Honduras

Land & People

Honduras is located in the very center of Central America. Mestizo descendants make up 90 percent of the population. About two-thirds of the people are impoverished farm workers.

Religion

Roman Catholicism is the prevailing religion, and the Virgin of Suyapa is the matron saint. However the constitution guarantees freedom of all creeds.

Year Established

1954

Past & Current Work

Baptist Mid-Missions’ work in Honduras had its origins in the family of Edward Howell, an islander and a Methodist circuit preacher, on the island of Utila. Some of his children received their education in the USA. When they returned to Utila, their father joined with them to organize a Baptist testimony. Robert Howell and his wife, Dorothy, joined Baptist Mid-Missions in 1954. Robert's brother's family joined the following year, with the work in Utila being organized in 1955.

In 1957, work began in Puerto Cortes, a coastal town on the mainland. The works established by these missionaries have flourished, and approximately 30 small churches were started in 25 years.

There are three BMM families serving in Honduras, all in San Pedro Sula, the second-largest city, with a population of about one million. Baptist Mid-Missions-related churches under national pastors exist in San Pedro Sula, Utila, La Ceiba, Tela, Puerto Cortes, Omoa, Copan, La Lima, Baracoa, and Villanueva.

Goals & Workers Needed

CAMP MINISTRY

A property is being developed in the mountains of Honduras for a future Christian camp ministry. Opportunities exist for work teams to aid in the construction of camp property buildings, and a long-term worker is needed to assist in the development and management of the camp.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Honduras needs missionaries with a heart to train pastors and lay leaders in all areas of ministry. Lower levels of income and education provide a unique challenge for training church leaders, but equipping men to be pastors and deacons is vital for establishing doctrinally sound churches throughout the country.

CHURCH PLANTING

BMM missionaries are currently focusing on church-planting efforts in needy neighborhoods of downtown San Pedro Sula. Short-term and long-term missionaries will find many opportunities serving with the BMM team: ministry to children and teens, training Honduran musicians, adult discipleship, and teaching Bible-institute-level courses for lay leaders of area churches.

Missionaries interested in medical/dental or sports outreaches would find open doors for outreach into needy communities, as well as teaching the Bible in public or bilingual schools.

Central and eastern Honduras also have a great need for new churches to be planted, so pray with us for God to send more laborers to this great harvest field.

Additional Facts

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