Matías & Kristine Espinel
Sending Church: Cornerstone Baptist Church, Greenville, SC
URUGUAY – Director of FEBU (College of Biblical Studies in Uruguay), Bible Teacher, Pastor
Matias and Kristine have been serving with EMU International since June 2009. Matias has been instrumental in the establishment of a 4-year Bible College in the capital city of Montevideo, Uruguay. FEBU (Facultad de Estudios Bíblicos del Uruguay—College of Biblical Studies of Uruguay) opened its doors for its first semester of classes in March of 2014, and Matias currently serves as the director of the college. In addition to their roles at the school—where both Matias and Kristine teach—they are also actively involved in other aspects of EMU’s ministries in Uruguay. Since 2018, Matias has also been serving on the pastoral staff at Iglesia Evangélica Siloé, further extending his ministry outreach within the local church community.