Centro Cristiano de Alabanza (CCA)



Pastor Alberto and family

NCC’s Partnership with CCA includes:

  • Prayer
  • Encouragement
  • Monthly support
  • Special projects (school classrooms, homes for the poor, medical clinic supplies, soccer field, land purchase, earthquake relief)
  • Short term teams to assist with various efforts

Contact Info:

Website: http://centrocristianodealabanza.com/

E-mail: albertocastrobadilla@gmail.com

 

Ministry Information:

CCA is a dynamic, holistic, ministry to one of poorest areas of San Jose.  Led by Pastor Alberto Castro, CCA has the following outreach ministries to their community.

  • Church Services - CCA has about 1,200 people that attend church services every week. They offer services during the week and on the weekend.
  • Men’s Restoration Center - CCA operates a rehabilitation program for men that want to straighten out their lives. They can take up to 40 men at a given time. The program is 9 months.
  • Women’s Restoration Center - CCA also operates a rehabilitation program for women that want to straighten out their lives. They will have up to 15 women at a time. The program is 9 months.
  • Children’s Feeding Center - CCA feed about 120 children daily at their feeding center in a very poor area. This is often the only meal that the children have.
  • Senior Home - CCA provides housing and food for several seniors that have no other place to go.
  • Private School - CCA operates a private school that has become very prestigious. They have pre-school through high school classes. This offers a source of income for the other ministries.
  • Soccer Field - CCA rents out their soccer fields (One half size and one full size field) to the community for games. This is another source of revenue for the ministries and brings the community to the church grounds.
  • Gymnasium - The Gymnasium is membership based and offers lots of workout equipment. It is another source of revenue for the other ministries.
  • Graphics and Print Business - This business offers a service to the community that brings in revenue to the ministries as well as provides a very valuable service to CCA by reducing costs for this type of service.
  • Tailoring Shop - The Tailor shop makes all the uniforms for CCA's private school. It alsoprovides jobs and brings in revenue that helps to support CCA and the community.
  • Car Wash - The car wash is another business that reduces CCA's expenses while bringing revenue and people to the church.


Read The Personal Accounts From Team Members On The Latest Trip:
Julie'sCostaRicaExperience.pdf
http://www.scottransomonline.com/ 

View photos from the last trip to CCA (April 2009)!