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THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
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story of the Church of Christ in Honduras actually begins in Mexico. It was
there that Harris Goodwin founded the Baxter Institute, a preacher training
school for the Churches of Christ, in Mexico City in 1964. And from there
came the young preacher graduates that had considerable influence in
planting Churches of Christ throughout Central America.
The first Church of Christ in
the country, however, was formed in Tegucigalpa, the capital city. Dan
Coker, a missionary from Texas, arrived there in 1969 with the Alliance for
Progress and was assigned a job with the Honduran Ministry of Education.
The social service work of
Christians has been one of the most significant factors in the spread of the
Church of Christ in Honduras. Today there are over 100 congregations in
different cities and villages, four Bible training schools, two elementary
schools, several orphanages, prison ministries, a drug and alcohol treatment
facility that draws from all over Central America, and many other programs
of social service and ministry.
The Church at Barrio El Colegio is about 1.5 miles from
the Juan Carlos Hotel. They don't have a full time preacher. However, the
men take turns doing everything. The style and tone are very similar to
Metro. People are joyful and encourage one another.
PREDISAN HEALTHCARE MINISTRY
PREDISAN is a ministry of the Northlake Church of Christ
in Georgia. Quail Springs has been involved with PREDISAN for about 18
years.
Mission PREDISAN was incorporated as a Honduran
non-profit corporation (Asociación Hondureña Predicar y Sanar, No. 52-89) on
May 4, 1989. Its primary objective is to develop and deliver integrated
programs that improve the public health, the economic development, and the
spiritua l
well-being of the families in the PREDISAN service area.
The initial PREDISAN clinic, called the Good Samaritan
Clinic, was housed in the Catacamas church building. It was envisioned that
this clinic would be the nucleus and training center for a network of
satellite mountain clinics. Community churches sponsored the mountain
clinics as their outreach programs.
PREDISAN’S Volunteer and Visitor Program creates an
exchange of teaching and learning experiences with professional volunteers,
medical brigades, and students. The volunteers come primarily from North
American churches, colleges, and medical schools.
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