We first moved to Finland as students in 1997. Moved back to Estonia in 2000 we were invited by Evangelical Free Church of Finland to plant a new church to the capital area, second biggest city called Espoo. After 20 years serving as senior leaders for the planted church God led us through the tough Covid times to help plant new churches in Finland, all over the Europe, and beyond.

Kenno and Jana have founded and are leading Church Planting Academy in Finland with the purpose of helping all the denominations and churches to plant healthy and reproducing churches. Together they serve as Converge team leaders in Finland. Kenno is also regional director for Northern Europe and the Baltics.

The Converge Nordic-Baltic Initiative has a long history in Finland. There have been many years of relationship building and assisting national partners. Until recently, we’ve not had Converge staff in Finland. Now, Kenno & Jana Leier are leading our Converge work in Finland. I am excited to be able to more fully engage with the opportunities in Finland with consistent leadership on the ground. Their presence and ministry will help strengthen our efforts and build a new pipeline for engagement of long-term workers, internships, and church partnerships. With only 2-3% of the population being followers of Christ, we desire to see a gospel movement happen through the discipleship & development of national leaders and church planting.