GCA Partners with Suceava Baptist Association

Changing Lives Together.

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

Welcome to the heart of our mission – a partnership that extends across borders, connecting the Great Commission Association (GCA) with the Suceava Baptist Association (SBA) in the northeast region of Romania. Comprising 80 member churches serving over 700,000 people, SBA is actively ministering to their local communities and Ukrainian refugees in Romania and Ukraine.

GCA is inviting member churches to participate actively in a new partnership with the Suceava Baptist Association (SBA) in the northeast region of Romania.

SBA consists of 80 member churches serving a population of over 700,000 people. These churches serve their communities and minister to the Ukrainian refugees in Romania and Ukraine.

GCA has a threefold approach to the beginning of this partnership.

The first stage is relationship building through annual mission trips to Romania to encourage pastors and churches. GCA also sponsors two pastors and their wives annually to attend the GCA Missions Conference and preach in local churches during their stay.

Secondly, GCA is funding the associational work of SBA with a monthly donation. This is to provide adequate pastoral training, fellowship, and evangelism resources.

Thirdly, we are asking GCA churches to establish a prayer partnership with one sister church in Romania and to share mutual concerns for God’s work to advance in both churches. Churches at the GCA Missions Conference will be given the first opportunity to sign up for this critical encouragement ministry!

Through these efforts, we pray that God will bless GCA and SBA churches to establish working partnerships that change the lives of many in Romania and California.

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A Visit From Romania

Romanian Partners visiting SLO area church leaders

Pastor Catalin & Paula Croitor and Cornelus & Mirela Miron of Suceava Baptist Association visited our South Area churches after the Missions Conference in October 2023.

Visit to FBC Nipomo

From left: Cathie Smith, Chris Smith, Pastor Michael Denton, Katie Denton, Pastor Catalin Croitor, Paula Croitor

Deacon Ordination in Romania

Pastor Catalin Croitor and other local pastors pray over a new deacon

Pastor Catalin with 3 Baptismal Candidates

Location: Suceava, Romania

Romanian Pastors in Training

Suceava Baptist Association has begun a training program for pastors, to meet the pressing need of local churches

GCA's First Visit to Romania, 2022

From left: Pastor Bob Eusebio II, Pastor Raud De Silva, Santiago Rodriguez, Dr. Mike Stewart at the train station in Budapest

Loading the truck for Ukrainian aide

Three from GCA help load a truck with supplies for Ukrainians in need who could not flee from the war.

Standing in an ancient pulpit

Santiago Rodriguez stands at a pulpit that is centuries old

Meet Cătălin and Paula…

President of Regional Baptist Assoc. in Suceava, Romania

Living in a Romanian province bordering Ukraine, Pastor Cătălin and Paula Croitor are helping to mobilize regional Baptist churches to assist those fleeing the war. Though having few resources, the members of these churches have opened their meeting spaces and homes to the flood of refugees.

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HOW CAN YOU HELP?

DONATE.

Your financial support makes a tangible impact. Please contribute to our mission of providing relief to Ukrainian refugees and supporting SBA's vital work. Every contribution matters. Your donations of resources enable us to extend practical assistance and share the love of Christ.

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Join our prayer team and commit to praying with us.Learn more about what is actually happening in Romania as Catalin and. the SBA work in the region.

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