Christ For the City International, Inc.

Christ For the City International has been shaped by the Biblical mandate to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since 1995, CFCI has been an innovative leader in modern mission circles and has become a respected urban ministry and mission agency.

The Vision: No place without a witness, no church without a vision, no person without hope.

The Mission: Helping people transform cities by transforming lives.

THE NEED – FOCUS ON CITIES
Unprecedented urban migration produced increased poverty and urban dislocation worldwide. It was predicted that by 2000, 80% of the world's population would live in “mega cities" with 46% of them living in abject poverty. This became a reality.
The widening gap between rich and poor will provide momentum to two trends: 1) increasing low level conflict and 2) increasing movement and illegal immigration. As discouraging as the consequences of this growing gap may be, it will result in an increasing demand for organizations – like Christ For the City International – whose mission it is to work to close or bridge this gap.

LEADERSHIP
In November of 1995, Paul Landrey responded to the call to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Christ For the City International. What had begun as an urban ministry program in Latin America in 1983 was now reaching into 6 countries of Central and South America, Spain and the USA and had a staff of 75 missionaries, 50% of whom were Latin. In July of 2000, Dr. Duane “Chip" Anderson assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of CFCI. Dr. Anderson had served with CFCI for the past 18 years. He and his family moved to Omaha from San Jose', Costa Rica, where he served as Executive Vice President and Costa Rica Country Director. Under the leadership of these men, CFCI embarked on its new focus to develop a ministry that would revolve around the least evangelized cities of the world.

CFCI INTERNATIONAL OFFICE MOVES TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA
In March of 1997, the CFCI International office relocated from Miami, Florida to Omaha, Nebraska. From this location, an administrative staff began the process of providing oversight and direction for the overall work of the ministry in fulfillment of the vision and goals of CFCI in the areas of social services and urban evangelization. Morton G. Cain joined the staff in 1997 as Vice President for Advancement.

STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR CHRIST FOR THE CITY
In a world hungry for spiritual answers that work, Christian identity, who we are and what we do, is our single most important distinctive. The spiritual dimension of this ministry is what separates it from other international organizations. The good news that people and communities can be rightly related to God—and to each other—and impact their cities with the Gospel, is the most excellent news that the Christian has. CFCI strategies and methodologies revolve around and reflect this belief.

CFCI develops leads and contacts in its targeted cities through referrals and friends of the ministry. Over period of 2 to 3 years CFCI deepens its relationships with the churches and ministries in a city whereby the groundwork is laid for the planting of the base. When a suitable director and advisory board are developed ministries are started in each of the Vision Statement areas; No Place without a Witness = programs to benefit the whole population of the city. No Church without a Vision = programs to help churches grow. No Person without Hope = programs to help special people groups such as children, poor, homeless, prisoners, single mothers, unemployed.

CFCI started as a mission agency with programs in slums of cities in Latin America. In 2006 CFCI began to work in the United States bringing home lessons learned from the mission field. In 2010 CFCI began to develop bases in Asia. With over 20 years and 90 different programs in the organization CFCI has the capability to do the strategic planning, resource develop to plant bases that will mobilize people to serve Jesus Christ by serving their city.

CFCI has a 2020 goal of 5 bases in Asia, 2 in Latin America and 6 U.S. cities.
To date (May 2015) we have launched one new base in Asia (India) and hope to launch two more by 2017.
In Latin America we have launched a new base in Argentina and hope to launch another in Chile by the end of 2015.
In the U.S. we have begun working in Dallas, Kansas City, Las Vegas and Phoenix. We hope to soon begin work in Atlanta and Hollywood, CA.