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MISSIONS IN
Cuba
God is moving in Cuba
The State of Missions in Cuba
Missions in Cuba are shaped by a Caribbean nation where evangelical churches have grown despite decades of communist control and economic hardship, a resilient Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist, and house-church movement with strong local leadership, and only two unreached peoples, while shortages, migration, and restrictions make discipleship and pastoral endurance central. 2 unreached people groups remain, representing about 34,500 people.
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11M
POPULATION
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60.1%
CHRISTIANS
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99.8%
LITERACY
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2
UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS
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South Asian
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LARGEST UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP
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35K
UNREACHED POPULATION
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Havana
CAPITAL CITY
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Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Camagüey
LARGEST CITIES
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Cuban
Peso
CURRENCY
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Tropical climate, with warm temperatures year-round, a wetter summer season, and frequent hurricane.
CLIMATE
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Spanish
PRIMARY LANGUAGES
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Hinduism
LARGEST UNREACHED RELIGION
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Bible Translation
Spanish Bibles are common, while shortages of printed materials can make digital and shared resources especially useful.
Church Planting
House churches allow Cuban leaders to multiply congregations even when buildings or formal permissions are difficult.
Disaster Relief
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Education
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Gospel Access
Only two UPGs remain; Cuba's broader challenge is discipling a growing church amid economic and political pressure.
Human Trafficking
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Medical Missions
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Orphans & Vulnerable Children
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Persecuted Church
Churches have more space than in earlier communist decades, but registration and public activity remain regulated.
Poverty & Justice
Food shortages and low wages make mutual aid a natural expression of local church life and neighborhood care.
Unreached People Groups
Millions still have little or no access to the gospel in their language and culture.
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A History of God's Faithfulness in Cuba
Cuba’s evangelical story expanded rapidly in the decades before the 1959 Revolution through Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, and other churches, schools, and mission institutions. The revolutionary government later restricted religious organizations, nationalized schools, and prompted many foreign workers and Cuban leaders to leave. Yet local congregations survived, and house churches became especially important during later decades.
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Early Beginnings
Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and other evangelical missions expanded rapidly in Cuba before the 1959 Revolution.
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1900s
Revolutionary nationalization closed Christian schools and sharply restricted institutions, prompting many leaders to leave.
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Independence Era
Cuban pastors and lay believers nevertheless sustained congregations through decades of communist pressure and economic scarcity.
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Modern Movement
From the 1990s onward, house churches and established congregations experienced significant growth as religious space widened somewhat.
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Today
Cuban churches now disciple new believers and serve struggling communities amid migration, shortages, and continuing state controls.
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