About Casas Por Cristo

Casas por Cristo was founded in 1993. In 1994 Casas por Cristo built 48 homes. In April 2001 Casas por Cristo built its one-Thousandth home. April 2003 marked the completion of house 1500, while December 2004 we built house 2000. The end of 2006 saw the completion of over 2600 homes. Over the years the face of the ministry has changed, but the purpose of Casas por Cristo has stayed the same--building Homes to the glory of God.

For more than thirteen years Casas por Cristo has worked to share the love of Christ through building homes in Juarez, Mexico. Casas por Cristo works in partnership with the local pastors in Juarez by coordinating teams from the US and Canada to come down and build homes for needy families selected by the Casas por Cristo Pastor's Committee.

The Pastor's Committee is comprised of over 100 local Mexican pastors. One of the functions of their monthly meetings is the selection of family applications. The pastors solicit applications from church members, neighbors and families in the communities in which they work. Every application is reviewed by the Applications Committee. After this selection process the applications are turned over to our El Paso office to be partnered up with teams.

Applicant selection is based on their need to obtain sufficient housing and means to do so. Families must be able to prove ownership of land, provide water, and have the land cleared and leveled in preparation for the team’s arrival. Families are not required to be Christians or attend their sponsoring pastor's church. Casas por Cristo is a tool for the use of the local Pastors to evangelize the community in Juarez.

Casas por Cristo has fourteen full-time staff (and growing) in El Paso and three in Juarez. All El Paso staff members are support-based missionaries. The livelihood of each of these people is based on your support. The cost of the house pays for the materials in the home, Mexican staff salary and ministry overhead. If you enjoy working with your staff member, please prayerfully consider supporting them. At the end of each week, you will have the opportunity to provide them with an offering in a provided Casas por Cristo donation envelope. To stay current with a staff member’s news, you can request to be added to their newsletter mailing list.