International Charismatic Mission Church
Misión Carismática Internacional (also called International Charismatic Mission Church in english) is an evangelical megachurch, in Bogotá, Colombia, its part of the neo-charismatic movement. It operates under a pyramidal and cellular model.
| Misión Carismática Internacional | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bogotá |
| Country | Colombia |
| Denomination | Evangelicalism, Neo-charismatic movement |
| Weekly attendance | 25,000 |
| Website | mci12.com |
| History | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder(s) | César and Claudia Castellanos |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | César |
The senior pastor and head of this organization is César Castellanos and his wife, Claudia Castellanos since its founding in 1983; their four daughters are also pastors at the organization.
In 2016, the attendance is estimated in 25,000 people.
History
The church was founded in 1983 by César and Claudia Castellanos as a cell group with 8 people.[1] This same year, they visited Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul to learn about how to develop the church[2] As of 2008, the church had more than 250,000 members in the World, organized into a structure of small cell groups.[3] The church's teaching are titled the G12 Vision, which is based upon the mentoring of 12 disciples similar in method to Jesus. Castellanos stated that he was inspired to create the discipleship program after receiving a vision from God in 1983.[4][5] In 2016, Misión Carismática Internacional has 25,000 people.[6]
Statistics
According to a census of the denomination in 2022, it would have 142 churches.[7]
Beliefs and values
Its theology is based on the word of faith or prosperity gospel, and focuses on personal holiness and moral upstanding in order to be able to be "used by God".[8] Every member is encouraged to become a cell group leader and have 12 disciples just as Jesus did.
See also
References
- David L. Miller, christianitytoday.com, Colombia's Bleeding Church, USA, MAY 18, 1998
- Afe Adogame, Janice McLean, Anderson Jeremiah, Engaging the World: Christian Communities in Contemporary Global Societies, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2014, page 155
- Blake, Daniel, President of Colombia Acknowledges Role of Church in Country's Transformation, Christian Today, February 26, 2007
- J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, page 749
- Kevin Hrebik and Adrienne S. Gaines, Leader Parts Ways With Founder Archived 2016-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Charisma, August 31, 2003
- Warren Bird, World megachurches, Leadership Network, USA, Retrieved October 30, 2016
- Misión Carismática Internacional, NUESTRA HISTORIA, mci12.com, Colombia, retrieved November 5, 2022
- Misión Carismática Internacional, EN QUÉ CREEMOS, mci12.com, Colombia, retrieved November 5, 2022