2023 Projects
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2023 Total Projects Goal: $250,000 Actual $409,000!
URMA & RMS BUILDING PROJECTS For more information on any RMS project, please visit: RMS.ORG * 105,000 was given to RMS and $35,000 designated for Crates for Ukraine. RMS General Fund - $10,000 towards the general operation and administration of all mission projects. Completed RMS & Crates for Ukraine - $35,000 At the request of the Ukrainian Church and our national partners, to provide personal and humanitarian aid from the hands of churches in the U.S. to the hands of churches and displaced communities in Ukraine. Completed https://www.cratesforukraine.com/ *We also continue to accept donations for Christ the King (Church plant) in Naples, Florida which is an ongoing RMS project.. |
A. PERU
1. Huancaro, Cusco, Peru (First Floor $10,250 USD, Second Floor $7,800). FULLY FUNDED
2. Ladies Bible Studies (Food). ($1,550 USD) FULLY FUNDED
B. COLOMBIA
1. Santa Marta, Colombia Third Floor addition. FULLY FUNDED
2. San Juan del Cesar, Colombia (March 9-15, 2023) FULLY FUNDED
C. NEPAL ($175,000 USD)
1. Bhaktapur Theological Seminary Building. Two of the five floors have been completed
however, they have run out of funds. As funds come in, they will continue going forward.
The funds needed to complete the building are $175,000 USD. Any and all funds collected
will be sent as they are received to continue to work on the structure.
D. BOLIVIA (9,000 USD)
1. RMS has received an additional $3,900+ to be sent to Pastor Vaca. There is roughly
$9,000.00 needed from the original request to be raised and sent. With the recent donation
through URMA, this project will be completed.
E. LOS CUADROS, COSTA RICA - $97,000 (USD) additional funds needed to purchase the
land to change locations.
1. $28,000 CAD has been raised through our brothers and sisters in Canada for this project.
We still need to raise $97,000.00 for the land purchase so that this congregation can safely
worship.
F. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
1. NAGUA. The structure was constructed. The congregation is working on the finishes to the
building. FUNDING COMPLETED.
2. THE CHURCH IN SANTA ROSA. The building is complete, and they are worshipping there.
FUNDING COMPLETED.
3. SABANA GRANDE DE BOYA. Work on the office at the ministry center has started.
FUNDING COMPLETED.
G. GONAIVES AND JEREMIE HAITI ($15,000.00+ per church)
Funds have been received from churches and individuals in the US to construct 5 churches.
There is a need for 40 more churches in these two regions of Haiti. The costs for each church
are $15,000+.
1. Huancaro, Cusco, Peru (First Floor $10,250 USD, Second Floor $7,800). FULLY FUNDED
2. Ladies Bible Studies (Food). ($1,550 USD) FULLY FUNDED
B. COLOMBIA
1. Santa Marta, Colombia Third Floor addition. FULLY FUNDED
2. San Juan del Cesar, Colombia (March 9-15, 2023) FULLY FUNDED
C. NEPAL ($175,000 USD)
1. Bhaktapur Theological Seminary Building. Two of the five floors have been completed
however, they have run out of funds. As funds come in, they will continue going forward.
The funds needed to complete the building are $175,000 USD. Any and all funds collected
will be sent as they are received to continue to work on the structure.
D. BOLIVIA (9,000 USD)
1. RMS has received an additional $3,900+ to be sent to Pastor Vaca. There is roughly
$9,000.00 needed from the original request to be raised and sent. With the recent donation
through URMA, this project will be completed.
E. LOS CUADROS, COSTA RICA - $97,000 (USD) additional funds needed to purchase the
land to change locations.
1. $28,000 CAD has been raised through our brothers and sisters in Canada for this project.
We still need to raise $97,000.00 for the land purchase so that this congregation can safely
worship.
F. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
1. NAGUA. The structure was constructed. The congregation is working on the finishes to the
building. FUNDING COMPLETED.
2. THE CHURCH IN SANTA ROSA. The building is complete, and they are worshipping there.
FUNDING COMPLETED.
3. SABANA GRANDE DE BOYA. Work on the office at the ministry center has started.
FUNDING COMPLETED.
