Mitchell, Pete

Pete Mitchell has served with MTW in France since 1992, along with his wife, Ruth, who went home to be with the Lord in December 2024. After more than 20 years planting a church in Marseille, they moved to Toulouse in southwest France, an aerospace technology hub. After eight years investing in the sister church, they began to develop a new church plant in a western suburb of Toulouse. The church plant, like their sister church, is racially and culturally diverse, being made up of many different nations—a small taste of what heaven will be like!

Pete's primary responsibilities as the team leader are preaching and developing the church plant and new leadership. On December 10th, 2024, the Lord called Ruth to Himself—such an unexpected and sudden loss for Pete and their four children, for the team, for the little church plant and for the French denomination with which they have served for over 30 years. All are thankful that Ruth is rejoicing in the Lord’s presence. Pete plans to continue serving the church plant in Tournfeuille alongside his mission team and group of French elders. Please continue to pray for healing through grief and growth in the midst of trials. Pray for Pete and his team as they work to lead new people to faith in Christ, challenge immature believers to grow as disciples of Christ, and mentor current and future lay leaders for the young church.

“Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.” – Psalm 126:5-6