(from the YAC mission coordinator)
For more than 130 years, the Methodist Church in Cuba has experienced peaks and valleys that make it an enduring, determined—and, today, vibrant and growing—member of the Latin American Methodist family.
Today, the Methodist Church in Cuba has more than 42,000 members and a worshiping community of 65,000—a remarkably large number for a Protestant denomination in a country with a Roman Catholic culture (by tradition) and a Communist government. Many churches that were damaged or destroyed during the revolution have been restored, often with the assistance of mission volunteers from other countries. These volunteers were also instrumental in building a church camp and restoring a theological seminary for pastoral training in Havana.
Now, the Cuban Methodist church is partnering with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in building more than 200 houses for people whose homes were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. At this point UMCOR has constructed 100 houses, supported 450 families, and reconstructed 26 churches.
Read more about the United Methodist Church in Cuba.
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