G. GONAIVES AND JEREMIE HAITI ($15,000.00+ per church)
Funds have been received from churches and individuals in the US to construct 5 churches.
There is a need for 40 more churches in these two regions of Haiti. The costs for each church
are $15,000+.
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Norlan De Groot - Southest Asia MINTS Coordinator
$25,000 towards Norlan De Groot. $36,000 raised! Norlan is the Southeast Asia Coordinator for MINTS International Seminary. He coordinates MINTS activities in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and other countries in SE Asia as the Lord creates opportunities. |
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Rev. Sam Perez - Grace Reformed Church of Jersey City
$25,000 towards the work of Rev. Perez. $25,000 raised! Rev. Perez is a minister and church planter at Grace Reformed Church in Jersey City, New Jersey. Because Grace Ref is a daughter church of Messiah's Reformed Fellowship (MeRF), Grace Ref is under the oversight of MeRF. URCNA INTERVIEW: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=3709511022441647 |
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Rev. Bill Green & CLIR
$66,000 towards the publication work done by CLIR. $140,000 raised! Their publishing house prints Reformed theological books in Spanish which are used by over 1000 pastors and leaders in Latin America. They produce over 5000 books and materials each year and continue to see an increase in demand for solidly Reformed materials. $33,000 towards tuition support for needy families at the Tepeyac Christian School (TCS). $20,000 raised! This school has been running since 1992 and now has over 250 students! Some of those students come from families that cannot afford tuition but would love to send their children to a Christian school. $11,000 towards supporting the work of Rev. Bill and Aletha Green in their work with CLIR in Costa Rica. $26,000 raised! |
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The Cross-Cultural Missions Training (CCMT) program is an opportunity to explore the principles and practice of foreign missions through hands-on experience and intensive study. During the month-long CCMT program, seasoned missionaries and pastors will train in culture, language, and Bible teaching, both in a classroom setting and then on the field. Participants will finish with a clear view of how the Lord can use them in the work of making disciples of all nations, whether at home or in a foreign setting.
https://www.ccmtmissions.com/
The Cross-Cultural Missions Training (CCMT) program is an opportunity to explore the principles and practice of foreign missions through hands-on experience and intensive study. During the month-long CCMT program, seasoned missionaries and pastors will train in culture, language, and Bible teaching, both in a classroom setting and then on the field. Participants will finish with a clear view of how the Lord can use them in the work of making disciples of all nations, whether at home or in a foreign setting.
https://www.ccmtmissions.com/
More Info on CLIR....
CLIR: $66,000
The Confraternidad Latinoamericana de Iglesias Reformadas (CLIR) was founded in 1994 to provide a forum for fellowship and joint ministry among Reformed and Presbyterian churches.
Rev. Bill Green has worked as Executive Secretary for the CLIR since 1997. Since it’s inception, the CLIR has grown to include some 12 denominations in many countries of Latin America. As a fellowship, the CLIR seeks to provide ways in which church leaders may become familiar with other Reformed believers and situations, in order to mutually address the challenge of evangelizing this region of the world. During these past years it has been proven that by working together we can accomplish more. These are some of the activities the CLIR is presently involved in:Leadership conferences – Many conferences have been jointly sponsored by the CLIR and local churches. Hundreds of church leaders have received training in various important aspects of ministry, such as elder training, liturgy, Reformed theology, and orientation to Roman Catholic spirituality.
Publications – Through the theological journal Reforma Siglo 21 a thousand pastors and leaders are receiving a practical, contemporary resource for their ministry. This cutting edge publication engages everyday issues which church leaders face. At the same time it offers an historical and confessional focus for churches buffeted by the desire for the new and sensational. Publications have risen from 300 to 5000 copies.
Missions – One of the CLIR’s goals is to stimulate church growth, new church planting and foreign missions. As reformed churches throughout Latin America are becoming more aware of the conditions in each region, there is a growing sense of the need to join efforts to reach those areas which as yet have no Reformed witness. The CLIR’s general meetings, which bring leaders from all over the continent, have been one of the principal means by which a growing camaraderie has arisen.
CLIR: $66,000
The Confraternidad Latinoamericana de Iglesias Reformadas (CLIR) was founded in 1994 to provide a forum for fellowship and joint ministry among Reformed and Presbyterian churches.
