From the earliest days of its existence, the EMC has been globally minded. Over our 75 years, many missionaries have followed the call of God to carry the gospel to countries across the globe in evangelistic efforts to places such as Mexico, Bolivia, Ukraine, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, and Russia. In addition to countless outreach efforts that were initiated from within the U.S., four global or mission conferences have joined the EMC as fully affiliated conferences. There is far too much to tell in the space we have in this issue, but here are a few highlights from each of the four.
MEXICO (The Mexican Evangelistic Mission, or M.E.M.)
Dr. Ezekiel Vargas, with the support of family and a few others, founded the Mexican Evangelistic Mission in 1926 out of a desire to stay true to orthodox theology. Twenty years later, Dr. Vargas was present in Memphis when Dr. J. H. Hamblen met with others to discuss the forming of a new movement in the United States. In the Summer of 2016, “The Connection’ devoted an entire issue to the MEM Conference, and it is a tremendous read. You may access the historic archive and read that entire issue to learn so much more about the M.E.M.
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