Mission District
- Organized Free Methodist Churches: 10
- FMC Membership: 939
- Ordained Ministers: 5
- Ministerial Candidates: 4
Origins
In early 1990 a group of some 300 adults who had formerly been part of the Methodist Church heard about the Free Methodist Church from Spanish speaking Free Methodists in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and expressed interest in affiliating with a holiness denomination. Free Methodist missionaries studying language in Costa Rica at the time made contact and began attending services. Later the area director visited the congregation’s leadership and took steps to establish a formal relationship between the Free Methodist Church and the congregation. In October of 1990, this group was approved as a mission district under Free Methodist World Missions. Present Ministries
The central church is in Alajuela, a city about six miles from San José, the capital. A seminary functions out of the Alajuela church, offering classes to train leaders in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Several other churches meet in the San José area, as well as three churches in the interior. A new church, led by a former champion surfer, is being planted in a coastal surfing community. Opportunities to support Costa Rica ministries Learn more about Costa Rica
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