
Panama City, Panama
The Panama Canal has earned the country of Panama the nickname “crossroads of the world,” and for good reason. At the mouth of the canal sits its capital, Panama City. Packed with high-rise buildings and one-third of Panama’s population, it is a center of international commerce as well as the seat of government. Many languages are spoken here. The city’s relative stability and prosperity also make it an attractive destination for those who have lost hope for such things in their nearby home countries, most notably Venezuela.
In this place of both plenty and want, God has used the MTW team to plant Iglesia Comunidad de Cristo (Christ Community Church). Fueled by their desire to be an international church that impacts its community with the gospel, the church is reaching out with basic acts of mercy like rent and food assistance. People are drawn in by this visible witness and by the life-giving message of the gospel of grace. As the church grows, the team is also preparing future church planters. God is growing His church here in this international city of great opportunity.
Meet the Team




Chris & Ashley Essig
Chris and Ashley Essig are thrilled to join the team of dedicated MTW missionaries in Panama City, Panama.

Eric & Megan Kelly
Eric and Megan are preparing to assist the MTW Panama team by training and discipling under-resourced pastors and church planters in rural Panama.

Ross & Angela Floyd
The Floyds serve with the MTW team in Panama City, Panama, help the church reach people with the gospel.

Scott & Meghan Dillon
The Dillons serve in Panama City, Panama, assisting in replanting the church after the 2020 pandemic forced many of the congregants to move to other countries.

Meet The Team




Chris & Ashley Essig
Chris and Ashley Essig are thrilled to join the team of dedicated MTW missionaries in Panama City, Panama.
Eric & Megan Kelly
Eric and Megan are preparing to assist the MTW Panama team by training and discipling under-resourced pastors and church planters in rural Panama.
Ross & Angela Floyd
The Floyds serve with the MTW team in Panama City, Panama, help the church reach people with the gospel.
Scott & Meghan Dillon
The Dillons serve in Panama City, Panama, assisting in replanting the church after the 2020 pandemic forced many of the congregants to move to other countries.
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Refugees William and Sol know the ache of loneliness of having left their home country. A Panamanian church welcomed them as family.
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When a remote jungle community needed the gospel, nothing could stand in Tony Elswick's way. Not even quicksand.
SEE MORE
Panama Embraces Their Venezuelan Refugee Neighbors
A church plant in Panama City found itself surrounded by refugees, and saw an opportunity to embrace a gospel imperative.
SEE MOREPray for Venezuelan refugees in Panama and for the diverse body of Christ at Iglesia Comunidad de Cristo.
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