Jivko and Maite Jacobs

Since 2018, Jivko and Maite Jacobs have been serving as the Regional Superintendent and Ladies Ministries Director of the region of Central West Europe for Church of God World Missions. This region includes the countries of Austria, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Switzerland. In the summer of 2026, Jivko and Maite relocated to Bad Säckingen to be the lead pastor of the Hochrhein.Church and to plant and develop churches for the Church of God in Switzerland.

The focus of Jivko and Maite’s ministry as superintendent is to encourage, network, and connect our national leaders and pastors to the global Church of God and kingdom networks. Recently, the first Church of God church was planted in Switzerland. They are also strongly supporting our missionaries and churches in Greece and Bulgaria who are reaching many refugees, Muslims, and gypsy children for Jesus.

Previously, from 2004 to 2012, Jivko led the Youth & Discipleship department of the European Church of God and the large wakeUP Youth Conferences over New Year’s Eve.. From 2012 to 2018, he served as the Foreign Missions Director for the Church of God in Germany. From 2004 until 2026, Jivko and Maite have been the lead pastors at Crossroads Church in Freudenstadt, Germany. During that period they have also served in various positions as faculty members and teachers at the European Theological Seminary (ETS, Kniebis).

Jivko was born and raised in a Pentecostal family in Sliven, Bulgaria. The great revival in Bulgaria in 1989-93 left a lasting imprint on his spiritual calling and vocation. In his youth, he served as a worship and youth leader and helped to organize the largest evangelical Karandila National Youth Camp with a team. In 1999, he began his theological education in Germany and completed his Bachelor’s (ETS, Kniebis, Germany) and Master’s (PTS, Cleveland, TN) degrees. At ETS, he met Maite from Spain. They married in 2003 and have two children.

Jivko & Maite’s hearts burn for worship in spirit and truth and for the growth of God’s Kingdom and His Church in Europe.