Vida Abundante Cicero (Cicero, Illinois, USA)

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The Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante began in Chicago, Illinois, in 1986 as a mission outreach by Andres Gallardo, who had earlier pastored a Hispanic church in Moline, Illinois.

For a time, the congregation rented space in a Reformed Church building. In 1994, with 400 attendees, it renovated a former warehouse donated to the congregation and located in the Chicago suburb of Cicero.

Over time, the congregation has become known as Vida Abundante Cicero.

In 2024, the congregation's website makes no mention of Mennonite connections and does not reference the Confession of Faith In a Mennonite Perspective, though its site lists numerous other theological statements.

Bibliography

"Cicero town officials join in special service at Vida Abundante Church." Missional Crossroads (February 2008): 2.

"The largest Hispanic church in Illinois...." Gospel Herald 87, no. 10 (8 March 1994): 11.

Neufeld, Chuck. "Vida Abundante requests help with renovation!" Missional Crossroads (September 2010): 5.

Additional Information

Address: 1819 South 54th Ave., Cicero, Illinois 60804

Phone: 708-863-6305

Websites: https://www.vidaabu.com/ (Spanish)

https://vidaabu.church/ (English)

Denominational Affiliations: Illinois Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Vida Abundante Cicero Church

Name Years
of Service
Andres Gallardo 1986-2017
Lilia Gallardo (Associate) 1990s?-2010s?
Gamaliel Aguado (Associate) 1999?-2010s?
Ismael Vargas (Youth, Executive) 1999?-
Jonathan Gallardo (Music)
(Administrative)
(Senior)
2006-2012
2013-2017
2018-
Henry Cruz (Associate) 2010s?-
Oscar Jaramillo (Outreach) 2014-
Jose Luis Zamora (Youth) 2020s?-

Vida Abundante Cicero Church Membership

Year Members
1990 80
2000 600
2009 1000
2020 1000


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Vida Abundante Cicero (Cicero, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2024. Web. 30 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vida_Abundante_Cicero_(Cicero,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178515.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2024). Vida Abundante Cicero (Cicero, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vida_Abundante_Cicero_(Cicero,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178515.




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