PC(USA) - Worldwide Ministries: Colombia


	Colombia Partner Churches and Organizations The Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS) established a mission in Bogota, Colombia , in 1856, its first permanent mission in Latin America . The first Protestant schools in Colombia were founded by Presbyterians—one for girls in 1869 and a school for boys the following year. In 1888 a second Presbyterian station was opened in Barranquilla , with a third at Medellín in 1889. The Presbyterian Church of Colombia (IPC) is a result of these early efforts.

	Presbyterian Church of Colombia (IPC) In the early 1990s differences within the IPC threatened to divide the church, the only PC(USA) partner in South America that had not experienced a split. A split was narrowly averted, however, in 1993 with an agreement to have two separate synods, the Reformed Synod and the Synod. The agreement commits each synod to respect the other and to cooperate in theological education, social service projects, and church celebrations. The IPC has historically been committed to ecumenical cooperation, the defense of human rights, and the struggle for peace. The IPC strives for leadership development, especially among young people of the church. For more information about the IPC, visit its Web site, www.ipcol.org.

	Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches of Latin America (AIPRAL)


	Partner Organization Reformed University of Colombia (CUR) Formerly the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Gran Colombia, the School of Theology is now part of the Reformed University of Colombia (CUR). The CUR received formal recognition from the Colombian government in May 2002. The university provides degree programs for Reformed theological education for Protestants throughout the region.



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