International Charismatic Mission Church
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The International Charismatic Mission is a Bogotá
, Colombia
based church founded in 1983 by César and Claudia Castellanos as a cell group with 8 people. As of 2008, the church had more than 250,000 members, organized into a structure of small cell groups. The church's teaching are titled the G12 Vision
, which is based upon the mentoring of 12 disciples similar in method to Jesus. Castellanos stated that he was inspired to create the discipleship program after receiving a vision from God in 1983.
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
based church founded in 1983 by César and Claudia Castellanos as a cell group with 8 people. As of 2008, the church had more than 250,000 members, organized into a structure of small cell groups. The church's teaching are titled the G12 Vision
G12 Vision
The G12 Vision is a strategy for Christian evangelism to fulfill the Great Commission. It is founded upon the idea that every Christian can mentor and lead twelve people in the Christian faith, following the example of Jesus...
, which is based upon the mentoring of 12 disciples similar in method to Jesus. Castellanos stated that he was inspired to create the discipleship program after receiving a vision from God in 1983.