Our Languages
Many Languages. One Gospel. One Family.
Dallas is one of America’s great international cities. People from nations around the world now call our community home, bringing with them their languages, cultures, traditions, and stories.
Across the United States, more than 500 languages are spoken in our homes. Here in Dallas, we know of more than 350 spoken languages, reflecting a remarkable diversity —and we see it every week at Forest Meadow.
At The Churches at Forest Meadow, we believe this diversity gives us a wonderful opportunity to live out the vision Jesus has given us:
Loving God. Loving Neighbors. Following Jesus.
The Gospel does not belong to one nation, one culture, or one language. On the Day of Pentecost, people from many nations heard the good news of Jesus Christ proclaimed in their own languages (Acts 2:5–11).
Revelation gives us an even greater picture of God’s Kingdom: people from “every nation, tribe, people and language” standing together before the throne of God (Revelation 7:9).
We get a small glimpse of that beautiful picture every week at Forest Meadow.
Our campus is home to congregations and fellowships worshiping and ministering in several languages. Each congregation has its own cultural heritage and ministry, while together we share our life and witness as neighbors and followers of Jesus Christ.
Our Congregations
Amharic Fellowship
Language: Amharic
Pastor: Mehary Tadesse
The Amharic Fellowship serves Amharic-speaking believers and families, particularly those with roots in Ethiopia. Through worship, biblical teaching, prayer, fellowship, and ministry in the Amharic language, the congregation provides a spiritual home where faith and cultural heritage meet in Christian community.
Zomi Agape Church
Language: Zomi
Pastor: Sia Lian Hwam
Zomi Agape Church ministers to the Zomi community in the language of home and family. Many members of Dallas’s Zomi community have roots in Myanmar and the surrounding region. Through worship, Scripture, fellowship, and service, Zomi Agape Church is building disciples and helping new generations follow Jesus while maintaining meaningful connections with their language and heritage.
Forest Meadow Baptist Church
Language: English
Pastor: Tim Ahlen
Forest Meadow Baptist Church is the multiethnic English-speaking congregation at the heart of our shared campus. FMBC seeks to make disciples who love God, love their neighbors, and follow Jesus in everyday life. Our congregation includes people from different backgrounds, generations, and cultures who gather around a common faith in Jesus Christ and a common commitment to His Great Commission.
Iglesia Viviendo en Victoria
Language: Spanish
Pastor: Jesus Acosta
Iglesia Viviendo en Victoria serves Spanish-speaking individuals and families through worship, biblical teaching, discipleship, fellowship, and community. The congregation provides a place where people can hear and respond to God’s Word in the language of their homes while growing together as followers of Jesus.
Burmese Full Gospel Assembly
Language: Burmese
Pastor: Niang Vung
Burmese Full Gospel Assembly serves Burmese-speaking Christians and families from Myanmar and the wider Burmese community in North Texas. Worship, prayer, biblical teaching, and fellowship in the Burmese language provide both a spiritual home and a caring community for people building their lives in Dallas.
First Sudanese Baptist Church
Languages: Arabic and English
Pastor: Buoth Kalu
First Sudanese Baptist Church ministers among Sudanese and South Sudanese individuals and families in the Dallas area. Using both Arabic and English, the congregation brings generations together through vibrant worship, biblical teaching, fellowship, youth ministry, and a shared testimony of God’s faithfulness.
Dallas International SDA Church
Languages: English and Swahili
Pastor: Currently Seeking a Pastor
Dallas International SDA Church serves an international community through ministry in English and Swahili. Its presence at Forest Meadow adds another cultural and denominational tradition to our shared Christian community as believers gather for worship, Scripture, fellowship, and service.
Different Languages. One Lord.
We do not expect everyone at Forest Meadow to worship in the same language or in exactly the same way. What unites us is greater than what distinguishes us.
“There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.”
— Ephesians 4:5–6 (NLT)
At Forest Meadow, Amharic, Zomi, English, Spanish, Burmese, Arabic, and Swahili can all become languages of prayer, praise, Scripture, fellowship, and proclamation.
God has brought the nations to our neighborhood.
And that gives us the opportunity to do exactly what Jesus has called us to do:
Love God. Love Our Neighbors. Follow Jesus.
There is a place for you here.
Whether English is your first language or your fifth, whether your family has lived in Dallas for generations or you have only recently arrived, we invite you to discover one of the communities worshiping at The Churches at Forest Meadow.
9150 Church Road
Dallas, Texas 75231