Was born in 1977 child of a poor mechanic who has worked several different professions to secure the existence of the family and raise the children.

Several years before the war in Kosovo pastor Skender was introduced to the Word of God – Bible from the leader of the Evangelical Church in city of Gjakova. Click here to read his testimony

Pastor Skender Hoti has started to study the Word of God – Bible in short Bible schools, seminaries, conferences, online, from the passion and hunger for God, a passion, and hunger that he has had till his last breath, because He was a passionate student of the Word of God and had passion to share it with others. Four years after the War in Kosovo pastor Skender was invited to take over and lead the “Mission Kosovo Fellowship” then called Emanuel Center Fellowship, a small church in the house  planted by the Albanian Missionary under the leadership and support of several Missionaries from USA.

Pastor Skender lead the church with enthusiasm and passion and had the heart to reach out for Jesus to the community and people all over Kosovo and Balkans and start other new church’s.  He preached time after time also in the other places in Kosovo, in the states surrounding Kosovo and Europe, those places that God called him. His big heart to reach out the youth especially, has made him to lead to Christ a big number of the youth and disciple them, by teaching them to know God and have relationship with Him and know the will and plan of God for their life. Pastor Skender was married and had three beautiful children. The pastor was also one of those regular  and passionate bloggers, where He wrote articles and discussed with believers and unbelievers: Albanians and foreigners wherever they are.   His articles have challenged and also made think about their faith many people around the world.

He liked very much to teach, preach, discuss, debate, around the issues of  life, and also subjects and topics related to the Bible.

He was a strong supporter of the Albanian Ghegg dialect and many times preached and used that during his teaching.

He died on January 8, 2017, due to a fire that started at the house he was staying which was also the place where the believers gathered together. Unfortunately, his loss has caused a lot of pain and the church is experiencing a very difficult time.
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