A non-denominational ministry serving the Indigenous tribes & training leaders of Colombia, South America.
Christ Saving the Indigenous, Colombia
Planting 500 Indigenous churches by 2015
We recently finished three seminars in Colombia-
"Seventeen years ago we went to the Wounaan tribe for the first time. We went on an exploration to find out how much of the Gospel was known in that area, if even at all..."
Advancing Native Missions (ANM) actively supports Crisalinco. Click to read a recent ANM article.
Our Mission
Our mission is to follow the Great Commission and carry out community service with the love of Jesus Christ to the indigenous communities of Colombia. There are 80 distinct indigenous tribes or people groups in Colombia; each one with their own language and culture. Each tribe varies in size and in the amount of communities they have. About 35 tribal groups do not have a church and there are approximately 15 unreached people groups who have never heard the saving message of Jesus Christ. Crisalinco's "vision 15/500" is to plant 500 independent churches (non-denominational, locally sustained) among the indigenous groups by the year 2015.
Crisalinco is now in its 27th year of ministry with four major ministry departments:
1) The Bible institute for the indigenous called La Antorcha (the torch) equips indigenous leaders in the fundamental areas of evangelism, church planting, theology, and pastoral care. They are ordained as pastors and sent back to their communities to reach their own people in their own language and culture.
2) The missionary college called CTC trains students who have been called to transcultural mission work. They are trained in the areas of transcultural missions, theology, linguistics and agriculture. When their three years of study has been completed they are sent out to bring God's message of hope and salvation to the neglected tribes and communities of Colombia.
3) The missionary agency called La Gran Comision (the Great Commission) sends out and actively seeks support for missionaries in the field.
4) The department of Nehemiah focuses on community service and development not only to the indigenous tribes but throughout Colombia. The Nehemiah department has also worked closely with the suffering church.
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Read recent testimonies about what God is doing in the indigenous tribes of Colombia
