Gypsy Evangelical Mission in France (Life and Light) explained

The Gypsy Evangelical Mission in France (Life and Light) (Mission évangélique des Tziganes de France (Vie et Lumière)) is a Pentecostal church active among Roma.

History

The denomination has its origins in a mission founded by the Pastor Clément Le Cossec in 1952 in Brest.^[1] In 1954, the "Gospel Mission of the Gypsies of France" held its first annual national convention.^[2]

In 2015, it would have 100,000 members and 260 churches. ^[3]

It also is present in several countries outside Western Europe. In several countries the GEM faces persecution.

See also

• Light and Life (Roma church based in the United Kingdom)

External links

• Paloma Gay y Blasco, Gitano Evangelism: The Emergence of a Politico-Religious Diaspora Paper presented at the 6th EASA Conference, Krakow 26-29 July 2000

Notes and References

1. [Allan Anderson (theologian)|Allan Anderson]
2. [Sébastien Fath]
3. Loup Besmond de Senneville, Georges Meyer, pasteur de la communauté évangélique tzigane, reçoit la légion d’honneur, la-croix.com, France, Jan. 14, 2015