Mongolia

Field Office Information

C&MA Field Entry in 1997

Field Director:

Mailing Address:

PO Box 2603
Ulaanbaatar 211213, MONGOLIA

Phone:

011-976-11-326574

Email:

mongolfd@gmail.com

Website:

National Church

organized church, 1 unorganized group, 99 baptized members, and 330 inclusive members

Team Initiatives

• Assist the six national C&MA churches in planting churches in unreached areas. The Mongolian national church is still in its infancy; evangelical believers in all of Mongolia number about 21,500.
• Develop income-generating projects to counteract Mongolia’s unemployment, which is about 44 percent. Believers desperately need meaningful employment to care for their families. Current projects--cross-stitch, quilting, gardening--are the mission’s platform for our presence in Mongolia.
• Establish a training program where young men and women called by God will be equipped in spiritual formation, ministry skills, and a deep knowledge of Scripture so they can be servant leaders in a young and growing church. The Mongolian church has only a few capable leaders.

Mongolian Churches Give Thanks, Celebrate Seven Years of Blessing

2006-02-14 08:32:37.0

By Jeremy Bergevin, Alliance worker in Mongolia

Seven years ago, God inspired a new work in Mongolia, and today seven churches are growing here like trees beside streams of water. During America’s Thanksgiving weekend, Mongolian churches gathered to thank the Lord for seven years of abundant life and blessings.

They gathered at the first church planted by The Alliance in Mongolia’s second city, Darhan. Church members from Ulaanbaatar and other towns traveled many hours by train, and some spent all day preparing food for the big feast of roasted sheep, goat, and beef.

Church members geared up for the celebration well before its scheduled 10 a.m. start. Children dressed for a creative drama darted up and down halls while young people smeared shoe polish on their faces to complete their costumes. Later, they depicted the spirits of darkness in a drama of conflicting kingdoms. Cheers resounded through the crowd for the victorious outcome of the struggle.

Even the icy outside air could not subdue the lively celebration, which included energetic singing and dancing. The room was filled to capacity, with people crammed in the aisles and sitting on the floor because every seat was occupied. Each church was introduced and stood to cheers from the crowd. The workers also stood and received hearty applause.

These seven churches will worship the Lamb who was slain at the greatest Thanksgiving of all—around His throne for eternity. In Mongolia, Christ is gathering for his glory worshippers to fulfill that final celebration.

Demographics

Population

Population--2,791,272 Infant mortality rate--53.8/1,000 Life expectancy--64.5

Capital City

Ulaanbaatar (804,200) pop.

Geography

Slightly larger than Alaska, Mongolia (604,247 sq. mi.) has grassland and forests in the north, three major mountain ranges, and the Gobi Desert in the east and south. The country is subject to climatic extremes.

Languages

Mongolian, Turkic, Russian

Ethnicity/Race

--85%; Turkic--7%; Tungusic--4.6%; other (including Chinese, Russian)--3.4%

Economy

Per capita income--$1,900 Inflation--11% Unemployment--6.7% Literacy rate--99% (2003 est.)

Government/Political Climate

Parliamentary republic. Ruled by Communism until 1990s, elections returned ex-Communist Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party to power in 2000 and produced a coalition government in 2004.

Religion

Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism--96%; Muslim, Shamanism, Christian--4%