E. C. Shtip
The pastor of the Evangelical Church - Shtip is Petre Petrov. He was born in Shtip in 1970 and completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. He completed his higher education at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, earning the academic title of Graduate Engineer. In his business career, he successfully worked in management positions as head of production, technical director and director. He believed in the Lord Jesus Christ at the beginning of 1992. Since then, he has become an active member of the Evangelical Church - Shtip. He has been involved in various activities and ministries as a deacon, elder, youth pastor, and preacher. In 1998, he married Daniela, with whom he has two sons, Ivan and Daniel. In September 2007, he was ordained as pastor of the Evangelical Church - Shtip.
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Our history
The beginnings of the Evangelical Church - Shtip date back to the late 1980s as part of the Evangelical movement in the former Yugoslavia. The married couple Budimir and Asterija Jakić moved from Belgrade and began missionary work. They bought a house and renovated it for the needs of the church. At first, the church began with home communities. The first official service was held on April 28, 1991. Since then, until today, the Evangelical Church - Shtip is a place where many people find comfort, healing and salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Evangelical Church - Shtip is one of the two churches, along with the Evangelical Church - Skopje, from which the evangelical movement in Macedonia began, which later grew into the Evangelical Church in Macedonia with more than 30 churches and communities throughout the country. From the Evangelical Church - Shtip, many pastors and Christian ministers later came out who today serve and work in evangelical churches in various cities in Macedonia and beyond. The first pastors - missionaries led the church until 2007, when a new pastor was ordained in the Evangelical Church - Stip in September 2007.
Shtip is a city in the eastern part of Macedonia, spread along the valley of the Bregalnica River on an area of 893 km2 and at an altitude of 300 meters. The city of Shtip has a population of 43,652 and is the largest city in Eastern Macedonia and the seventh largest city in Macedonia. Shtip is the center of the eastern region. Shtip is one of the oldest cities in Macedonia. Shtip is considered the center of the fashion and textile industry in Macedonia.