Rev. Bill Green has worked as Executive Secretary for the CLIR since 1997. Since it’s inception, the CLIR has grown to include some 12 denominations in many countries of Latin America. As a fellowship, the CLIR seeks to provide ways in which church leaders may become familiar with other Reformed believers and situations, in order to mutually address the challenge of evangelizing this region of the world. During these past years it has been proven that by working together we can accomplish more. These are some of the activities the CLIR is presently involved in:Leadership conferences – Many conferences have been jointly sponsored by the CLIR and local churches. Hundreds of church leaders have received training in various important aspects of ministry, such as elder training, liturgy, Reformed theology, and orientation to Roman Catholic spirituality.
Publications – Through the theological journal Reforma Siglo 21 a thousand pastors and leaders are receiving a practical, contemporary resource for their ministry. This cutting edge publication engages everyday issues which church leaders face. At the same time it offers an historical and confessional focus for churches buffeted by the desire for the new and sensational. Publications have risen from 300 to 5000 copies.
Missions – One of the CLIR’s goals is to stimulate church growth, new church planting and foreign missions. As reformed churches throughout Latin America are becoming more aware of the conditions in each region, there is a growing sense of the need to join efforts to reach those areas which as yet have no Reformed witness. The CLIR’s general meetings, which bring leaders from all over the continent, have been one of the principal means by which a growing camaraderie has arisen.
THE TEPEYAC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TUITION RELIEF: $33,000
History: The Tepeyac Christian School (TCS) was begun in 1992 as an extension ministry of the Iglesia Reformada de Tepeyac which has its ministry in a residential area on the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica. The Tepeyac church became more and more convinced of the need for a school, and the three main factors were the following:
1) The scriptural mandate to train our children in the fear of the Lord became more and more urgent as consumerism and secularism has invaded the Costa Rican society. Public schools in Costa Rica have not been able to withstand these forces. As a support for our christian families the church felt the need for Christian education, for many families are affected by these same values.
2) Our work in the squatter settlement of Los Cuadros, a community with severe social problems, poverty, and drug/alchohol abuse, impressed upon us the need for a greater involvement with the children if the cycle of poverty were to be broken. We saw generation after generation following in a cycle which only spiraled downward. Christian ministry which was limited to the “normal” forms of Sunday school and church activities was not sufficient to transform the values of the children, their patterns of conduct, their feelings of inability. The Tepeyac church became convinced that we needed a multi-faceted approach to the problem of poverty: we would maintain an evangelistic and teaching ministry in the community; we would begin a school which treated the spiritual aspects of these children; included in our curriculum would be the tools for successful careers in Costa Rica – this would include English and computing, among other things.
3) The radical decline in membership of the Protestant churches in Costa Rica has been caused by a fanatical emotionalism, poor testimony and lack of trained leadership. The image of evangelical churches is so bad that evangelism has become very difficult. The Tepeyac school would also be a testimony of our church to the community of our identity and commitment with the Costa Rican society, especially in the area of education. We would open the school to those parents who were willing to support our biblical, Christ-centered philosophy of education, even if these parents were not members of an evangelical church. In this way our school also would serve as an evangelistic testimony.
In 1992 the school was opened with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, two teachers and 20 students. From this time it has grown to a school of 250 students, offering K – 11th grade (complete grade school and high school), and has a staff of 30, including 1 volunteer English teachers. Almost half of the staff are members of our Tepeyac church, and the other half come from various evangelical churches. Besides paid staff, there are members from the church who volunteer on a regular basis in counseling, repair work, and other tasks. The great majority of our operating budget is paid for by tuition, even though this has been an extremely difficult road. The school has kept tuition well below most private schools of Costa Rica, and has also provided tuition help for up to 1/3 of its students. It has been able to do this through the many volunteers who cooperate with this ministry.
God has blessed the school with a wonderful building, the product of cooperative efforts of many churches and individuals from the US and Canada, as well as the Tepeyac church. The building has sixteen classrooms, an administration building, ample bathrooms and a storage room. Our grounds are not large, but we have done what we can to make them adequate for playground use.
