Ministry Update from Paul & Karan Davis: We moved to Pontcharra in July 2010 to help the handful of believers (three couples and two adults with non-believing spouses) start the first evangelical church in Pontcharra, the hub city for a valley of 80,000 people with no other Bible-teaching church.

We have seen amazing things during our 8 years of ministry in Pontcharra. The city officials who had opposed our presence now see us favourably and include us in city activities. The small group of believers has continually grown numerically and spiritually. French leadership is now in place for all church ministries. We were able to purchase a wonderful facility at a very good price, ideally located in the center of the city and more than suitable for our present and future needs. In partnership with the Geneva Bible Institute, we are training an intern (Michael), who is ideally gifted and experienced to take over the leadership of the church.

We are now planning our transition to a new place and ministry. We are building a house in the town of Mercury, a suburb of Albertville, host city of the 1992 Winter Olympics and hub city for four valleys in the French Alps. The major construction is now finished, leaving the rest to be done by summer 2019 when we plan to move to the house. We are very grateful for the team that will be coming from FBA to help us get the house ready for our move next summer.

From summer 2019 to summer 2020, we will still be officially in charge of the Pontcharra Church, commuting from Mercury and giving more and more space to Michael and the local leadership team. In summer 2020, we will turn over the leadership to this team and become a part of the church in Albertville. We will then focus on mentoring and coaching French pastors in starting new churches in cities in the French Alps and beyond that still do not have any Gospel witness.


Albertville, France. - Our FBA Team will work with Paul & Karan to help finish their house in Mercury, a suburb of Albertville.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

We attended church in Pontcharra. We heard familiar worship songs with French lyrics!
Karan had prepared a picnic lunch for us that all enjoyed. We enjoyed seeing more of the area and hearing of their work with TEAM France!
The views are spectacular!

We have been especially blessed to come and serve with Paul & Karan. They have been a delight to work with. They have sold their apartment in Pontcharra and plan to move to their new home in late May. They will continue to oversee the Pontcharra church as they develope their new ministry here, training church planters.

We will travel back to Atlanta tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers and your support!

We will have a team report on Sunday, April 28th, in room 1360 beside the FBA Bookstore, just after second service. Please come to hear how God is working in this area of France!







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