The Bible Baptist Church of Madrid, Spain



Jack and Joy Loveday arrived as missionaries in Spain in September of 1982 with their oldest daughter, Amanda, age 3. They served with Joy's parents-Lavon and Carolyn Waters - for 3 years while learning the language. During this time, their second daughter, Sandy, was born. At the end of this first term, they returned to the United States for 4 months with plans of launching out on their own upon return. Shortly after they returned to Spain, they planted a Baptist Church in Madrid.

The Loveday's ministry in Spain, Bible Baptist Church in Madrid, is varied in detail, from regular weekly services to prayer meetings and tract distribution. They also hold teen meetings, as well as Ladies' classes on Saturdays.

God has been good and although the work is not very large, it is a good solid work as far as churches go in Europe. They have many immigrants (from Central and South America) and have been able to win many who come to Madrid for work and then move away or back to their countries of origin. They have trained 1 man, Jose Manuel who is Spanish, saved and baptized over 25 years ago. He is married to Diana and they have three children. The church helped Jose Manuel and Diana start a new work in the southern part of Madrid and he has been pastoring this thriving work in Vallecas for the past six years. 

Bible Baptist Church has 2 services on Sunday. Sunday School begans at 11:30 and the main service is at 7 p.m. There is a bible study and prayer meeting on Wednesday nights that begins at 7 p.m.

We would love for you to come and join us for a service at the Bible Baptist Church. If you need more information, please don't hesitate to contact us. God Bless!

Startling Statistics about Spain

• Over 15,000,000 live in the cities and towns where there is no evangelical witness.
• There are only about 66 Bible preaching Baptist churches in the whole country.‬
• Of 8,046 municipalities only 435 have an evangelical witness.‬
• Four Divisions in Spain are considered unreached or unevangelized while the vast region made up of the regions of Castilla y Leon, most of Aragon, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalusia are regarded as unevangelized.‬
• Unreached people groups within Spain include the Basques, the Muslims who come from North Africa and the Middle East, the Chinese, the one million university students who are largely unevangelized, and the large numbers of people who no longer hold to the teaching and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.‬
• Only .7% of the population are born again believers.‬