Sun, sand, and sea…the Caribbean islands are home to 13 nations and 17 territories. Each island is unique in it’s beauty, culture, and food.
By the hand of God, there are currently 36 ICOC churches spanning 13 Caribbean nations with over 3,000 disciples. However, with a total Caribbean population of 40 million souls, there is much work yet to be done.
Our vision is God’s vision: to fulfill the Great Comission (Matt 28:18-20) and “Reach Every Beach” with the gospel of Jesus Christ! In the near future, our dream is to plant a church on every Caribbean island with a population of 15,000 or more by the year 2020. The remaining islands/nations to be planted are:
- Guadeloupe (pop. 465,000)
- Martinique (pop. 408,000)
- French Guiana (pop. 240,000)
- St. Lucia (pop. 178,000) **scheduled to be planted in 2015
- Antigua & Barbuda (pop. 109,000)
- Aruba (pop. 109,000)
- St. Martin (pop. 75,000)
- Dominica (pop. 68,000)
- Cayman Islands (pop. 57,000)
- Turks and Caicos (pop. 40,000)
- Anguilla (pop. 16,000)
To facilitate the strategy and financing of this vision, the Caribbean family of churches is excited to announce the launch of the Caribbean Missions Association (CMA). The CMA will serve as a coordinating body for people and funding for Caribbean missions.
Current priorities and missions strategy is:
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Ongoing training of current leadership
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Strengthening of existing churches
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Training new leadership
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Planting new churches
One of our greatest needs is to build thriving campus ministries. Campuses have historically been a rich source of future leadership. We also believe that Caribbean islanders who come to study at the University of the West Indies (Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad) will be the seeds of future plantings once they graduate and return home.
There are less than 75 campus students throughout the entire Caribbean region. This creates a huge opportunity for One Year Challengers and student transfers to come to the Caribbean and build God’s kingdom!
We would like to thank the following churches for their generous, ongoing support for the Caribbean work:
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New York City Church of Christ, New York
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Columbia Church of Christ, South Carolina
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Athens Church of Christ, Georgia
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South Florida Church of Christ, Florida
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Central Jersey Church of Christ, New Jersey
Has God placed the people of the Caribbean on your heart? Are there Caribbean islanders in your congregation? Do you have roots in the Caribbean? Then let’s partner together to “Reach Every Beach”!
For more information or to participate, please contact Paul Ramsey at: 803-772-6567 or disciple73@aol.com
