My name is Ilie Contiu, I was born in 1954 in Gura Raului, Sibiu county.
I was raised into a family of believers, but this sinful world took me away from my parents’ teaching and from the God’s Word for a time. At the age of 18 I received Jesus Christ into my heart and I was baptized. I was integrated into the Church and from a young age I began to serve the Lord by preaching the Word and street evangelism.

During the communist era, I was even fined by the police for evangelistic activities, because it was forbidden to express your faith in public. I got involved in the Church forming some mandolin orchestras.

In 1977 I married Ioana Contiu, and together we have 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls.