Christmas Offering 2022

YOUR ABOVE AND BEYOND GIFT UNLOCKED A CHURCH PLANT IN NICARAGUA WITH COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL. 

We joined with Compassion International and a frontline church partner in Nicaragua to show the love of Christ to children in a community that needs the hope of the gospel. We raised more than our $90,000 goal for the land and new facility costs. The facility will serve as a church and a Compassion child development center for 150 kids. This partnership enables the church to meet the pressing needs of hundreds of children and families.

What is Compassion International?
Compassion International is one of our mission partners. They are a child-advocacy ministry that pairs compassionate people with those who are suffering from poverty. Find more information on their website

Where will the church be located?
The church will be located in Rivas, Nicaragua

Why Nicaragua?

  • Nicaragua is second poorest country in central America

  • The community has a need for an accessible, Christ-centered church. There are NO other churches ministering in the community.

  • 150 households have been identified as the ministry focus

  • Children in the households are especially vulnerable to malnutrition and preventable illnesses

What will the $90,000 pay for?
The investment will fund the construction of essential core structures for the new church and needed facilities for a Compassion-assisted student center.

  • The essential core structures usually include:

    • One large meeting room / sanctuary which seats 200 adults

    • Classrooms

    • Kitchen / food preparation space

    • Sanitation facilities or latrines

    • Electricity and water (when feasible)

Who will lead the church?

There are two people who will help launch and lead the church: Pastor Dominga will lead the new church with the support of the sending church.

Notes from Compassion:

  • “Pastor Dominga is leading the new church. She is an experienced pastor and held leadership positions in the mother church. She also served in executive roles in the Bethel Fuente de Santidad Association.

Pastor Dominga (left)

Spencer Gaskell