Athens, Greece / Alex Pipilios / Polis Church Planting Network

Global Church Planting
Written By Jodi Rykse

The Polis Church Planting Network was established in 2008 with the goal of planting new churches in urban neighborhoods resulting in ten churches being planted. First Pres NPB has been involved with Agia Paraskeyi, Urban Chapel and Exarcheia church plants while providing assistance to Alex and the network in Athens. This involvement has provided funding and the sending of groups of people on a short-term basis to assist in the work. In addition to the church plants, Alex and the team have been highly involved in ministry to refugees coming into Athens over the past few years. Church plants include Exarcheia Church launched in 2013, Agia Praskeyi Church in 2015, the New Urban Chapel started in 2019 and the Intercultural Church begun in 2020. These churches are reaching out to unchurched people who have no church background. They are seeing many of these people coming to faith in Christ. Also, “all church plants that have reached their 7th year of their services, have become either self-sustainable or are close to economical sustainability.” (Report from Alex, 2021)

Jodi Rykse

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