360 Mission District (Costa Rica)

FMC 360 Mission District (Costa Rica)

ORIGINS

Beach communities throughout Central America attract people from the cities of the region and countries all over the world. Following relational networks, churches have been started in Parrita and the San Jose metropolitan area. Several home groups have the potential to become churches. A new church plant hopes to reach the beach community in Panamá. Several leaders in this new district are part of Christian Surfers International (CSI). The vision of CSI is to evangelize surfers, provide a bridge from the beach to the local church, and to engage Christian surfers in an intentional mission.

Statistics

Mission District

FM Work Opened: 2015
FM Churches: 4
FM Membership: 410
Ordained Ministers: 0
Ministerial Candidates: 3
District Leader: Dennis Leon
Overseer: Dr. Ricardo Gómez, Latin America Area Director

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Pray for

• the multiplication and preparation of leaders
• the strategic partnership with Christian Surfers international
• a healthy relationship and mutual partnership with the Costa Rica Mission District
• the holistic ministries Vida Raiz (Life Root), an organic garden providing food and employment for the needy, and the Una Mas (One More), a tutoring center for children and computer center for adults.

Church Planting and Development

360 Mission District (Costa Rica)

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Funding the 360 Mission District (Costa Rica) Church Planting and Development (CPD) will help resource the following people and strategic initiatives:

Missionaries Dennis and Kyle Leon who are planting a network of new churches on the Pacific coast (Three congregations have formed, two in beach towns and one by following up contacts in the capital city of San Jose.)

Three new church plants are in development now with a fourth planned for Panamá

Two organized groups for holistic ministry:

Vida Raiz (Life Root) is an organic garden that provides food and employment for needy people

Uno Mas (One More) offers tutoring and supplemental education for children as well as a computer center for adults in three different beach communities

A partnership with Christian Surfers International to multiply disciples, leaders and churches in other parts of Central America

Videos

Catch the Waves

Watch this video to see the impact Pura Vida is having on individuals and communities.

Missionaries

Dennis and Kyle Leon

Extra Mile Projects

Leon Vehicle

Stories

From the Beach to the Church

News & Updates

June 2020
March 2020

What is the Chicken Project?

On the Costa Rican coast, Dennis Leon had an excellent idea to address the financial impact that Coronavirus quarantine had on this tourism-based economy. Not only are they able to provide food and dignity to families throughout the area but they are making connections and earning the right to be heard and share Christ. This is one example of how to participate in God’s transformation of people and communities as we plant transformational churches throughout the region.