Gypsy Evangelical Movement (GEM) is a Protestant church active among Roma living in several countries that was founded in 1950. Currently, it has about 200 churches in France. The Gypsy Evangelical Movement is present in several countries throughout Western Europe. It also is present in several countries outwith Western Europe. In several countries the GEM faces persecution.
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