the community of Pentecostal churches in Germany, and also maintains close collaboration with FRAHMAD, the World Hispanic Fellowship of the Assemblies of God.

Both organisations provide institutional and spiritual support, sharing a common vision for the advancement of the gospel in Europe. The gathering was marked by a strong emphasis on unity, prayer and mission, pillars that seek to realise the vision of building a “spiritual home” where the Hispanic community can grow, serve and make its presence felt more strongly within the European context.

The conference highlighted the importance of walking together as a church to face today’s social, cultural and spiritual challenges.

Speakers included Pastor Friedhelm Holthuis, president of the BFP and European leader of the Assemblies of God, and Rev. Ricardo Castillo, president of FRAHMAD. Both shared messages centred on God’s calling, the strengthening of leadership and the urgency of mission on a continent marked by diversity and social transformation.

The event’s host, Pastor José Montas, leader of AIG Latino, highlighted the ministry’s purpose: “At AIG Latino, our mission is to support Spanish-speaking pastors, leaders and congregations, providing spiritual guidance, practical training and tools that enable them to consolidate and expand their churches. We also have global support from partners such as Frahmad, DCPI Euro Mediterranean and under the MM33 vision, with whom we work to strengthen leadership and the spread of the gospel in Europe”.

For his part, Ricardo Castillo emphasised the global dimension of the movement: “We believe that when we walk together, we go further”.

Castillo added that FRAHMAD is “a family that walks alongside every pastor and congregation, supporting them in their calling”. “We are witnessing God at work in Germany and other European nations. We are taking firm steps towards a global dream: the MM33 Vision to come together and plant one million churches by the 2000th anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Day of Pentecost in 2033”.

Pentecostals in Europe want to “continue the mission, because we believe that the best is yet to come in fulfilling the Great Commission”.

The conference concluded with a renewed sense of purpose and cooperation among Hispanic churches in Europe, reaffirming that unity and working together are key to spiritual growth and the spread of the Christian message across the continent.