We are thankful to the Lord for the hundreds of people who have given of time and money for this project. The Tepeyac school has truly been a testimony of God’s love poured out through the unity of joint efforts of His people!
History: The Tepeyac Christian School (TCS) was begun in 1992 as an extension ministry of the Iglesia Reformada de Tepeyac which has its ministry in a residential area on the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica. The Tepeyac church became more and more convinced of the need for a school, and the three main factors were the following:
1) The scriptural mandate to train our children in the fear of the Lord became more and more urgent as consumerism and secularism has invaded the Costa Rican society. Public schools in Costa Rica have not been able to withstand these forces. As a support for our christian families the church felt the need for Christian education, for many families are affected by these same values.
2) Our work in the squatter settlement of Los Cuadros, a community with severe social problems, poverty, and drug/alchohol abuse, impressed upon us the need for a greater involvement with the children if the cycle of poverty were to be broken. We saw generation after generation following in a cycle which only spiraled downward. Christian ministry which was limited to the “normal” forms of Sunday school and church activities was not sufficient to transform the values of the children, their patterns of conduct, their feelings of inability. The Tepeyac church became convinced that we needed a multi-faceted approach to the problem of poverty: we would maintain an evangelistic and teaching ministry in the community; we would begin a school which treated the spiritual aspects of these children; included in our curriculum would be the tools for successful careers in Costa Rica – this would include English and computing, among other things.
3) The radical decline in membership of the Protestant churches in Costa Rica has been caused by a fanatical emotionalism, poor testimony and lack of trained leadership. The image of evangelical churches is so bad that evangelism has become very difficult. The Tepeyac school would also be a testimony of our church to the community of our identity and commitment with the Costa Rican society, especially in the area of education. We would open the school to those parents who were willing to support our biblical, Christ-centered philosophy of education, even if these parents were not members of an evangelical church. In this way our school also would serve as an evangelistic testimony.
In 1992 the school was opened with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, two teachers and 20 students. From this time it has grown to a school of 250 students, offering K – 11th grade (complete grade school and high school), and has a staff of 30, including 1 volunteer English teachers. Almost half of the staff are members of our Tepeyac church, and the other half come from various evangelical churches. Besides paid staff, there are members from the church who volunteer on a regular basis in counseling, repair work, and other tasks. The great majority of our operating budget is paid for by tuition, even though this has been an extremely difficult road. The school has kept tuition well below most private schools of Costa Rica, and has also provided tuition help for up to 1/3 of its students. It has been able to do this through the many volunteers who cooperate with this ministry.
God has blessed the school with a wonderful building, the product of cooperative efforts of many churches and individuals from the US and Canada, as well as the Tepeyac church. The building has sixteen classrooms, an administration building, ample bathrooms and a storage room. Our grounds are not large, but we have done what we can to make them adequate for playground use.
We are thankful to the Lord for the hundreds of people who have given of time and money for this project. The Tepeyac school has truly been a testimony of God’s love poured out through the unity of joint efforts of His people!
REV. BILL GREEN: $11,000
Rev. Bill & Aletha Green have labored in church planting in Costa Rica, and are currently involved in their third church plant on the north east side of San Jose, Costa Rica. They also helped establish the Tepeyac Christian grade school and high school which Aletha served as principal for over 15 years. And Bill is Executive Secretary for the “Latin American Fellowship of Reformed Churches” (CLIR) which has as its goal bringing Reformed churches and groups together throughout Latin America to strengthen church leaders, provide support for those who need it, and serve the propagation and defense of the Reformed faith. Toward that end, CLIR has established a publishing ministry, and is providing Latin America with solid, Reformed resources.
Rev. Bill & Aletha Green have labored in church planting in Costa Rica, and are currently involved in their third church plant on the north east side of San Jose, Costa Rica. They also helped establish the Tepeyac Christian grade school and high school which Aletha served as principal for over 15 years. And Bill is Executive Secretary for the “Latin American Fellowship of Reformed Churches” (CLIR) which has as its goal bringing Reformed churches and groups together throughout Latin America to strengthen church leaders, provide support for those who need it, and serve the propagation and defense of the Reformed faith. Toward that end, CLIR has established a publishing ministry, and is providing Latin America with solid, Reformed resources.