MTW team started work in Marseille in the early 1980s. Initial stages of the work included revitalizing two older churches. During the 1990s the team planted a new church on the Northeast side of Marseille in the suburb of Plan de Cuques. Since then, one additional church was begun in 1996 on the south side of the city in the community called “the King of Spain.” This second work was organized in 2006 and is moving toward maturity. Typically it takes 15 to 20 years for a new church plant to reach maturity in France. This is rocky soil for the gospel; but our God can do the impossible, such as transform our hearts of stone to hearts of flesh (Ezekiel 11).