Our dream to build a Polish Elim church
Newly ordained Elim ministers Monika and Pawel Kuzniar have a dream to reach the Polish community in London and pave the way for future evangelism in Poland. They told Direction their story.
When the Iron Curtain fell in 1991 it was a huge historical moment for Poland, and it was spiritually significant too.
An outpouring of the Holy Spirit spread through the country’s traditional Catholic church in the 1990s, sparking a thirst for God and a new life of freedom in faith.
Then, as Poland was freed from communism and the hold of traditional religion loosened, it joined the European Union in 2004. Polish workers migrated to the West and this new freedom led to greater openness to God. Many came to faith in the UK.
Nearly 35 years on, Monika and Pawel Kuzniar are ministering to a group of Polish believers at their church, River Church in Canning Town, East London.
Their focus is on foundational teaching, fellowship and raising disciples who will take the gospel to the wider Polish community.
“We began with a home group eight years ago, gathering Polish people from different churches to explore faith more deeply,” says Monika. “We had it on our hearts to build foundations because people were hungry to learn.”
Fast-forward to 2021 and still going strong, the couple started a Polish service on Sunday afternoons after their church’s main English morning service.
“It was an amazing time because there was lots of ministry in the Holy Spirit,” says Pawel.
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