Mission Focus | Germany
Missionaries | Arc & Rachel Crownover
Arc and Rachel Crownover serve Christ as church planters in Bremen, Germany.
In North Germany, only 1 out of 100 people are Christians. Atheism is the most predominant religious affiliation. “We were told the lostness statistics for North Germany, but the experience was the only thing that could make it sink in,” Arc said.
The Crownovers planted a church in an area of the city called Das Viertel. To plant the church, Arc and Rachel worked with a national partner to ensure long-term growth for the church. The church began as a Bible study and grew to a house church. Now the church meets once a week in a music school.
In addition to church planting, Arc and Rachel also focus on sharing the gospel with friends and training existing churches to share the gospel effectively and intentionally.
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5 Fun Facts about the Missionaries
Flammkuchen [flam-KOOK-en] is one of the Crownover family’s favorite foods. Flammkuchen is a flatbread pizza.
Each year at Easter, many Germans make a bonfire. They make “stick bread” by roasting dough on a stick.
The people of Bremen, Germany, travel by trains, street cars, and bikes.
The Crownovers like to give new friends a special treat from a local candy shop.
Children in Germany like to play a game called “Ein [ine], Zwei [svi], Drei [duhri] . . . Halt!” It is similar to “Mother, May I?”
Prayer Requests
Pray for people to help the Crownovers start more churches in other neighborhoods.
Pray that God would give Mr. and Mrs. Crownover wisdom about how to start churches.
Pray that Mr. and Mrs. Crownover’s neighbors will want to love Jesus.
Pray that Uriah, Noa, Hananiah, and Malachi Crownover will learn the German language and make friends at school.