WHO WE ARE

There is currently 5 Life Groups (small Bible study groups) meeting in various parts of the city or online during the week. In addition to that Women’s, Men’s and Teenager Ministries’ Meetings take place regularly.

Our Team & Leadership

Our History

May 9, 1965: a group of 22 members met to form the Munich Baptist Church which we now know as the Munich International Baptist Church.

1967 – William J. Guess

1968-1971 – R.W. Terry

1972 – Joe Burton (an interim while R.W. Terry was home on furlough)

1973-1974 – R.W. Terry

1975 – William Marshall

1976 – Robert and Helen Fling

1977-1978 – Bill Clark and Ruth Thomas (later pastored the IBC church in Paris)

1979-1984 – Kenneth and Beth Glenn

1985 – Allen and Leila Mae Webb, interim

1986 – Garnett and Caroline Moss, interim

1987-1994 – Paul and Pattye Box

1995-1996 – Ken and Martha Cooper

1997 – Gene and Karen Overstreet, Edd and Flo Brown, interims (while Coopers on furlough)

1998-2000 – Ken and Martha Cooper

2001 – Robert and Barbara Bradley, interim

2002-2004 – Peter and Hilda Duncan

2005-2007 (August) – Leonard & Caroline King, interim

2007-2008 – Pastor Dave and Kandy Pettis

2008-2009 – Pastor Larry and Laura Smith

2009-2013 – Under the leadership of Pastor Dave and Kandy Pettis the church was rebuilt and loved after a moment of crisis.

2013 – February 2014 – Under the leadership of interim Pastor Doug and Sheila Truax, interim pastor the church was loved. Bivocational minister: served the church during business trips to Munich while working with BMW. Started serving in 2012 among other things at a life group center in Augsburg and in ministry to refugees.

March 2014 – February 2015 – Under the leadership of Pastor Johnson and Mercy Srigiri, the church was pruned. Many months before his induction as Pastor at IBCM, he had been preaching during our services, especially while Pastor Doug was in the US on business trips.

April 2015 – June 2015- Under the leadership of interim Pastor Dr. Jerry and Sue-Ann Raines, the church was comforted and reassured. They indeed responded to the Macedonian call. Though they served 10 years ago, they have continued to raise support from their Global Ministry Encouragers (GME) through the International Baptist Convention to IBC Munich.

July 2015 – September 2015; October – November 2016: Under the leadership of interim Pastor Charlie and Janice Robinson, the church was trained in discipleship. Though they served  10 years ago, they have been supporting the church in establishing its discipleship ministry.

October 2015 – August 2017 – Under the leadership of Pastor Scott and Sandy Chadwick, among other things, the church was led to relocate from Holzstraße to Innere-Wiener-Straße in May 2017.

September 2017 – July 2019 – Under the leadership of Pastor Chris and Jeanine Carson. Among other things the church body was built. They helped redefine the mission and vision of the church. They helped to kickstart the life group ministry of the church. They left the service of the church to follow a call to serve as missionaries to refugees in Greece.

August 2019 – April 2020 – Under the leadership of interim Pastor John and Lucy Helveston, the church ministries and membership were strengthened. They supported the church in calling a more permanent pastor.

May 2020 – April 2022 – Under the leadership of Pastor Paul and Quany Bottrill-Chau. They came to serve the church at the start of the Covid pandemic and supported the church members to stay focused on God throughout the global difficulty. Among other things, Pastor Paul helped to establish a good foundation for digital collaboration in church ministry.

May 2022 – 2023 – The church decided not to hurry to get a pastor, but to seek God in continuing its mission and vision. Under the leadership of the associate pastor John Kodua, the leadership team and the ministry team leaders, the church enjoyed God’s strength to attain stability and growth.

August 2023 – Today (April 2026): The church has invited interim and visiting pastors at intervals of up to 3 months: These include Pastor David and Brenda Bird, Pastor Chris and Jeanine Carson, Pastor Martin & Annette Jäger and Pastor Eddie and Kathy Larkman. Under their leadership the church is being built and established spiritually and in numbers. Compared to the covid period, the attendance has grown from an average of 45 to 100 in testimony to Acts 9:31: Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace as it was strengthened. It grew in numbers as it lived in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.