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History: Rev. Luis M. Ortiz. Founder of the World Missionary Movement Church. Its beginnings The World Missionary Movement Church was founded in 1963 by Brother Luis M. Ortiz Marrero in Puerto Rico; on February 13 of that same year, the work was registered with the authorities of the State of that country.

According to the testimony of Brother Ortiz himself, the name was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, as was the promise of blessing to carry his work throughout the world. 

Luis M. Ortiz was born on 26 September 1918 in Corozal, Puerto Rico, the eighth child of Miguel Ortiz and Aurelia Marrero; at the age of 10 years, he received Christ in his home in Corozal, Puerto Rico.

He is then called by God to undertake a work of global scope, being confirmed in a Disciples of Christ Church service.

In the words of a missionary sister present there.

After finishing his academic studies, he went to work for the newspaper ‘El Mundo’, a job he later resigned to obey the call of God that burned in his heart.

corazón. 

Se dedicó al estudio de la palabra de Dios en el Instituto Bíblico Mizpa de Puerto Rico, tiempo en el cual recibe otro llamado a realizar una obra misionera en Cuba.

En 1943 se casa con la hermana Rebeca Hernández Colon, procreando dos niñas; Damaris y Priscila: ese mismo año salió al campo misionero obedeciendo la orden del

Lord, first in the Dominican Republic and later for Cuba, where he worked tirelessly for 16 years, serving faithfully in the Council of the Assemblies.

de Dios.

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His work in Cuba produced great fruit for God, for in a year and a half of diligent work, 23 churches had been established and more than 30 workers had been trained,

radio programmes, evangelistic campaigns, a Bible institute and an informative magazine, having at the end of the 16 years a total of 60 churches and a good group of

workers ‘...prepared for every good work.... 

All these results reveal the enormous vision of this man of God and his support for the call of his servant. Confident of that call to worldwide missionary work, the

Brother Ortiz presented his projects to the Council in the hope of receiving support and thus getting down to work; but the Council, after much deliberation, resolved NOT to

SUPPORT that world mission because it did not fit into the plans of that council.

Después de aquel acontecimiento y ante el fuego interno del llamado de Dios, el hermano Ortiz junto con un grupo de hermanos se separaron de aquel concilio y buscaron la guía de Dios y emprender la nueva obra de Cristo.

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It is not easy to think of achieving a goal of such magnitude without the necessary resources, but if the work was God's, then why worry?

prueba dura de la fe de aquel siervo de Cristo destinado para un gran propósito. El primer nombre con que fue conocido el ministerio fue Asociación Misionera y

Evangelista Latinoamericana Inc.

El segundo nombre con que es conocida la obra le fue revelado al hermano Ortiz por el Espíritu Santo y no la divulgó a nadie, sino hasta que Dios no se lo confirmara; en una

reunión celebrada entre todos los hermanos para buscar un nombre, se acordó llamarle MOVIMIENTO MISIONERO MUNDIAL, siendo el mismo nombre que Dios le revelara

Ortiz some time ago, and the brother rejoiced about it. That same year the statutes of the church were drawn up and published and by which we are governed until the present day.

The last edition of these statutes was published in 1993. The year 1963 saw the birth of a new work whose beginning was in the heart of God and was registered

before the respective authorities under the official name of ‘MOVIMIENTO MISIONERO MUNDIAL MUNDIAL’ (WORLD MISSIONARY MOVEMENT).

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From the very moment of its foundation, God has been developing this global vision and in 48 years of work, the WMW has come to be present in more than 67 countries,

in 5 continents, and we continue to advance in the conquest of ‘... The promised land...’. Ecuador, Curacao, Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador,

Colombia, Chile, Chad, Central Africa, Canada, Brazil, Cameroon, Bonaire, Bolivia, Belgium, Belize, Australia, Aruba, Argentina, Germany, Israel, India, Sint Maarten, Rodriguez Island,

Islas Mauricio, Islas Hawai, Las Canarias, Inglaterra, Haití, Guyana Inglesa, Guinea Ecuatorial, Gabón, Francia, Estados Unidos, España, El Congo, Italia, Jamaica, Japón,

México, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Portugal, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Rumanía, Sao Tomé, Suiza, Surinam, Trinidad y Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela y Zaire, y

estamos seguros de que falta mucho terreno que conquistar hasta la venida gloriosa de Cristo.

Además, en la Historia, Por motivos de salud y la edad de 70 años, el Rev. Ortiz se retira como pastor y presidente mundial de la obra, entregando su cargo al Rev. Rubén

Rosas Salcedo, su fiel amigo y servidor por más de 30 años. 10 años estuvo el hermano Rosas al frente de la iglesia, el cual, por motivos de edad y cansancio, entrega su cargo al Rev. Samuel Rolón, hijo espiritual del hermano Ortíz y servidor fiel hasta su muerte, ocurrida el 25 de diciembre de 1996.

Corta, pero fructífera fue la administración del hermano Rolón, ya que solo estuvo al frente durante 18 meses. El cargo le fue entregado al Rev. Gustavo Martínez, actual

presidente mundial de la iglesia, es pastor en Medellín, Colombia, con 2000 miembros y una extensión de 20 congregaciones más; Dios bendiga esta obra siempre y la siga

multiplicando como siempre lo ha hecho.

¡A DIOS SEA TODA LA GLORIA!