Spanish Gypsy Pentecostalism is spreading across the Iberian Peninsula faster than any other religious organization or movement.
Why is that?
Christian Gypsies at Iglesia Dios Con Nosotros, Seville
I gave a great deal of thought to this question after returning from an extended stay with a group of Pentecostal Gypsies in Seville, Spain.
According to statistics provided to me by two missionary friends serving in Seville, only 0.7% of the Spanish population is evangelized. And yet, out of the approximately 660,000 Gypsies living in Spain today, 20% are Pentecostal Christians.
Why is this marginalized, historically-abandoned ethnic group so receptive to God’s Spirit, and what can we learn from their conversion experience?
Let’s start by looking at the history of the Gypsy Pentecostal Movement—first in France, and then in Spain.
Click here to read more about the Evangelical Gypsy movement in Spain: “Waiting on Dibel: The Growth of Pentecostalism Among Spanish Gypsies” Published in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, April 1, 2011. Author: Susan Nadathur
