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A New National Church President Is Elected!
On January 14, 2012 the Dominican National Church elected Rev. Enrique Rosa as the new Alliance President. Rev. Enrique and his family have been serving in the northern district for many years, and he has been a leader in church planting and the construction of churches and ministry centers. Coming soon: a personal greeting from Rev. Enrique Rosa.
A Short History
The Alliance entered the Dominican Republic in the latter 19th century. In 1891 worship services and Sunday School began in the province of Montecristi, and over the next twenty years Alliance ministries extended to Santiago, Santo Domingo, Pedro de Macorís, and the southwestern area of the island. In 1915 Alliance founder Dr. Albert B. Simpson reported to Council, “I regret to inform you we’ve had to close our work in Dominican Republic because the missionaries we had there died.” Dr. Simpson closed his 1915 Council report with, “Would to God that someday we’ll be able to re-enter the Dominican Republic.” Fifty years later, God began to answer Dr. Simpson’s prayer. In 1965, a Dominican living in New York City felt a call to reopen the Alliance work in his native land. He was sent as an official missionary in February 1968.
Small groups of Haitian immigrant believers in San Pedro de Macorís joined the Alliance, as did another group of believers in the capital city of Santo Domingo. The leaders of the Santo Domingo group, all ages 34 and under, had little or no experience in ministry; nevertheless, they loved Christ and had a desire to evangelize their community. This small but determined group launched the Alliance ministry from a member’s home located on the eastern side of Santo Domingo. On May 5, 1970, the Dominican government officially recognized the C&MA and granted it corporate status. Due to the tireless evangelistic efforts of these early leaders, there are now many established and growing churches throughout numerous regions in the Dominican Republic.
National Church Statistics (2011)
5033 Members/non-members
3503 Baptized members
46 Organized churches (25+ members)
34 Unorganized churches (-25 members)
33 Preaching points
24 Ordained ministers
16 Pastors
43 Licensed national church missionary church planters
250 TEE students
50 Alliance Bible Institute students