THE STEFAN BANKOV STORY
One of them was Dr. Stefan Bankov, perhaps the immigrant with greatest influence for the Bulgarian Protestant scholasticism. Immigrating to the United States in 1969 after being severely persecuted in Bulgaria, Bankov earned a doctoral degree in theology and dedicated his life to one great purpose, namely the preparation of the first concordance of the Bulgarian Bible. The concordance was completed in 1986 before the era of the personal computer. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bankov returned to Bulgaria to work with his home church of Bourgas. He is the founder and president of East-West Christian Solidarity, a ...
Marked Man: The Rev. Dr. Stefan Bankov (1934-2021)
Marked Man https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1978/november-3/new-firepower-for-fighting-war.html The mysterious deaths in London last month of Bulgarian defectors Vladimir Simeonov and Georgi Markov didn’t surprise fellow defector Stefan Bankov. Bankov, a Christian who left Bulgaria with his family in 1969 to escape persecution, now preaches the gospel by radio to his countrymen. Working with Underground Evangelism in Glendale, California, he says that he and his family have been subjected to Communist harassment, threats, and assassination attempts. While flying from London to Seattle in 1974, a man and woman spilled a liquid on Bankov’s shoulder that paralyzed his side and made him violently ill for several days. Two months ...
Bulgarian Churches in Crete (2021 Report)
Love of Christ Bulgarian Church - Yarapetra, Crete READ MORE: First Bulgarian Church in Chicago Opened in 1907 Gateway Cities for Bulgarian Evangelical Churches How to Start a Bulgarian Church in America from A-to-Z Unrealized Spiritual Harvest as a Paradigm for Cross-Cultural Ministries among Migrant and Disfranchised Ethnic Groups in America Today
Bulgarian Churches in Germany (2021 Report)
#1 Baptistenkirche, Müller Straße 14 Berlin #2 Zollhofstrasse 4, 67061 Ludwigshafen #3 Stadtmission Waldsrt. 36, Offenbach am Main #4 Lotztstr. 54, 65934 Frankfurt #5 Kaiser Wilhelm Str. 255, 47169 Duisburg Duisburg 47169 „Die Brücke“, Johannismarkt 7 #6 Hauptstrasse 4 Hilgert 56206 #7 Bremen Walle Heerstr 197 #8 Hofäckerstrasse 3 71732 Tamm (near Stuttgart) #9 30457 Reichweinweg 2, Hannover #10 Adolph Kolping Platz 11 - Kaiserslautern 67655 #11 Franz Georg str 36, Trier 54290 #12 Kirschstr 48a, Montabaur 56410 #13 Emilienplatz 16, Hagen 58097 #14 Kesselheimer weg 16, Koblenz 56070 #15 Langestraße 226, Hamm #16 Emserstr. 57, Wiesbaden 65195 #17 Goethering 9-11, Osnabrück 49074 #18 Lichtinsel Veringstr. 47, Hamburg 21107 #19 Athener Ring 34, Kulturbücke 50765 READ MORE: First Bulgarian Church ...
BULGARIA represented with 5 lemmata in the printed BEGP
Brill's Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism (BEGP) provides a comprehensive overview of worldwide Pentecostalism from a range of disciplinary perspectives. It offers analysis at the level of specific countries and regions, historical figures, movements and organizations, and particular topics and themes. The published volume is now available along with the online version of the Encyclopedia
Bulgaria set for third election this year in November
Protest party ITN edged out the conservative GERB in the latest vote, but was not able to form a government. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will also be running for reelection. Bulgaria will hold its third parliamentary election since April on November 14, President Rumen Radev announced Saturday. Following months of deadlock, Bulgarians are set to once again choose a new parliament after neither of the three largest parties was able to secure a majority government after an election in July. On Saturday, Radev announced that presidential elections will be held on the same day to save money. He is hoping to secure his second term ...
Trends and Issues Affecting Asian Missions and The Next American Spirituality
“Three Trends and Three Issues Affecting Asian Missions” and the figures given by David Barrett present a Macedonian Call to 3.7 billion people with some 9% Christians, which is no small issue in global missions today. At the same time, America becoming the third largest mission field in the world is the obvious antipode of missionary need in the Western hemisphere. The parallels in post-modernity are many. About 20 years ago, a book called “The Next American Spirituality” summarized the culture of today’s American spirituality and its relation to the apostolic church. The main question is, “What would a theology of the ...
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THE STEFAN BANKOV STORY
October 25, 2021
One of them was Dr. Stefan Bankov, perhaps the immigrant with greatest influence for the Bulgarian Protestant scholasticism. Immigrating to the United States in 1969 after being severely persecuted in Bulgaria, Bankov earned a doctoral degree in theology and dedicated his life to one great purpose, namely... [Read more]
Marked Man: The Rev. Dr. Stefan Bankov (1934-2021)
October 20, 2021
Marked Man https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1978/november-3/new-firepower-for-fighting-war.html The mysterious deaths in London last month of Bulgarian defectors Vladimir Simeonov and Georgi Markov didn’t surprise fellow defector Stefan Bankov. Bankov, a Christian who left Bulgaria with his family... [Read more]
Bulgarian Churches in Crete (2021 Report)
October 15, 2021
Love of Christ Bulgarian Church – Yarapetra, Crete READ MORE: First Bulgarian Church in Chicago Opened in 1907 Gateway Cities for Bulgarian Evangelical Churches How to Start a Bulgarian Church in America from A-to-Z Unrealized Spiritual Harvest as a Paradigm for Cross-Cultural Ministries among... [Read more]
Bulgarian Churches in Germany (2021 Report)
October 10, 2021
#1 Baptistenkirche, Müller Straße 14 Berlin #2 Zollhofstrasse 4, 67061 Ludwigshafen #3 Stadtmission Waldsrt. 36, Offenbach am Main #4 Lotztstr. 54, 65934 Frankfurt #5 Kaiser Wilhelm Str. 255, 47169 Duisburg Duisburg 47169 „Die Brücke“, Johannismarkt 7 #6 Hauptstrasse 4 Hilgert 56206 #7 Bremen... [Read more]
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