FOUNDATION & STAFF

The Ruibal Foundation

After ministering to hundreds of thousands throughout South America with signs and miracles in the early 1970s, Dr. Julio C. Ruibal, called "The Apostle of the Andes" by the press, was led of the Lord to establish pattern churches which would consolidate and establish the new believers. In 1974 he, along with his wife, Ruth, established the largest church in Bolivia which presently has over 23,000 members, its own radio and television stations, and outreach churches in every state throughout the country.

In 1978 Julio and Ruth founded Ekklesía Centro Cristiano Colombiano (Ekklesia Colombian Christian Center) in Cali, Colombia. Ekklesía is a local church which also has a Christian school with a Christian philosophy and Bibliocentric curriculum in Spanish, a health clinic, and plans for a college, a radio station, and a center for the production of audio and visual programs among other projects.

In 1990 the Lord provided Ekklesía with a property called Villa Christiana. It is a 6 acre rustic property nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, yet within the city of Cali where the church and its ministries are located and where the projects are being developed.

The Lord mightily used Dr. Julio Ruibal, a member of the Board of Cali's Ministerial Association, as an instrument for unity among churches which the Christians are experiencing in Cali. Every year about 45,000 - 50,000 believers meet in the stadium for all night prayer vigils and as a result the drug cartels have fallen and the Lord has moved powerfully in the city. In December 1995 Dr. Ruibal was martyred for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

After Julio's death, Ruth Ruibal has continued with the work as senior pastor of the church. Ruth is also an active member of the Pastor's Association and a member of the Executive Directors Board of COICOM (Latin American Confederation of Christian Communicators).

Staff

Directory Board:
Dr. Ruth Ruibal (President)
Rev. Don Curry
Mr. Charles Train (Secretary/Treasurer)
Mr. Charles DeRenzo

Advisory Board:
Dr. Thomas Evernden
Rev. Steven Fry
Mr. Hoggier Hurtado
Rev. Dick Iverson.
Mr. G. Penfield Jennings
Rev. Carol Juliano
Mr. John Juliano
Rev. Cindy Lewis
Ms. Terry Meeuwsen
Rev. Anthony Milligan
Mr. George Otis, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Alistair Petrie
Rev. Robert Wagar

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