Our Mission
The Evangelical Church Breccia di Roma San Paolo was planted in September 2018 and exists to glorify God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, living the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a community of disciples and serving kingly, priestly and prophetically the city of Rome (and through it the nation of Italy) so that the Word of God may have a breakthrough to transform it.
The final goal is … the glory of God
The propelling centre is … the gospel of Jesus Christ
The community envisaged is … a church of disciples
The scopes of action are …
… A kingly service to encourage responsibility
… A priestly service to bless the neighbour and the city
… A prophetic service to proclaim the Word of God
The ‘glocal’ borders are … the city of Rome and Italy
The final hope is … the transformation of the city according to the Gospel
Breccia (English: breach) is used in the Bible (especially the OT) to indicate the opening of a door in a city fortress. We pray that God will be pleased to open a significant door in this needy town, allowing the gospel to go forth (Colossians 4:2-4). It also evokes the event in Italian history (20th September 1870) when the Italian army made a “breach” in the city walls (governed at the time by the pope) and reduced the pontifical state to its present-day dimensions. We pray that God will be pleased to use the church to confront the powers of the city with the claims of the gospel.
Our church is a confessional church, in that it subscribes to the 1689 London Confession of Faith. In the Italian context we are part of the association of Reformed Baptist churches CERBI and in a wider circle we are involved with the Italian Evangelical Alliance.
Come and visit us!
Sunday Services - in Italian - are held at 10:00 AM. We are located in the San Paolo neighborhood near the Basilica of San Paolo.
Address: Via dell’Accademia Peloritana 26, 00147 Roma