Spain

Field Office Information

C&MA Field Entry in 1978

Field Director:

Raymond Ebbett

Mailing Address:

Calle Pico de la Miel, 2
28770 Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, SPAIN

Phone:

011-34-91-847-3646

Email:

spaincma@yahoo.com

Website:

http://www.cmalliancespain.org

National Church

The Evangelical Christian and Missionary Alliance of Spain: 7 organized churches, 7 unorganized groups, 953 baptized members, and 1,530 inclusive members

Team Initiatives

• Plant a church in the bedroom community of Tres Cantos, just north of Madrid, through friendship evangelism, summer English Camps, cell groups, and a variety of family-oriented ministries. Pray for Tim and Marilyn Westergren, Tim and Melanie Wendel, and Ivan and Mayte Wall who are helping with this exciting new church plant.
• Develop new congregations among Latin Americans who are immigrating by the hundreds of thousands into Spain. Pray for Ray and Mary Ebbett and Gordon and Kathy Munro as they seek God’s blessing on these emerging new congregations.
• Plant additional congregations in Granada. Through the ministry of Joel and Nancy Martinez, an Alliance church was planted in Granada through family-oriented counseling and ministry. Pray for the ongoing growth of this church and for Silvester and Diane Koehoorn (Dutch Alliance missionaries) as they seek to plant churches.

Making a Difference in Spain

2005-08-16 13:06:39.0

"Without your prayers and gifts for God's work, all the strategies anyone could think of are only good ideas," says Raymond Ebbett, Alliance worker to Spain.  

He continues, "Recently, I read something about world missions that reminded me of the importance of our commitment to the Great Commission." 

By God's power, prayer can take human ideas and transform them into life-changing results. Without prayer the best strategies in the world fall flat on their face. With prayer, God shows up and lives are changed. It's not that our ideas are so great and our strategies so brilliant. It's God's power released by our prayers that make all the difference. 

Thank you for praying. Because you prayed . . . 

1. God showed up in Spain at our English Camp outreach where more than 40 short-term volunteers helped. What started out as a good idea to bless the community last summer has opened amazing doors to share Christ. English Camp 2005 was used by God to sow seeds, bless families, and open doors in the lives of 95 children and their parents. Your prayers made all the difference. 

2. On July 23 nearly 55 people attended a Cell Church Conference sponsored by our House of Prayer Alliance Church in Madrid. Most of those in attendance were cell group leaders from three churches in Madrid. The main speaker was pastor Mario Vega, senior pastor of the large Elim Church in El Salvador, who delivered excellent messages with humility and sincerity. This conference would have been just another good idea if not for your prayers.  

"Thanks again for praying with us. Without your prayers, we'd be stuck with plenty of good ideas and no power to see them through.Your intercession for us and faithful support really do make all the difference!"

Demographics

Population

Population--40,341,462 Infant mortality rate--4.4/1,000 Life expectancy--79.5

Capital City

Madrid (5,130,000) pop.

Geography

A little more than twice the size of Oregon, Spain (194,896 sq. mi.) has broad central plateau slopes to the south and east, crossed by a series of mountain ranges and river valleys.

Languages

Castilian Spanish (official), Catalan, Galician, Basque

Ethnicity/Race

Composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Economy

Per capita income--$23,300 Inflation--3.2% Unemployment--10.4% Literacy rate--98% (2003 est.)

Government/Political Climate

Parliamentary monarchy. Spain remained neutral in both world wars but suffered a devastating civil war; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include terrorism and unemployment.

Religion

Roman Catholic--94%; other--6%