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Spain has 44 million people with 4 major language groups. Many cities and towns do not
have an evangelical witness and only 0.15 percent of the people in Spain are Evangelical Believers, this is why the work that Rafael and Mary Restrepo do as missionaries is so important.
The “Christian Assembly Church” in Murcia had its beginnings in 1997 when the first
Spaniard came to Christ. The church began in the Restrepo’s home largely through children’s work. In January of 2001 a store front was rented. Today the church averages over 100 in attendance,
and moved into a new larger hall in the Summer of 2008. We praise God for working in our midst. Since 2007, Dimas Alvarez has been the new pastor at the Christian Assembly Church in Murcia.
The Christian Assembly Church in Murcia birthed a daughter church in the city of Torrevieja in 2004,
International Christian Assembly. This ministry is reaching out to the large
international community that numbers over 70,000 in this city.
ICA
now averages 60 in attendance and meets on Sunday evenings in a rented store front. The church has an outreach at a local outdoor market, and holds various events throughout the
week. Jack Kirk is co-Elder with Rafael.
The immediate need is for a bigger building to meet in so as to expand the ministries and to make room
for a Dutch speaking branch of
ICA.
The medium range goal is a new outreaches being planed in the direction of La Marina in Alicante and the Mar Menor in Murcia. |
