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Las Casitas Church of Christ, Honduras

The University City church is engaged in a work of love with the people of Las Casitas, Honduras. It is a ministry that began seven years ago when youth minister, Chris Grauf, announced he was making plans for a mission trip to Honduras. That summer 26 members took the maiden voyage to the Baxter Institute in Tegucigalpa and spent a week ministering to the members of the Mateo Church and the Jovenes Del Camino Orphanage. Since that auspicious beginning, UCCC has been involved in expanding its ministry each year.

In 2003, University City wanted to establish a church and support evangelism on a fulltime basis within the Tegucigalpa community. So during a personal mission, Mike Childs and Leopolda Villacorta, the minister of the Mateo Church, explored the region for an appropriate place to establish a new congregation. After an extensive search, they settled on Las Casitas, a small community about 10 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa and within close proximity to the Mateo Church.

The 2004 mission trip focused on establishing relationships within Las Casitas. That trip included a Gospel Meeting, the construction of houses for some in need, and a medical mission to serve the entire community. The mission was well received and laid a firm foundation with the people of Las Casitas.

In 2005, University City hired an evangelist to work within the community. The Church at Las Casitas had its official beginning with five families meeting for worship in the Las Casitas Elementary School. God continues to bless this work and by the Summer of 2006, the church had grown to about 100 people. That summer the mission team constructed the first church building on property purchased in the village.

Since 2004, each year's mission has included housing for those in need, a medical mission to serve the community and evangelism to save lost souls. The mission teams have improved the church building to include a sanctuary, a large multipurpose area, a library, three classrooms and a church office.

Today the church is under the direction of local leaders from within the congregation and a new evangelist will be joining the work in January 2010. Since 2005, more than 50 souls have been won for Christ and the church has become a vibrant growing community of believers serving Las Casitas for Christ.