Meeting of the Coalition of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches in Italy

Meeting of the Coalition of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches in Italy

On June 12-13, the council members of Comunione delle Chiese Presbiteriane e Riformate in Italia (CCPRI), a coalition of presbyterian and reformed churches in Italy, held their very first in person meeting. We are so thankful for God’s mercy and faithfulness. He blessed our time together with a spirit of joy, love, humility, and mutual trust. We were able to pray together, sing hymns together, and eat together, as we continued to make progress toward the goal of establishing Italy’s first reformed and presbyterian denomination. We also spent several hours working on administrative needs, such as the content for our website and the contruction of a church order for the future denomination.

CCPRI Council members: Rev. Vincenzo Coluccia, elder Mimmo Altobelli, Rev. Andrea Ferrari, Rev. Mike Cuneo, Rev. Mike Brown, elder Vittorio Calderaro, elder Andrea Suraci

So far, there are three churches who are officially part of the coalition: Chiesa Riformata di Perugia (the reformed church in Perugia, central Italy), Chiesa Presbiteriana Pietra Vivente (the presbyterian church in Lecce, southern Italy) and Chiesa Riformata Filadelfia (the reformed church in Milan, northern Italy). We are hopeful that this coalition will grow in number as we are currently in contact with another presbyterian church in Italy that seems interested in joining us. We ask you to continue praying for our labors to establish a confessional presbyterian and reformed denomination in Italy. It will take a lot of work, sacrifice, love, cooperation and patience. But by the grace of God, we can continue to make progress, as we look to Jesus, the One who promised to build his church "and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18).

How you can help.

The mission in Milan to make disciples of Jesus Christ is only possible with the faithful prayers and generous contributions of people like you. Please consider partnering with us in fulfilling the Great Commission in Milan, Italy. Your donation helps!  You can give online at: missionmilan.org. Or send a check to: Escondido United Reformed Church1864 N. BroadwayEscondido, CA 92026 Attn: Mission Milan. Checks should be made out to Escondido United Reformed Church. Please indicate that the support is for Rev. Michael Brown as a missionary to Milan, Italy.

Turin, northern Italy’s second largest city

An Open Door for the Gospel in Turin

In our church in Milan, we currently have a family of three plus a single adult (four people total) who live in the city of Turin, about an hour and a half away by car. Sadly, there are no Reformed or Presbyterian churches in Turin, the second largest city in northern Italy. Due to the expense of travel, they are only able to come to Milan once or twice a month. The other Sundays, they follow our services via livestreaming. In the comming weeks, I will begin traveling to Turin on a regular basis on Sunday evenings to provide this group with a small worship service. We pray that this will be the beginning of a church plant, and that the Lord will provide a missionary in the future who is called to plant a confessional Reformed church in Turin. We ask you to join us in prayer for this mission, and that in the meantime the group in Turin will stay encouraged in the faith.

Men’s Fellowship

We recently finished our Friday night mens’ fellowship series on “How to be a man of God”, looking specifically at the apostle Paul’s teaching in his letter to the Ephesians. We considered what the Bible says about being a man of God in the church, in the home, and at work. It was an edifying time of reflection and discussion. Beginning in September, the men’s fellowship will be a regular monthly meeting. We appreciate your continued prayer for the men of our church, that we will mature in faith, hope, and love, and cultivate our bonds with one another.

EMAIL PASTOR MIKE: mgbrown1543@gmail.com 
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