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Venezuela is the first Spanish country entered by C&MA missionaries. In 1895 two single women began work in Caracas, the capital. In 1914, the work had to be closed, and the field was reopened in 1971. The national church today consists of nine organized churches with 1,844 inclusive members.

Alliance missionaries have been working with national pastors and leaders in their development as church leaders through the Bible Institute as well as in a church-planting effort on the Venezuelan island of Margarita. Chinese Alliance missionaries have been making several evangelistic trips there annually.

Currently, the U.S. mission team is transitioning out of Venezuela. The national church has accepted the challenge to assume responsibility for leadership development, and Chinese ministries led by the Canadian C&MA will continue work in the city of Valencia.

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Field Office Information

C&MA Field Entry in 1972. The first North American missionaries entered in 1981.

Field Director:
Mailing Address:
Apartado 66064 El Cafetal
Caracas 1061, VENEZUELA
Phone:
011-58-212-761-9395
Email:
wendelt@cmalliance.org
Website:

National Church

The Christian and Missionary Alliance of Venezuela: 8 organized churches, 2 unorganized groups, 2 ordained ministers, 757 baptized members, and 1,375 inclusive members

Team Initiatives

  • Grow the El Encuentro church plant into a church of impact in the northeastern part of Caracas.
  • Work with pastors and leaders in their development as church leaders through our Bible Institute.
  • Work on a church-planting effort on the Venezuelan island of Margarita. Our Chinese missionaries make four evangelistic trips there annually.

0 International Workers in Venezuela

Venezuela Youth Pastor Killed in Car Crash

2009-08-12 14:51:02

The youth pastor of the Encuentro Biblico Church (Alliance) in Valencia, Jose Pacheco, was killed in an August 8 auto accident. His wife, Maylin, and their two-year-old son died at the scene. Jose died early August 9. The couple was in their 30s.

Jose and Maylin were students of the Alliance Bible Institute, and Jose also served as treasurer of the Encuentro Biblico Church. “They served with love and integrity and will be sorely missed by the young people of the congregation,” says Alliance missionary Rebecca Rodriguez. “Pray for the Venezuelan Alliance church and in particular the youth of the Encuentro Biblico Church. Also, be in prayer for the families of Jose and Maylin, as many do not know Christ as their Savior.”

Demographics

Population
Population--25,375,281 Infant mortality rate--22.2/1,000 Life expectancy--74.3
Capital City
Caracas (3,517,300) pop.
Geography
Slightly more than twice the size of California, Venezuela (352,143 sq. mi.) has lowlands, grassy plains, and mountains in the north, great forest areas and mountains in the south, and vast grasslands in the center.
Languages
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Ethnicity/Race
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
Economy
Per capita income--$5,800 Inflation--22.4% Unemployment--17.1% Literacy rate--93% (2003 est.)
Government/Political Climate
Federal republic. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include a polarized political environment, a politicized military, and drug-related violence along the Colombian border.
Religion
Roman Catholic--96%; Protestant--2%; other--2%

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