Mariusz (Max) Bartkowski is serving as pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Bydgoszcz. He is a graduate of the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw, University of marketing and management, and Warsaw Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to entering full-time ministry in 2011, Max worked as a Trade Marketing Manager at T-Mobile, Poland. He and his wife Agnes, have two children, John, and Adam. Max has served in Polish Baptist Union churches for four years. In 2015, he moved with the family to Dublin (Ireland) to support his mother-in-law who was diagnosed with cancer and was going through chemotherapy. He stayed there for one year and was trying to reach Polish emigrants in cooperation with the local church. As he was planning to come back to Poland he was praying and seeking guidance from the Lord on how they could best serve Him. Max came to the conviction that he must plant an independent, biblical church in Poland. As he had never planted a church before, he needed to seek training. God, in His provision connected him with Grace Baptist Partnership and he moved with the family to Edinburgh (Scotland) to learn from the leadership at Grace Baptist Church, Edinburgh. He was trained and sent with his family as a missionary by Grace Baptist Church, Edinburgh to Bydgoszcz in July 2017. Grace Baptist Church Bydgoszcz was constituted in November 2019.

May 2025 Update

Dear prayer partners,

Thank you very much for your prayers for our Easter outreach. We had an opportunity to share the Gospel with some people, and we distributed hundreds of Gospel tracts. We are thankful to our Lord for seven new visitors, especially those who visited us more than once. We also had one new visitor last Sunday. We organized the Easter Lunch for those who don’t have families in Bydgoszcz and could not celebrate Easter with them. It was a blessed time of fellowship. We continue to prepare Kate for the baptism. Please pray for her and for us as we discuss the importance of the baptism, the discipleship and the church membership.

Please continue to pray:

- for our evangelistic efforts and the ongoing growth of our church family in Bydgoszcz.

- for God to raise up elders and deacons to serve alongside me.

- For the children in the church to be saved.

- for the Lord’s provision for our church and the family.

- for the week of Evangelism at the end of June. For the AIT team, their preparation, and safe travels.

May God use all of us for His glory.

“Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you.’”

Yours in Christ!

Max Bartkowski