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Church Construction

Church Construction San Juan Guatemala
In progress
Project Status
In progress

Pastor Victoriano was born and raised in the district of San Juan in an area called Chivoc. Chivoc is an area of about 8,000 people. The average income in this area is about 400Q per family per month. This is the equivalent of about $70cad/month. The people in this area struggle with hopelessness and are often tempted by alcohol.  Pastor Victoriano struggled with alcohol addiction himself until a ministry came to Chivoc and shared a movie about Jesus. Pastor Victoriano was 27 years old at this point and he quickly gave his life to the Lord and has not had a drink since then. He has now been a Christian for over 30 years. 22 years ago, Pastor Victoriano felt God calling him to start a church. The church is called Iglesia Evangelica Asuncion. After many years of meeting the church finally bought land in 2018. Even as Pastor Victoriano works hard to pastor this church he supports himself by working fulltime at a textile factory. The congregation is now 40 people strong and they have constructed a tin building where they regularly worship. Unfortunately tin, while an affordable building material, makes for some very, very warm services. The church members have already donated enough money to dig holes and purchase supplies for the footings of their new permanent building.

Latest update

Digging footings for a new church building

Members of Iglesia Evangelica Asuncion Chivoc are rolling up their sleeves and beginning to work on their new building! They have started digging the holes for the footings and are feeling optimistic about the future. With each shovel of dirt, they're one step closer to their dream of a cooler, more permanent space that maximizes their land use. In addition to the digging, they are continuing to raise funds as a congregation and are eager to partner with La Iglesia Jesus Viene nearby.

It's a journey they're excited to share with their community!

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