The Madison Baptist Association now has a partnership with the churches of the Sibiu Baptist Association in Romania. This Association consists of 136 churches who are led by 56 pastors (some pastors serve 3 to 4 churches). Although mission groups from the Madison Association had already served in Romania in the years past, the official kick off to this partnership occurred in May of 2014 when a group from the MBA travelled to Romania to conduct a three-day pastor’s retreat, preach & lead music in the churches, and provide counselor training for a Christian pregnancy care center.
The types of ministries/assistance that the Romanian pastors stated are most needed in their country include summer camps for children & youth (including sports camps), evangelistic events (such as block parties, street/house to house evangelism, etc.), Vacation Bible Schools, construction of buildings, medical ministry, church planting (such as in the Gypsy villages), youth ministry helps, adult discipleship, and music training.