Turkey is a nation of 70 million people. Less than 0.3 % of them are Christian.
There are currently some sixty churches in Turkey, almost all less than fifteen years old, serving some 3,000 Turkish Christians.
Trinity has the privilege of being sister church to one of those, the Batikent Bereket Kilisesi, in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara.
Visit the website of the Batikent Bereket Kilisesi (previously known as the Batikent Protestant Church) to learn more about the church community.
There you can find links to a Bible in Turkish, as well as 100 questions comparing what the Bible says with other books.
There are also video sermons in Turkish.
In the Bible book of Revelations, chapters 2 and 3, Jesus dictated letters to seven local churches, detailing particular issues.
All of those churches were located in what is now Turkey.
Pastor Ali Pektas became a Christian as a result of a miraculous vision of Jesus when he was fulfilling a hajj.
Watch this remarkable video of his story,
More Than Dreams.
Pastor Wentz has been blessed to visit Turkey, taking part in workshops on practical ministry for Turkish pastors and church leaders.
Return to the "I'm New Here" page.
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"I want us to be so filled with God's Holy Spirit, led by the Holy Spirit, empowered by the Holy Spirit, that people will say, 'If you want to know what Jesus is like, find somebody from Trinity.'" - Pastor David Wentz