Portuguese Congregation
Our Brazilian congregation offers services in Portuguese Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm.
I am Helio Pacheco, pastor of the Philadelphia Presbiteriana Brasileira Church. I’ve been married to Selma for 38 years. We have two daughters; Selma Cristina is married to Luiz Guilherme and they have two girls, and Daniela is married to Roberto and they have a boy.
We have been pastoring our church for 17 years. I have a degree in Theology from Brazil while my wife has a degree in Psychology, and we work together with a group of Brazilians and Latinos here in Kissimmee. Shepherding immigrants is a huge challenge, because immigrants work hard and have little time for the family or church, but they need a spiritual support group, so the church becomes that support.
Today we have approximately 25 adults and young people, and 7 children, in our group. We have our service on Sundays at 7:00 pm. During the week we gather in homes to study the Word of God. We trained leaders of these home groups so that they would have the church’s vision table to evangelize and support the people who come to the meetings during the week; with the aim of bringing these people to attend the services on Sundays.
We are grateful to God for the support that First Kissimmee Presbyterian Church has in hosting us and for the trust in our group. We are also connected to the Central Florida Presbytery that has supported us. God continue to bless the lives of the dear brothers of Kissimmee Presbyterian Church.
Sou Helio Pacheco, pastor da Igreja Presbiteriana Brasileira da Filadélfia. Sou casado com a Selma há 38 anos, temos duas filhas, a Selma Cristina casada com o Luiz Guilherme, e as duas têm duas filhas, e a Daniela casada com o Roberto e têm um filho, o marido dela é guatemalteco. Temos pastoreado nossa igreja por 17 anos. Sou formada em Teologia no Brasil, minha esposa é formada em Psicologia e trabalhamos junto com um grupo de brasileiros e latinos aqui em Kissimmee.
Pastorear imigrantes é um grande desafio, porque os imigrantes trabalham duro, têm pouco tempo para a família e para a igreja, mas precisam de um grupo de apoio espiritual, então a igreja se torna esse apoio. Hoje temos em nosso grupo cerca de 25 adultos e jovens e 7 crianças. Atendemos aos domingos às 19 horas. Durante a semana nos reunimos nas casas para estudar a Palavra de Deus, temos 3 grupos de adultos e 1 grupo de jovens, recebemos pessoas que nos visitam nas nossas reuniões nas casas.
Fizemos treinamentos para treinar líderes desses grupos nas casas para que tivessem a mesa da visão da igreja para evangelizar e apoiar as pessoas que vêm às reuniões durante a semana com o objetivo de trazer essas pessoas para virem aos cultos aos domingos .
Somos gratos a Deus pelo apoio que a Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana de Kissimmee tem em nos hospedar e pela confiança em nosso grupo, e também estamos conectados ao Presbitério da Flórida Central que nos apoiou. Deus continue abençoando as vidas dos queridos irmãos da Igreja Presbiteriana de Kissimmee.
Korean Ministry
Korean Ministry First Presbyterian Church of Kissimmee(FPC)의 Korean Ministry는 FPC의 후원 아래서 키씨미 지역에 거주하는 한인들을 위하여 2015년부터 사역을 시작하여 지금까지 계속 이어지 고 있습니다. Korean Ministry의 사명은 키씨미지역에 거주하는 한인들을 예수 그리스도의 제자로 삼아 주님의 십자가와 부활의 복음을 땅끝까지 증거하는 공동체가 되는 것입니다. 이 를 위해 주일에 다함께 모여 주일 예배를 드리고 있고, 주중에 솔리비타를 중심으로 성경공부 모임을 가지고 있으며, 생활 속에서 그리스도의 제자로서 복음을 증거하고 이웃을 섬기는 삶을 살아가고 있으며, 선교사님들을 매달 정기적으로 후원하고 있습니다.
Korean Ministry를 섬기는 임성욱 목사는 호주 시드니대학교(BA), 한국 총신대학교 신학대학 원(MDiv), 미국 비블리컬 신학대학원(MA), 미드웨스트 대학(DL)에서 수학하였고, 2016년부 터 미국장로교(PCUSA) Teaching Elder로 섬기고 있습니다. 임목사의 연락처는 407-913- 9070이며, 이메일은 ableinhim@gmail.com입니다.
현재 대부분의 성도님들이 “스노우버드”여서 여름 기간 동안에는 주일예배를 드리지 않고 있 습니다. 자세한 사항은 임목사에게 문의해 주시기 바랍니다.
Operating under the guidance of the First Presbyterian Church of Kissimmee(FPC), the Korean Ministry began its service to the Korean community residing in the Kissimmee area in 2015 and has continued its ministry to this day. The mission of the Korean Ministry is to nurture the Korean residents of the Kissimmee area into disciples of Jesus Christ, thereby becoming a community that bears witness to the Gospel of the Lord’s Cross and Resurrection to the ends of the earth. To this end, the ministry gathers collectively on Sundays for worship services; holds midweek Bible study meetings centered around “Solivita” groups; strives to live out the Gospel— serving neighbors and bearing witness to Christ—in their daily lives; and provides regular monthly support to missionaries.
Rev. Seonguk Lim(Steve), who serves the Korean Ministry, pursued his theological education at the University of Sydney(Australia, BA), Chongshin University Graduate School of Theology(Korea, MDiv), Biblical Theological Seminary(USA, MA), and Midwest University(USA, DL). He has served as a Teaching Elder within the Presbyterian Church(USA)[PCUSA] since 2016. Rev. Lim can be reached by phone at 407-913-9070 or via email at ableinhim@gmail.com.
As the majority of our congregation consists of members who reside here only during the winter season—commonly known as “snowbirds”—we have decided to tentatively suspend our Sunday worship services for the upcoming summer season. For further details, please contact Rev. Lim.
