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...
Elena Frazier

Elena Frazier

Elena is currently living in France and working with at-risk children. The aim of the ministry she is interning with is to teach literacy so that the children can engage scripture for themselves. Through Homework Club and Youth Group, these children are given a...
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...
Gretta Kriner

Gretta Kriner

Gretta is from Pennsylvania, and learned about Communitas through Mike and Carol Kurtyka and Amy Swacina that share the same home church. Tri-State Fellowship in Hagerstown Maryland. She originally came to Glasgow in 2021 as an intern and felt called to come back. She...