Florence Gospel Fellowship-International

Welcome to
Florence Gospel Fellowship!

- a fellowship beyond walls -

- a church beyond buildings -

Whether you are here in Florence
on a study abroad semester,
for a few days as a tourist
or a longer stay,
we welcome you!

At Florence Gospel Fellowship
everyone is welcome to come as you are.

When you come, you can expect
to be greeted at the door
with a warm and friendly smile.

Throughout the celebration, you will enjoy
contemporary gospel music
that can make you both shout for joy
and shed a few tears.

After each meeting, you will feel encouraged, challenged,
and best of all knowing how to put into practice
what God has revealed to us
through His Word
and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

You see them enter, all these international students of the universities and colleges of Florence. On the door you see written, “Florence Gospel Fellowship.”

Your curiosity piqued, you poke your head through the doorway just to take a look and find young men and women singing in English, some standing with their arms outstretched, others sitting with eyes closed, while still others have clasped hands together.
You step inside and feel the welcoming atmosphere wrapping around you like awarm blanket, finding yourself trying to follow along and even join in with the heart-warming gospel music.

Then you hear that they are telling their “life stories,” sharing what God has done in their lives recently that truly changed them. It’s true. These are those same international students you see walking to school every other day of the week. They travel thousands of kilometers to study abroad for six months in our city, wanting to learn about our rich culture, history and traditions.

But, through their own lives, they encourage us to rediscover the roots of our faith - the faith that has inspired so many artistic masterpieces which have made not just our city but our entire nation famous around the world.