Greetings, Riverbank Church! Thank you for your gift to plant Bethania Christian Family Church in Guatemala. Your support is actively changing lives and bringing the hope of Jesus to children and their families. Now that construction is complete, the church will serve hundreds of children for years to come. In the photo above, the mother of a beneficiary named Franklin participates in an interview about the impact of this intervention on the life of her son. This report includes final ... Read More
Church Plant Update – January 2021
Congratulations, Riverbank Church, on your support of a completed church plant in Guatemala! Thanks to your gifts and prayers, Bethania Christian Family Church is finished with construction and ready to serve its community. In this final construction update, you’ll see that not only is the building ready, but this process has brought unity to the church. May God bless you as you have blessed this generation and many more to come! Construction Progress The construction of the church, ... Read More
Church Plant Update – April 2020
Riverbank Church, thank you for supporting the church plant, Bethania Christian Family Church in the village of Chonimatux, Guatemala. In this report, you will find an update on the construction progress and how the church is currently ministering to the community. Please continue to lift up this congregation and the community of Chonimatux in your prayers. Construction Progress The church has built the classrooms, restrooms and the kitchen. There is still finishing work to be done on these ... Read More
Church Plant Update – January 2020
Riverbank Church, thank you for your generous support of the church plant, Bethania Family Christian Church in Chonimatux. We are pleased to present to you the latest report on construction progress and church activities in the community. Currently, 35 adults and 15 children attend the church. Please continue to pray for God’s work in this community. Construction Progress The Construction team has completed 5 classrooms. This includes building walls, laying floors and building the ... Read More
Church Plant Update – December 2019
Riverbank Church, we are pleased to bring you a report from Bethania Christian Family Church, Chonimatux in the hills of Barrio Santa Ana, Momstenagno, Guatemala. The church congregation continues to grow and Pastor Jose Hernandez is actively cultivating prayer and discipleship groups among families in the community. In the past 60 days, there have been two new professions of faith in Jesus Christ! The concrete foundations of the church building are being poured and walls are going up. Every ... Read More
Church Plant Update – October 2019
Thank you, Riverbank Church, for your continued prayers for your church plant in the Totonicapán Department of Guatemala. We are excited to share this latest field report from Bethania Christian Family Church, Chonimatux in the hills of Barrio Santa Ana, Momstenagno. We hope you are as excited as we are to see progress at the church site. Soon it – and the community – will be transformed! Construction Progress Paths and steps have been built to connect each construction module. We talked ... Read More
An Update From Bethania Family Christian Church — July 2019
Greetings Riverbank Church! We are pleased to bring you an update from your church plant in Guatemala! The start of construction was delayed due to the need for a soil study because the land was on a steep slope. The soil has been compacted and formal construction can begin. Thank you for your patience during this process. Construction Progress The 3 slopes were finished, which allowed the reduction of inclination. All unstable materials were removed from the ground. The soil compaction and ... Read More
Church Plant Update – June 2019
Thank you, Riverbank Church, for supporting this church planting project in Chonimatux Village, Momostenango Town in the Totonicapán Department of Guatemala. Bethania Family Christian Church in Chonimatux will be built on a sloping parcel of land measuring 2,000 square meters (6,561 square feet). As you can see in this initial field report, preparing the land for construction will be the first hurdle – and a fulfillment of a dream! Construction Progress Due to the shape of the land, it was ... Read More
Partnering with Compassion International
Thank you, Riverbank Church, for partnering with Compassion International to reach more people with the gospel and bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Guatemala. By partnering with us to plant Bethania Family Christian Church in Chonimatux you are acting as a catalyst to help a local church, Bethania Family Christian Church, create a deeper presence of ministry in their community. By constructing a new church building you are giving them capacity to ... Read More
Greetings From Guatemala — A Letter From the National Office Director
Dear Friends at Riverbank Church, thank you for partnering with Compassion to plant a new church in Guatemala. In this report, we are pleased to share a letter from Leonel Xuya, Compassion's Director in Guatemala. Be inspired as you read his love for Christ, the church and the people of Guatemala, especially vulnerable children. Warm Greetings from Guatemala, We thank you for joining us to advocate for children, to release them from the spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and ... Read More