Ministry
at La Cofradia
Pastor Ramon Lara and his wife, Sandra Licona, have been serving this
congregation since its inception in 1998.
In July of 2001, the congregation was received in its entirety into
the work of the Methodist Church in Honduras. In
January of 2003 the church celebrated its 5th anniversary.
This congregation, the "Fuente de Luz" (Source of
Light) Church, is located in the "La Cofradia" neighborhood of
the city of Danli, about two hours travel by vehicle on a paved road east
of Tegucigalpa.
The
congregation of 150 members currently meets in rented space.
Property has been puchased on which to build a church sanctuary and
construction began in January, 2003.
The congregation has saved some funds on their own toward
construction.
Current
Ministries
Youth
Ministry is involved in house-to-house evangelization and take two
retreats each year.
Men's
Ministry visit the sick and widows, providing clothing and food to those
in need.
Women's
Ministry visits the sick and widows, providing clothing and food to those
in need.
The
church has 10 "growth groups" that meet in different parts of
the city on a weekly basis.
Weekly Schedule:
Monday
Women's group 6:30 p.m.
Men's group
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Prayer meeting 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Growth groups
7:00 p.m.
Thursday
Bible Study
6:30 p.m.
Friday
Women's group
6:30 p.m.
Men's
group
6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Youth group
afternoon
evangelizing
6:30
p.m. meeting
Sunday
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Evangelistic
Worship 5:00 p.m.
Needs
and Plans
Construction of the new two-story church building (underway as of
1/8/03).
Purchase or construction of furniture, chairs, office equipment, and other
items for the new church building.
Youth of the church need
scholarships to be able to study at the high school level.
Funds or donations in-kind of clothing and food for the ministry among the
sick and widows.
Updated
18 January 2003
