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We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!

Publicly declaring your faith through baptism is a big deal anywhere. But in Poland, those who choose to do so in an evangelical church face the very real risk of…

I underestimated the range of emotions that would confront me on my recent trip to Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. …

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Merry Christmas From Your ITMI Partners!

We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!

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Celebrating Baptisms in Poland! (Video)

Publicly declaring your faith through baptism is a big deal anywhere. But in Poland, those who choose to do so in an evangelical church face the very real risk of…

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Dear Team: The Situation in Eastern Europe

I underestimated the range of emotions that would confront me on my recent trip to Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. …

It was 4am. ITMI’s Steve Evers couldn’t sleep. In a couple of hours, he would begin a 12-13 hour day of ministry in Poland, but he knew he wasn’t going to fall asleep. …

ITMI’s Piotr Zaremba and Leszek Wakula have been faithfully preaching and teaching God’s Word. Now people are equipped for ministry as Ukrainian refugees come to their cities and churches.

Many of you will remember this heartwarming story. A somewhat cynical person observes a young boy as he frantically rescues as many of the thousands and thousands of starfish that were stranded on the wet sandy beach as the morning tide escaped. …

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How You Equipped our Partners to Embody Jesus’ Protection and Loving Care for Those in Need

It was 4am. ITMI’s Steve Evers couldn’t sleep. In a couple of hours, he would begin a 12-13 hour day of ministry in Poland, but he knew he wasn’t going to fall asleep. …

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How Our Partners’ Biblical Teaching is Helping Churches and Believers Be Faithful to Their Calling

ITMI’s Piotr Zaremba and Leszek Wakula have been faithfully preaching and teaching God’s Word. Now people are equipped for ministry as Ukrainian refugees come to their cities and churches.

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Dear Team: We Can’t Help Them All, but We Can Surely Make a Big Difference!

Many of you will remember this heartwarming story. A somewhat cynical person observes a young boy as he frantically rescues as many of the thousands and thousands of starfish that were stranded on the wet sandy beach as the morning tide escaped. …

THE CONTEXT

piotr zaremba, polandAlthough 95% of  people in Poland would identify themselves as Roman Catholic, many have never heard that God wants a personal relationship with them. 

Evangelicals - those who believe and preach a grace and relationship-based salvation as opposed to a rules or works-based salvation - are often viewed as a cult.

They are suspicious.  They are insane.

They are shunned.

Religious Affiliation in Poland, Evangelical Christians in Poland, Poland, ReligionThis means evangelism in Poland requires unique creativity, persistence and boldness.

Up until the Polish Bible Translation being done by Piotr and his team, the only translation of the Bible available in Polish was translated through the lens of a work-based salvation.

Years ago, Piotr was called by God to "Translate for Revival" so that his people would be able to read from God's Word that God wants a relationship with them based on God's own goodness, not theirs.

Piotr and his team of translators set out to produce a quality study tool in Polish, allowing people to “feed” themselves from God’s Word.

Piotr shares a misconception that is holding hostage the people of Poland.

WHAT YOUR SUPPORT DOES

PIOTR'S BIBLE TRANSLATIONS AVAILABLE!

Piotr's Polish Bible Translation is available for free in the YouVersion Bible App!

Look for the Polish version with the SNP abbreviation.

Digital Versions

Literal Translation

Available on the Evangelical Bible Institute Website.

Literary Translation

Available on the Evangelical Bible Institute Website.

Print Version

Literal Translation

Available on the Bible League in Poland Website.

Church Planter

Dr. Piotr (Peter) Zaremba is a church planter at heart. His ministry focus is planting, reviving and equipping churches for the Great Commission.

Piotr currently pastors the 5N Baptist Church in Poznan. Within seven years of being planted, the fellowship planted two daughter churches. The Poznan International Church was created for the English-speaking population in Poznan.

The Gniezno Baptist Church was planted under Piotr’s ministry as the only Evangelical fellowship in the chief Roman Catholic city of Poland.

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Piotr prays before baptizing new believers!

Bible Translator

Piotr was appointed as a Bible Translator by the Baptist Union of Poland.

Piotr and his team of translators lead the first Evangelical project of Bible translation for the Polish-speaking people around the world.

Around 1 million copies of some part of the Bible translated by Piotr and his team - either New Testament and Psalms or the whole Bible - are already in circulation world wide!

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Piotr's Polish Bible Translation has already reached many in the Polish-speaking world!

In this video, Piotr shares what people are saying about his translation.

Discipleship and Mission

As he worked on the Polish Bible Translation, Piotr's pastor heart saw many needs and opportunities to reach those around him who don't know that they can have a relationship with Jesus.

He began encouraging, equipping and empowering believers around him to work and eventually lead various ministries reaching several populations in Poland.

Today, there is a network of strong leaders driving powerful ministries under Piotr's oversight. These ministries are baptizing new believers all the time!

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Piotr Zaremba baptizes new believers who came to faith through one of the ministries in our Poland network. 

HISTORY

Piotr graduated from a Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw, Poland with a degree in Protestant Theology.

Subsequently, he was elected the Youth President of the Baptist Union of Poland. He held this position for four years, until 1989, when he accepted the challenge to grow the Body of Christ in Poznan, Poland’s second largest city.

Since then, Piotr has played a vital role in planting five churches - four in Poznan and one in Gniezno.

Piotr’s other contributions to the church in Poland include: teaching Systematic Theology and Ethics in the Baptist Seminary, teaching Hebrew at Poznan State University, 17 years of translating and writing of Christian theological books, devotional and study materials, smuggling Bibles into the Soviet Union, and research conducted on the Minor Prophets Scroll found in the Judean Desert and the Psalms scrolls.

“Our donors are heroes!” ITMI’s Mark Burritt enthusiastically commented. It was a Thursday. …

When Ukrainian refugees needed a place to stay, a team got busy preparing rooms in this building where refugees could stay. 

ITMI’s Piotr Zaremba is the pastor of one of the largest Baptist churches in Poland, the K5N church.

These photos give you a glimpse of what a Sunday is like at Piotr’s church, and …

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Heroes for Such a Time as This

“Our donors are heroes!” ITMI’s Mark Burritt enthusiastically commented. It was a Thursday. …

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After Fleeing Ukraine, One Family is Happy to be Safely Home in Gniezno, Poland!

When Ukrainian refugees needed a place to stay, a team got busy preparing rooms in this building where refugees could stay. 

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A Sunday at Piotr’s K5N Church in Poland

ITMI’s Piotr Zaremba is the pastor of one of the largest Baptist churches in Poland, the K5N church.

These photos give you a glimpse of what a Sunday is like at Piotr’s church, and …

In this video, you’ll get a glimpse of what it’s really like for believers in Eastern Europe as they host Ukrainian refugees, and how hosting them continually opens up doors for reaching them with the Good News and encouraging them toward Jesus! 

Enjoy this video of a young Ukrainian refugee who attended Piotr Zaremba’s church on Sunday. He prays out loud, thanking God for letting them arrive safely in Poland, their new home, and being able to have this meeting together.

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Offering Spiritual and Physical Relief to Ukrainian Refugees (Video)

In this video, you’ll get a glimpse of what it’s really like for believers in Eastern Europe as they host Ukrainian refugees, and how hosting them continually opens up doors for reaching them with the Good News and encouraging them toward Jesus! 

A Young Ukrainian Refugee’s Prayer (Video)

Enjoy this video of a young Ukrainian refugee who attended Piotr Zaremba’s church on Sunday. He prays out loud, thanking God for letting them arrive safely in Poland, their new home, and being able to have this meeting together.