Mission Projects in Haiti

I. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS. These projects have been started & need to be completed before new projects are begun. It should be noted that all Project Costs are listed in United States Dollars.

Port-au-Prince Circuit

  1. Methodist Guest House. The General Board of Global Ministries has agreed to provide a loan to purchase this house. The GBGM Advance Special number is #0202-97-2DN Pledges to this Advance Special number will assist in repaying this note. The Methodist Church of Haiti is also providing funds to reduce the amount needed to purchase the guest house. The total cost of this project investment is $250,000
  2. Methodist Guest House. Work at the Guest House include building an additional bathroom, enlarging the staff living quarters, adding security lighting, painting guest bedrooms, and general maintenance.
  3. Freres Church completion. Estimated funds to complete: $50,000
  4. Delmas 33 (4 stages). Estimated funds to complete: $30,000 (Stage 1 is now complete)

Jérémie Circuit

  1. Deacons' Home. Estimated funds to complete: $10,000
  2. Troyer Old Folks Home Samaritan. Additional support is requested to provide yearly support of the residents living in this facility. When complete, we expected that the combined facility will house over 24 ladies. Estimated funds to complete: $4,000
  3. TiMadeline. [Located 45 minutes from Jérémie by car. Work team would stay at Jérémie manse.] Estimated funds to complete: $2,000
  4. Golbotine School. Additional work required to complete school. [Located 3-1/2 hours from Jérémie by car & on horseback. No electricity, no running water, bad road. When it rains the paths become dangerous and the children stay home. The existing buildings need repairs and classroom benches & desks. Team(s) can stay at site.] Estimated funds to complete: $8,000

Petit-Goave Circuit

  1. Platon Trou Chou Chou. Estimated funds to complete: $3,000
  2. CEEM (Fence & Wall) - 3 stages. Estimated funds to complete: 3 teams at $4,000 each

II. NEW PROJECTS. These projects can be done in stages by multiple teams, shared by Conferences or UMVIM Teams.

Port-au-Prince Circuit

  1. Thomas Multipurpose Building. [Thomas is a active new congregation. The people have contributed for the purchasing of the land. The existing day school of wooden poles and a zinc roof must be vacated in the near future. The proposed multipurpose building will solve many problems for more than 150 school children. Located some 37 kms. north of Port-au-Prince. This project has been started. A retaining wall has been started, and two of four large classroom foundations have been completed. This project may need to be worked by multiple teams to complete. Teams may commute back & forth or can stay at Leveque, but it will be rough.] Estimated cost: $20,000



  2. Berly Multipurpose Building. A boucan (sub-congregation) on the verge of becoming a congregation. The members now exceed 100 people and continues to grow. With twelve localities surrounding this church, it is centrally located for the spiritual and educational leadership of the community. Upon completion of this structure, it is expected that hundreds of children could take advantage of the new facility. The people have donated the land & have contributed to erect a wooden building with zinc roof. After arriving at the base of the mountains to the school, the team members will be expected to walk for up to eight difficult hours to the project site. Estimated cost: $20,000


  1. Port Sonde Multipurpose Building. Located some 110 kms. north of Port-au-Prince. This small congregation of 60 members have had to move 4 times in the last five years to continue their worship. With their current lease expired, a new building is needed to for community activities and local worship. Estimated cost: $10,000


  2. Cabaret: Reconstruction of Church Building approximately 1 hour north of Port-au-Prince. This multi-purpose (church/school) building needs to be renovated. Contact the VIM Coordinator for project status and project costs.


  3. Croix des Missions. [A vibrant congregation with a good problem: the church is too small. Property needs to purchased. Some funds are already on hand.] Estimated cost: $96,000

Carrefour Circuit

  1. Dormitory & auditorium complex.[It will comprise 2 sections: a) the ground floor will be used as a dormitory for school teachers & local preachers; b) the 2nd floor will contain the auditorium; it will be used as a conference hall for school teachers, youth association, & meeting place for seminars.] Estimated cost: $40,000



  2. Hermitage multipurpose building. [A complex of at least 4 buildings: a) the school; b) the church; c) the medical clinic; d) a house for missionaries.] Estimated cost: $30,000 This project can be completed in stages.


  3. Mellier School: The school is part of the Mellier Church Congregation. The project will be to build a 2nd floor to make the school larger in order to contain more pupils. Estimated cost: $15,000


  4. Home Economic School: As part of the Mellier Congregation, this building will provide educational opportunities to this community. Estimated cost: $12,000


  5. Restoration of Mellier Church: This church is in need of repairs. Estimated cost: $5,000


  6. Enlargement of Church Building: The Thor congregation needs the building enlarged for additional worship. Estimated cost: $25,000


  7. Restoration of Criniotte church building: This church is in need of doors, windows and benches. Estimated cost: $4,000


  8. Home Economics School: As part of the Criniotte Congregation, this building will provide educational opportunities to this community. Estimated cost: $15,000


  9. Local Pastor's Manse: The pastor's manse is in need of repairs. This pastor is assigned to the Criniotte Congregation. Estimated cost: $6,000


  1. Daniel Multi-purpose Building: This building will serve as a Church and provide school to the community during the week days and a place to gather during the evening. Estimated cost: $$30,000

