Darmstadt Digest: Fall 2014:

It has been a busy and rewarding season for us personally, for the church in Darmstadt, and for the Church Planting movement of the International Baptist Convention (IBC), our partners in this ministry. We have much to share with you - our partners who make it all possible through your prayerful support!

Dr Jimmy Martin prays for our new elders and their wives.

Of course there was cake - lots of cake!

Second Birthday! On October 12 we celebrated the second birthday of Converge International Fellowship in Darmstadt. It was a great day. We were joined in our worship service by Dr. Jimmy Martin, the General Secretary of the IBC, and his wife Laurie. During the service we commissioned our first elders of the church Igor is a Swiss physicist and at the European Space Agency; Adam Williams, from England, is the Operations Manager for the Venus Express Mission at the Space Agency; and Eric Eagle is a Geospatial technician for the US Department of Defense. Even more impressive than their resumes is their love for the Lord. These are great men to work with! We are so blessed that God has brought them to the church and into leadership.

The service was further highlighted by greetings from Rev. Doug Simpson, who found us on the Internet. He was the first pastor of First Baptist Church of Darmstadt in 1965! We didn’t even know there was an English language church here in ’65 – and he didn’t know we were here now! It was very special to connect with him during our birthday week. We followed the service that evening with a “fellowship feast” in the church dining room, complete with international delights and birthday cake!

CIF officially welcomed as a Member church
of the IBC by Dr. Jimmy Martin.

IBC MEMBERSHIP!

At the Annual Convention Meeting of the IBC the church was welcomed as a full member of the Convention, having laid the foundation for ministry in the city of Darmstadt and church multiplication in the years ahead. We are so grateful to God for His faithfulness in these few short years!