About us
our Beginnings
We are an English speaking ministry of the Polish 1st Baptist church of Wrocław. It was the vision of the local pastors to reach out to and serve the increasing English speaking population of our city.
We are a rich blend of many countries and languages but with the same desire to be the Body of Christ to one another in our time away from our biological family and countries.
In 2012 a couple from IMB ministry (Scott and Denise Wood) was called to start an English speaking church. On Palm Sunday 2012 they held their first official worship meeting in the cafeteria of the language school run by the 1st Baptist Church. Initially they gathered a handful of foreigners and Poles who met each Sunday morning to worship and read Scriptures together.
When in 2018 the Woods were sent to serve in Malta, Brett Hamilton from SEND was appointed a pastoral missionary of INCW. Along with his wife Michelle, the Hamiltons loved to be temporary parents to so many great international men and women.
In 2025 INCW became an independent congregation, registered as the V Baptist Church in Wroclaw. Soon after, the Hamiltons retired from their pastoral role to return to America, while Marek Sikora was appointed the interim pastor.
Our Distinctives
We are a rich blend of many countries and languages that meet together weekly to worship and teaching from God’s Word in the large group gatherings on Sunday.
Throughout the week, we meet in homes and cafes in smaller groups to build intentional relationships to make disciples who make disciples as we reach out with the love and good news of Christ to friends and co-workers.
“We will make disciples who make disciples of Jesus.” through the steps of Sharing, Connecting, Ministering and Discipling.
Share – sharing the gospel with unbelievers and nurturing spiritual infants through meetings needs such as individual attention from a spiritual parent, protection and care, explaining the Word of God to them, and explaining and modeling habits of a believer.
Connect – guiding spiritual children through meeting needs such as being part of a spiritual family, spiritually feeding themselves, building relationship with Christ and other believers, exploring giftedness and concern for other believers.
Minister – training of young adults where needs are in helping them find appropriate ministries to serve within the body, spiritual parents who will mentor and debrief with them about the ministry experience, ongoing relationship with believers that offer encouragement and accountability.
Disciple – releasing spiritual parents who need a team to play on with other disciple-makers. Spiritual parents also need direction, encouragement, and training. No believer grows to the point that he or she doesn’t need further coaching. We always need to grow further in the process of sanctification and increased humility.
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pastor
Marek and Kasia Sikora have been married for 19 years. They have served in ministry since their youth — first as Sunday School teachers, and later as youth leaders. Marek graduated from the Biblical Theological Seminary in WrocÅ‚aw, Poland, and from Union University in Jackson, TN. Kasia is a licensed speech therapist.
Marek pastored the First Polish Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY, and planted the Polish Community Church in Passaic, New Jersey. In recent years, they have been serving as church planters among the Polish community in Las Vegas, NV, where they founded a ministry called Nowe Życie w Chrystusie (New Life in Christ).
Their passion is to help people grow in their relationship with Christ and to guide them toward a deeper, more mature faith.