Petit-Goave Circuit

  1. Addition to Petit-Goave Church in the town of Petit-Goave. [We must rather speak of "new addition," because some 13 or 14 years ago the church was expanded on one side. Now the other needs to be expanded. The addition has been started and the congregation continues to give considerable support - both spiritual and Team members can be housed in the church facilities.] Estimated cost: $29,000



  2. Bourdeau new church building. Located in a mountainous area 2-3 hours by donkey or horse from Petit-Goave.[The old wood and mud building cannot last any longer. Local arrangements can be made for team members to stay there, but it will be very rough.] Estimated cost: $6,000


  3. Nam Grecy new church building. Another mountain church 90 minutes from Petit-Goave by vehicle on a very difficult road. [Local arrangements can be made for teams to stay, but it will be rough.] Estimated cost: $4,000


  1. Joli Bois new church building. [There is land available & a church building in bad shape. It takes more than 3 hours to reach by car; it may be too far to send a team.] Estimated cost: $5,000

Jérémie Circuit

  1. Chirac Church. Located approximately 30 minutes from Jérémie, with a congregation of 150 people. [Chirac badly needs a new church. The church is normally used as a school on the week days. Approximately 200 children attend this school which is the only one in the community. From Chirac on top of the mountain one can contemplate the sea & the town of Jérémie.] Estimated cost: $14,000



  2. Despagne School. Located approximately 3 hours from Jérémie. [Nearly 500 children attend this school composed of multiple buildings. With the growth of the student enrollment, a new building is needed and repairs are required on the existing buildings. The road to this mission project is rough. Nevertheless getting to Despagne will tell more about Haiti as a mountainous country where "after mountain there are more mountains".] Estimated cost: $20,000


  1. TiCafé Church. Approximately one hour from Jérémie. The community bought a little piece of land to build a new church to replace the old one where worship services can no longer be held. [People are very nice. They will kindly offer their contribution in material for the construction.] Estimated cost: $14,000


  2. Bois Neuf Malor Church. Located 1-1/4 hours from Jérémie. This construction can be designated as a multipurpose building. [The church is used as a school on week days. The attendance for the school is 175 & for the church 150. The vegetation is marvelous.] Estimated cost: $14,000


  3. Pourcine Multi-purpose Building: This multi-purpose building will serve as a church on Sundays and other scheduled meeting times and a school during the week days. Estimated cost: $18,000


  1. Plaine Nan Do Multi-purpose Building: This multi-purpose building will serve as a church on Sundays and other scheduled meeting times and a school during the week days. Estimated cost $14,000


  1. La Bon Be Church: Estimated Cost: $5,000


  1. Pierry Church: Estimated Cost: $14,000


  2. Du Riz Church: Estimated Cost: $5,000

Cayes Circuit

  1. Dory Church extension & repairs. The roof of the existing building is leaking considerably. Most of the lumber & tin need to be replaced. [The church building is becoming too small as a result of its quantitative growth. It is the largest congregation of the circuit: about 1,000 communicant members, adherents, & children.] Estimated cost: $ 20,000



  2. Debouchette Church. [A piece of land is being bought. There is no church building. People use coconut branches to make themselves a worship place. They dearly need a church building.] Estimated cost: $25,000


  3. Soulette Church (Lle àa Vaches). [The roof & doors were destroyed after a terrible storm. The walls still exist. People worship in a small private house that the circuit office rented for that purpose.] Estimated cost: $15,000


  4. Bercy Church/multi-purpose building. [There exists a pretty good piece of land, & a small building with no doors, windows, nor walls; only the roof. People cannot worship when it rains. They desperately need a good church building to worship God.] Estimated cost: $12,000

La Gonave Circuit

  1. NanCafé Church. [Everywhere on La Gonave is difficult to reach. Team can stay at Source-a-Philippe & travel back & forth to NanCafé.] Estimated cost: $14,000



  2. Anse-a-Galet Residence, La Gonave. [A residence is needed to house the minister or evangelist in charge of the circuit, & also serve as a relay for Methodist personnel traveling from La Gonave to Port-au-Prince.] Estimated cost: 13,000


  3. Church at Anse-A-Galet. [In Anse, the "capital" of La Gonave, we have only a large piece of land which can house both the residence & the church. We already have a boucan (sub-congregation) in a rented house.] Estimated cost: $15,000


  4. Rebecca at the Well - water project. Coordinated by Kansas East, this project focuses of building new wells, erecting and maintaining wind mills, building cisterns, and maintaining pumps and power sources. Project is on-going and is managed by a Water Committee.


  5. Terre Seche School Building. The school is already there, located in the church building. (Terre Seche means dry land.) A new school building is needed. Note: As of April1999, this project has had the foundation complete, walls erected, some school benches built and is awaiting the completion of the roof. This project received $30,000 in funding through the Dakota's Conference and the volunteers are committed towards its completion. Project completion status will be monitored. Estimated cost: $30,000

Cap Haitien Circuit

1. Daniel multipurpose building. [4 buildings: a) the school; b) the church; c) the medical clinic; d) a house for missionaries.] Estimated cost: $30,000

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