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Looking for Polish Protestant churches outside Poland


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jerrydean
  Nov 20, 07, 12:06  #1

I am looking for churches outside Poland that are interested in networking together with Polish churches all over the nation for the purpose of advancing the gospel.

- are there Polish people in your church that need Bibles and other materials?
- are you interested in sending mission teams to Poland?
- would you like to pray for and support mission work in Poland?

If so, send me an email at jerrydean@wp.pl

Thanks,

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Marek
  Nov 20, 07, 16:09  #2

Greetings, Jerry!

The last time I checked, Poland's 99.9% Roman Catholic (aside from some splinter groups or sects, plus of course a handfull of, i.e. less than one thousand, Jewish stragglers in and around the capitol)!

Never yet run into a Polish Protestant, here, there, anywhere.

Good luck (Powodzenia)!
Marek

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Lukasz
Edited by: Lukasz  Nov 20, 07, 16:14  #3

our former PM is Protestant (no no Kaczynski ;) it was Buzek)

there is about 150 000 of protestants in Poland but I dont know anyone...

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Grzegorz_
  Nov 20, 07, 16:15  #4

Quoting: Marek
The last time I checked, Poland's 99.9% Roman Catholic


No. Something like 95%. Protestants aren't a large part of population but there are a few hundred thousand of them. Some of well known Polish Protestants are Adam Małysz and Jerzy Buzek - former PM.

Quoting: Grzegorz_
a few hundred thousand of them.

I checked that... 150-200 thousand.

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Polson
  Nov 20, 07, 16:36  #5

Quoting: Grzegorz_
Some of well known Polish Protestants are Adam Małysz and Jerzy Buzek


I didn't know that, thanks G ;)

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bookratt
  Nov 21, 07, 02:13  #6

You kind of know me and I am a Protestant in Poland. Most expats are not Catholics in my experience and there are lots of us living here for long term assignments now.

The Hussites and Moravians had a rather large following here for a time, too, in Poland's past (I am a Moravian from the US), so it has not always been 100% Roman Catholic. And, of course, Poland once had a large Jewish population and in its most recent past, some of its leadership was atheistic or agnostic. Then there are the Mariavites and the Polish Orthodox, the Russian and Ukranian Orthodox here, who are not Roman Catholic, either. But you know all that!

There are currently several large Evangelical churches from Europe and the US, which are making inroads into (mainly) Western and Southern Poland right now.

The LDS church has a recently strengthened ministry via its missionaries that were sent on "student visas" here, as well as do Jehovah's Witnesses and lately, the Baptists.

We ran into a group of my fellow Americans on our way to Krakow, coming thru Chicago, that were "English teachers", but whose message was actually conversion of Polish Catholics to Protestantism. While waiting to board the plane, they were discussing ways to insert the message of "born again" doctrine and adult baptism into the English lessons for their Polish students. So, apparently there is a movement in the US to send students and faith groups here for such a purpose.

No disrespect to Jerry Dean, as he seems to be straightforward.

Be aboveboard when spreading the message and I have no problem with that, as it's up to the hearer to choose to accept that message, or not.

But masquerading as a student, an aid agency or helping group, then slipping the Poles a kind of religious mickey, should be outlawed. So should coming here on "student visas" or "charity worker" papers, when the real job they have in mind here is conversion of Poles to LDS or other faiths.

Sorry for ranting, but this kind of thing irks me no end. I was ashamed of those people on the plane and couldn't say so at the time. I guess it came out wrong here.

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davidpeake
  Nov 21, 07, 02:38  #7

very well put bookratt, no0one should have religion forced upon them, it should be up to each to decide.

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Marek
Edited by: Marek  Nov 21, 07, 09:26  #8

Dzięki, Lukasz!

Naturalnie są Protestanci w Polsce, ale nie jest wiarą ofycialną. We Węgrzech nie jest samo, bo 'Reformatus Egyhaz' jest drugim kościołem narodowym w tym kraju.

Ale znowu dziękuję za objaśienia.

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Lukasz
Edited by: Lukasz  Nov 21, 07, 11:04  #9

Quoting: Marek
Dzięki, Lukasz! Naturalnie są Protestanci w Polsce, ale nie jest wiarą ofycialną. We Węgrzech nie jest samo, bo 'Reformatus Egyhaz' jest drugim kościołem narodowym w tym kraju.Ale znowu dziękuję za objaśienia.


We dont have official religion in Poland, so all religions have donations form governemnt, there is no official religion in Poland.

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Marek
  Nov 23, 07, 10:26  #10

Lukasz,

"We don't have AN official...." pamietaj!:Artykuły po angielsku.
No, ćwiczenie tworzy mistrza. - -:)

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The Man
  Jun 15, 08, 19:59  #11

Here is some places to look at

aiapolska.com

reformowani.pl

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