WHERE WE SERVE
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SMALL BUSINESS IMPACTCrops from Saguaro
AeC established a beautiful garden in the desert at our Saguaro property that is helping us to be self-sustaining. Our staff plant crops on the property, providing food for the children in our programs with surplus available for sale. The garden is utilized year-round under the direction of Professor Alex, assisted by our students. |
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Amistad Community Center
Amistad was the first community center acquired when Amigos en Cristo Ministries incorporated in 2008. The neighborhood has great need for people to be the salt of the earth, coming together for a better life for all. Amistad Community Center is located not far from the Amigos Training Center at La Paz, built for lodging visiting teams from the U.S. building homes with Casas por Cristo Ministries, now used to house mission groups. The uses of our community centers expand past education, to opportunities of family involvement, such as performance programs, celebration of holidays, graduation ceremonies, parenting classes and also teen retreats.
The Amistad property comprises several buildings and amenities including;
A high fence surrounds the grounds, with a secure gate that is kept locked, and opened to allow entry for each approved person.
The Amistad property comprises several buildings and amenities including;
- A larger building with a fellowship room with a kitchen for daily lunches, after school classes, community programs and mission team meals.
- Another building with multiple rooms for a computer lab, office and classroom.
- A guest house is situated on an upper level and is used for small mission groups, families coming to work and visiting pastors coming for training.
- An additional building serves as storage for building supplies and tools with a second floor used for crafts and other classes.
- A caretaker’s apartment is included on the property.
- Also included is a playground, and an open area used for soccer practice and parking as necessary.
- Behind the larger building is the garden, attended to by Professor Alex and the open school students.
A high fence surrounds the grounds, with a secure gate that is kept locked, and opened to allow entry for each approved person.
New Beginnings Community CenterNew Beginnings Community Center was acquired by AeC Ministries in 2010 with the desire to expand our outreach to a larger number of wonderfully deserving children and families. As with our Amistad Community Center, New Beginnings welcomes the community for celebrations and other events. This center is additionally the base for a teen ministry, with meetings on Friday nights. Teens also meet in various locations within the community for outreach to other teens, fellowship passing from one heart to another.
The New Beginnings property includes the following amenities:
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La Paz Training CenterContinued Expansion for the Community
After years of leading teams to build houses in Juarez, sleeping on floors in local churches and in tents, Jerry Quick led teams to build a ministry training center. It is built on the grounds of a local church (La Paz) secured with a high fence and a locked gate. Dorms, showers, and bathrooms for men and women are on the second floor with a kitchen and storage area on the first floor. When not being used for housing short term teams, the property is used as a community center, mission training facility, and as Sunday school classrooms. Short term teams use the outside church patio for devotions, debriefing and preparing for the next day’s projects. The view from the dorms is a beautiful site of El Paso, Texas. |