Emanouil Koumanov

Organized the church in evangelism and outreach activities in the Astoria neighborhood.

· Planned and conducted worship services aligned to the SDA theology, enhancing the worship experience in the congregation, worked together with church key leaders

· Led church leadership to develop strategic plans for ministry growth and expansion, to carry out church mission in the Astoria neighborhood.

· Designed Sabbath evangelistic seminars and sermons to support congregation’s spiritual growth.

· Supported and led online evangelism.

· Implemented strategies to attract new members to the congregation such as social media campaigns, and targeted outreach efforts, organizing summer park events at the neighborhood parks, seasonal musical concerts, etc.

· Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.

· Promoted church prayer culture in the church by diverse weekly prayer meetings.

· Planned a welcoming environment for newcomers by creating an inclusive culture within the church community through organized potlucks, time for social interactions, church trips, and reception ministry.

· Promoted church unity and members belonging by creating a space for every group to get involved into the different ministries and church activities, giving special support to the children and youth ministries activities.

· Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.

· Oversaw church operations and supported building management.

Volunteer work

· Focused on educating people on the health of Biblical principles. Organizing seminars, retreats, events and distributing material in different cities in Bulgaria.

Bible worker, assistant to Pastor Paul Korac and Pastor John Piroski,

Member of the Church Board,

Elder and Personal Ministries Leader.

· Youth Pastor in Shumen Church, Bulgaria 1991 - 1993

Conducted Bible Studies and seminars. Organized a big evangelistic campaign with a foreign evangelist from Germany. Planted church in Novi Pazar town.

· Pastor, Ordained Elder in Silistra Church, Bulgaria 1993 – 1997

Pastoring a 165-member church in Silistra city and a church in Aidemir town. Organized an evangelistic campaign for the city with evangelists from Switzerland.

· Pastor, Ordained Elder in Pomorie Church, Bulgaria 1997 – 2000

Worked for the church in Pomorie and organized Bible studies in the towns and villages around.

• Organizing production, making contracts with other companies, preparing the reports.

• Maintained the electrical systems and new electrical installations in the city buildings, as schools, hospitals and the City Hall at Varna City in Bulgaria.