David and Margarita serve in Cyprus with the Greek-speaking evangelical church.

Only around 1% of Greek Cypriots are evangelical Christians and, though many claim to be Greek Orthodox, this faith is often nominal. People assume that they are Christians yet they’ve never had the chance to hear and believe the gospel message. The island needs more churches that are committed to teaching the Bible.

Margarita is a native Cypriot and moved to Aberdeen for university, where she met David. Since getting married in 2015, David and Margarita have increasingly seen the need the island has for churches committed to teaching the Bible to Cypriots. David has spent five years training at the Tron Church in Glasgow, working with and pastoring the Farsi-speaking congregation. They both love serving a local church that has the word of God at its heart.

David and Margarita are currently part of the church family at the Greek Evangelical Church Larnaca. In the future, they hope to help plant a church in the region to the east of Larnaca. 

Get to know the Elys better in the interview below (filmed in July 2023).