Our Sister Church in Cuba

“We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord”

Description: Southminister entered into a sister church relationship with the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Guanabacoa, Cuba in 2004. Southminster shares in the life of this congregation via monetary support, prayer, regular communication, and yearly visits to Cuba.

Support Needed: Monetary donations. Congregation members visiting Cuba to share fellowship. Donating OTC medicines to Cuba. Becoming a prayer partner and fostering faith between our two congregations.

Southminster Involvement: $1000 donation from local mission budget. Additional funds raised via Gifts Grow. Hosted Pastor Abel and Sarah at Southminster July 2008. This was their second visit - the first was in 2005. Have sent 3 youth to summer Presbyterian Youth Leadership Conferences in Havana. Annual Southminster delegation trip to Cuba. Collect and send medications to free weekly medical clinic run by a local physician who is also a member of our sister church.

SPC Contact: Gretchen Fleming

Cuba Sister Church
Amargura #19, %Pepe Antonio y Division
Codigo Postal 11100, Guanabacoa, Cuba
Contact: Pastor Abel and Sara Mirabal

Fall of 2005: A Growing Number of Young People Involved in the Church

In June of 2004 we formally established a sister relationship with the Presbyterian-Reformed Church of Guanabacoa, Cuba.  The pictures below are from two trips by members of Southminster, in 2003 and 2004.

The Pastors:  Abel Mirabal (Cuba) and Doug Learned (Southminster)

Left to right: Bill Curry (Southminster), Sara (Pastor's wife), Abel Mirabal (Pastor), Pedro Ramirez, M.D. (member of Session), Carlos (member of church), Gretchen Fleming (Southminster)
 

Long-time members of the church at Guanabacoa, Cuba: Olga, Digna and Digna's husband

Pastor Abel, Pastor Doug, Pat Wiedner, Sara

Caroline Linde and Pat Wiedner singing with members of the Guanabacoa choir

Pastor Abel and Olga Rodriguez signing certificate of recognition of the sister relationship between our churches

Clockwise from center bottom: Boris, Pastor Doug, Chris Leonard, Pat Wiedner, Traci Smith, Caroline Linde, Carlos

Pastor Abel, praising God with his gift of music.

God is Love!