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The Christian Pentecostal Church of Cuba (ICPC) is a grassroots church
established in 1956 by Puerto Rican missionaries. After the revolution, its
founder left Cuba and the church reorganized under Cuban leadership. The
church is presided over by Reverend Rafel Columbie, pastor of the
congregation in Placetas. The ICPC has grown from 42 congregations in the
1980’s to 191 congregations attended by 49 ordained ministers, 40 licenses
ministers, 87 preachers, and 108 lay workers. Its total membership is
approximately 15,000 people and is scattered throughout Cuba.
Some of the ICPC priorities include:
Evangelization, given the spiritual search of many Cubans
Building, reconstruction, and equipping of many church buildings and
parsonages
Theological education to equip church leadership through the ICPC’s Bible
Institute ELIM, founded in 1959
Systematizing its church structure and procedures
The Christian Pentecostal Church of Cuba is a member of the Cuban Council of
Churches (CIC), the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), and the
Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC). It is a long-standing partner of
Global Ministries and has been an important window into Cuban society for
U.S. and Canadian Christians.
The ICPC’s current theme is: our passion is forgotten souls, our frontier
is the world, our decision is until death. Global Ministries seeks special
support for projects with the ICPC such as a retirement fund for its 11
retired pastors, a number that is growing; improvement of church facilities;
and the development of a campground in Las Tunas where the church owns a
parcel of land.
