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CIPE Launches Six-Week Bible School in Spain
LA CORUNA, SPAIN (July 13, 2005) - The Confraternity of Latin American
Evangelical Covenant Churches (CIPE) opened a new Bible school Sunday in
Spain to train young adults for different areas of ministry.
Eight young adults from three countries - Spain, Ecuador and the United
States - are the first students of the six-week school. They will be
taught by part-time faculty from eight countries - Argentina, Chile,
Colombia, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden and the United States.
"The 'Colegio Biblico' (Bible School) came into being because of the
need expressed by youth leaders from five Hispanic countries, to train
young adults in different areas inside and outside the church," says
short-term missionary Nancy Reed.
"The percentage of youth in Hispanic countries is very high and for that
reason there is a high percentage of youth in the membership of the
churches," Reed says. "These youth are dynamic in church activities,
becoming a primary resource in fulfilling the mission of the church. For
this reason, training these young adults is more and more important and
indispensable."
The school costs the equivalent of $525 for each student. The cost
includes meals and housing, materials, retreats, hiking, trips, tee
shirts, visits and the development of projects within the churches and
local community. Transportation within the country for the six weeks is
covered by the school.
Nancy Reed and her husband, Jerry, retired last year after nearly 39
years of Covenant ministry. They were both missionaries in Latin
America, and Jerry Reed also taught evangelism for a number of years at
North Park Theological Seminary. They are currently serving as
short-term missionaries in Spain, where their son Rob and his wife,
Nancy, are Covenant missionaries.
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