Cuba Mennonite Mission (Santa Clara Province, Cuba)
The Franconia Mennonite Conference (MC), founded the Cuba Mennonite Mission in 1954. The missionaries worked out of two centers, Rancho Veloz and Sagua la Grande, both located in Santa Clara Province in north central Cuba. Numerous witness points were established. Methods included teaching English, home visitation, home Bible studies, and radio broadcasting. By 1960, six missionaries were on the field. All of them eventually left as a result of the revolution (1959). Because government registration was not obtained, any Mennonite Church gathering became illegal. Therefore, in 1987, Mennonite converts were worshiping with other Protestant groups. After Cuba began to permit some visitation, a few Brethren in Christ and Mennonite leaders visited their respective people.
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Harold S. Bender. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1075. All rights reserved.
Cuba Mennonite Mission (Mennonite Church), founded in 1954 by the Franconia Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, had six missionaries and 13 baptized members in 1958.
| Author(s) | Martin H Schrag |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1990 |
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Schrag, Martin H. "Cuba Mennonite Mission (Santa Clara Province, Cuba)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1990. Web. 26 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cuba_Mennonite_Mission_(Santa_Clara_Province,_Cuba)&oldid=171203.
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Schrag, Martin H. (1990). Cuba Mennonite Mission (Santa Clara Province, Cuba). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cuba_Mennonite_Mission_(Santa_Clara_Province,_Cuba)&oldid=171203.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, pp. 213-214. All rights reserved.
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