Ecuador

Mennonites in Ecuador reach out as their country struggles

Peacebuilding

https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/5000/Mennonites-in-Ecuador-reach-out

Mennonites in Ecuador reach out as their country struggles

By Madalene Arias

Conversations and visits beginning in1990 led to Mennonite Mission Network forming a partnership for work in Ecuador together with <a href="http://www.imcol.org/">Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia </a>and the <a href="http://www.centralplainsmc.org/">Central Plains Mennonite Conference</a>. The initial invitation to Ecuador focused on theological education and leadership training with indigenous churches, which continues to be a priority of the partnership. Since 2015 Jane and Jerrell Ross Richer with their family focus on this ministry in the Eastern rainforest region. The other priority is the development of new Mennonite churches. The Quito church planted through the partnership formed a new conference <a href="/partners/Iglesia%20Cristiana%20Anabautista%20Menonita%20de%20Ecuador%20(ICAME)">Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador</a> (ICAME), that received its legal status in 2015. The church operates a significant ministry with refugees, which the partnership supports. While this ministry began in response to Colombian refugees, currently people from diverse nationalities are arriving, including many Venezuelans. The church also offers monthly peace education workshops for children and an after-school program EduPaz that gives homework help and broader learning opportunities for neighborhood children. In 2018 Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Ecuador (ICME) was formed as a new primarily indigenous multicultural conference. This conference draws together already-formed churches whose leaders have received Anabaptist theological education through the years and identify with Anabaptist theology. For more information about the Ecuador partnership and its history, click <a href="http://www.centralplainsmc.org/ecuadorvenezuela-partnership.html">here</a> to see the web page developed by Central Plains Mennonite Conference.

Currently serving

Delicia Bravo Aguilar and Peter Wigginton		https://www.mennonitemission.net/workers/Latin America/Ecuador/Delicia Bravo Aguilar and Peter Wigginton	Delicia Bravo Aguilar and Peter Wigginton		GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Jerrell and Jane Ross Richer		https://www.mennonitemission.net/workers/Latin America/Ecuador/Jerrell and Jane Ross Richer	Jerrell and Jane Ross Richer		GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

Ministry partners

Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME)	Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME)	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (IMCOL)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (IMCOL)	Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (IMCOL)	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf;GP0\|#a91c925c-c705-4602-bada-dba9d51f735c;L0\|#0a91c925c-c705-4602-bada-dba9d51f735c\|Peru;GP0\|#215104c0-7bd6-48c3-aa5f-6d0db80b4f5c;L0\|#0215104c0-7bd6-48c3-aa5f-6d0db80b4f5c\|Colombia;GP0\|#6d0f4789-e80b-4477-99a2-107263c6047e;L0\|#06d0f4789-e80b-4477-99a2-107263c6047e\|Venezuela
Central Plains Mennonite Conference	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Central Plains Mennonite Conference	Central Plains Mennonite Conference	GP0\|#6d0f4789-e80b-4477-99a2-107263c6047e;L0\|#06d0f4789-e80b-4477-99a2-107263c6047e\|Venezuela;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf;GP0\|#215104c0-7bd6-48c3-aa5f-6d0db80b4f5c;L0\|#0215104c0-7bd6-48c3-aa5f-6d0db80b4f5c\|Colombia;GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador
Consejo de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indigenas Evangélicos del Ecuador (FEINE)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Consejo de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indigenas Evangélicos del Ecuador (FEINE)	Consejo de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indigenas Evangélicos del Ecuador (FEINE)	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Ecuador (ICME)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Ecuador (ICME)	Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Ecuador (ICME)	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

Service opportunities

Teachers of Bible, Theology, and Leadership Development		https://www.mennonitemission.net/Serve/placements/international ministries/Ecuador/10/Teachers of Bible, Theology, and Leadership Development	Teachers of Bible, Theology, and Leadership Development		GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
SOOP Quito		https://www.mennonitemission.net/Serve/placements/soop/Ecuador/541150/SOOP Quito	SOOP Quito		GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

Mennonites in Ecuador reach out as their country struggles	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/5000/Mennonites-in-Ecuador-reach-out	Mennonites in Ecuador reach out as their country struggles	By Madalene Arias	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Your support makes theological education happen!	https://www.mennonitemission.net/video/5002/Your-support-makes-theological-education-happen	Your support makes theological education happen!	By Travis Duerksen	GP0\|#215104c0-7bd6-48c3-aa5f-6d0db80b4f5c;L0\|#0215104c0-7bd6-48c3-aa5f-6d0db80b4f5c\|Colombia;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf;GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GP0\|#6d0f4789-e80b-4477-99a2-107263c6047e;L0\|#06d0f4789-e80b-4477-99a2-107263c6047e\|Venezuela;GP0\|#2ab17779-1e85-4ea3-bd7e-1348a1fb087a;L0\|#02ab17779-1e85-4ea3-bd7e-1348a1fb087a\|United States;GPP\|#89f1dfe2-8e50-4b9f-b81a-f3f6dcbc35fc
Peacebuilding efforts continue in Ecuador	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/4931/Peacebuilding-in-Ecuador	Peacebuilding efforts continue in Ecuador	By Jane Morrow	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Seminar calls church to serve people experiencing migration and disappearance	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/4929/Seminar-calls-church-to-serve-people-experiencing-migration-and-disappearance	Seminar calls church to serve people experiencing migration and disappearance	By Zachary Headings	GP0\|#2ab17779-1e85-4ea3-bd7e-1348a1fb087a;L0\|#02ab17779-1e85-4ea3-bd7e-1348a1fb087a\|United States;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#89f1dfe2-8e50-4b9f-b81a-f3f6dcbc35fc;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf;GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GP0\|#554cada3-83a2-4e50-8e06-7789a356802c;L0\|#0554cada3-83a2-4e50-8e06-7789a356802c\|Mexico
Ayni: An invitation and a vision	https://www.mennonitemission.net/blog/4916/Ayni	Ayni: An invitation and a vision	By Sierra Ross Richer	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Choosing community in a globalized world	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/4907/choosing-community-globalized-world	Choosing community in a globalized world	By Sierra Ross Richer	GP0\|#934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd;L0\|#0934efcfc-8004-48aa-b785-aff862d28dbd\|Ecuador;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

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