“Unity is strength” is a popular saying attributed to the Spanish liberator Simón Bolívar to express that there is strength in the unity of peoples. And as long ago as 900 B.C., wise King Solomon said, “And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). With this he affirmed that no matter how good two people are together, three are even better because they are like a solid rope.
In the northern part of the Chalatenango region in El Salvador, the Alliance Central American Congress was held from September 19-23, 2022. Around 90 representatives of the leadership of the churches of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua participated.
The AWF International Commission of Theological Education (ICTE) is hosting a theological symposium for the worldwide Alliance community, June 26-27, 2023, in Toulouse, France. Scholars, pastors, leaders, and others wishing to contribute to the work of the Alliance are invited to propose a paper for the Symposium by the 31st of January 2023.
The Alliance in Uruguay began in the 1960s. Today, it is a thriving church with many active ministries. We ask God to bless and guide them as they continue to grow and develop.
To strengthen the Alliance DNA throughout the churches of the AWF Asia Pacific Region, the International Commission on Theological Education (ICTE) is conducting the C&MA Distinctives Webinar from March 16-19, 2021.
The International Commission of Theological Education (ICTE) is very thankful to our Lord who continues to enrich and bless theological training throughout the Christian and Missionary Alliance world.
A group of indigenous churches started 27 years ago by a pastor in a wheelchair to evangelize disabled people is the core of the newly formed C&MA Church in Nepal. This national church will join the fast-growing evangelical church in the country that was officially Hindu until 2006, when it was declared a secular state.
The C&MA churches in Central America are young and small and its largest national church (Guatemala), with more than 9,000 members, is an exception in the region. With the theme “Deeper Life in Jesus Christ,” the AWF family in Latin America met in Guatemala to bring encouragement and deeper understanding about the Alliance and its missions to the pastors and leaders of the region.
The work in Ecuador began 120 years ago through the efforts of Guillermo Fritz and Eduardo Tarbox. Later, missionaries Homero Crisman and Guillermo Reed joined in the work. The national C&MA was established in 1945. Today, the church celebrates the 120th year of work in Ecuador, grateful for God’s sustaining at each step. The church remains completely committed to continuing the task to see societal renewal in Ecuador, and to forging and forming generations that shine for God’s glory.
“History, Theology, Thought and New Dynamics of the Christian and Missionary Alliance” was the theme of the teaching held September 3 and 4, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized by the Buenos Aires Bible Institute (IBBA).
“Building Healthy Churches” was the theme of the First International Congress of Healthy Church Development held in Lima, Peru, August 26 to 30, 2019. This congress, commissioned by the C&MA of Peru, was organized by the Lima Encounter with God movement of the C&MA.
Inter-ethnic partnerships within Christian and Missionary Alliance national churches continue to grow the C&MA in Bolivia, raising up new leaders to reach new cities, starting, within Bolivia and expanding outward.
Mission work which began in the villages is now a thriving national ministry, seeking to nurture believers and provide theological education to equip Christians to reach non-believers locally and abroad.
The only Portuguese speaking Alliance National Church in Africa, the ICAA (Igreja Cristã de Aliança em Angola) is concentrated in the oil-rich province of Cabinda but plans to expand its presence in the “mainland” Angola, planting new churches in the provinces of Malanje, Moxico and Zaire.
The members of the International Commission on Theological Education (ICTE) met in Nyack, New York, to discuss ways in which the AWF can encourage the Alliance National Churches to continue to embrace and promote an Alliance ethos within their ministries and contexts.
The Alliance World Fellowship (AWF) is pleased to announce the creation of a theological research prize, the AWF Theology Award.
Teachers stepped back into history at the end of June as they took part in the AWF-ICTE (International Commission of Theological Education) Young Scholars Training Initiative in Nyack, New York. Selected participants from around the world received training in Alliance Distinctives as preparation for future teaching in their respective Alliance World Fellowship regions. It was a significant step in promoting the Alliance to the next generation of leaders.