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Jay Benfante

Jay Benfante

I am an inspired follower of Jesus who believes God loved humanity so much that he entered into our pain, our dysfunction, our selfishness, our greed, our violence, and our suffering; he heals us, redeems us, and walks with us through these things; and he invites us...
Riley & Lauren Hall

Riley & Lauren Hall

Riley and Lauren have been in Glasgow since November 2020, where they work with The Upper Room Church, a dual-language community made up primarily of Iranian refugees and asylum seekers. Though they are both involved in a range of ministries within the church,...
Hadi & Sepideh Jafarizadeh

Hadi & Sepideh Jafarizadeh

Hadi has been in Glasgow since 2015, and part of Upper Room Church since 2016 when it was a House Church at Wesley White’s flat. Although he had not joined Communitas International at this point, his role was growing and developing so that now he is sharing the...
Kristen Lalley and Thanos Pappas

Kristen Lalley and Thanos Pappas

An American woman met a Greek man at a cafe in central London. It may sound like the set-up to a good joke, but it’s really their calling to ministry and intercultual living. Kristen and Thanos lived in a combined 5 countries and speak two languages at home....
Thomas and Laura Leonard

Thomas and Laura Leonard

Thomas and Laura worked as community development professionals, college ministry leaders, and church plant workers for a combined 15+ years before getting married in 2022. Thomas has extensive experience in West and North Africa, Spain, France, and within immigrant...
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