Where we work
Three countries, one message
From the Amazon rainforest, where the mission began in 1937, to Portugal and the Canary Islands, with our home in Northern Ireland. Choose a country on the map to meet the people serving there.
Since 1937
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the only South American country to speak Portuguese. It is the 5th largest country in the world, with a population of around 200 million people.
The work commenced in Brazil in 1937, when William & Margaret McComb went out to reach the people of the Acre State and Amazonas with the Gospel. Today many Brazilian workers are carrying on the work of the missionaries in church planting, pastoral ministry, children and schools ministry, radio ministry and evangelism, not only in Acre and Amazonas but also in Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba in north-east Brazil.
Acre region
Amazonas
Pastor José & Eurides Carlos
Cesar & Sulamita Rocha
Raimundo Nonato & Suzana
Altina, Jonas & Jorge
Eliane & AriannaRio Grande do Norte
Paraíba
Since 1984
Portugal
Portugal is one of the poorer countries of the EU. Less than 1% of the 11 million people who live in Portugal are classed as being Evangelical. Traditional Catholicism remains influential, even though freedom of religion has been experienced since the 1974 revolution. Rapid secularisation, materialism, alcoholism and drug abuse have contributed to the slow growth of the Evangelical church.
Many more workers are needed for ministry and evangelism, church planting and Bible training. The spiritual liberation of Portugal is the missionaries’ goal. Acre missionaries work in the Algarve and Alentejo regions of Portugal today.
Algarve
Alentejo
Spain
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands form an archipelago of seven islands off Africa’s north-west coast. Evangelical churches are small and the number of believers is less than 0.1% of the total population of 140,000 people. Over 10,000 ex-pats also live on the island.
Our missionaries work alongside FIEIDE (Federation of Independent Evangelical Churches in Spain) in evangelism and church planting. The work is small but the need is great! The scattered groups of believers across these islands ask for Bible teaching on a regular basis, and we would also like to establish an English-speaking work in the future. Please pray with us that God will send more missionaries to Lanzarote.
Today Acre missionaries serve in Lanzarote and in Tenerife.
Arrecife, Lanzarote
Ricardo & Sandra HernandezTenerife
David & Rebecca
Our home
Northern Ireland
The workers in Northern Ireland are involved with deputation meetings, children’s work, ladies’ and men’s meetings and Bible studies. If you would like more information, please contact us.
Our team
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Every Acre missionary depends on God to provide through His people. Pray for them and support their work.