The year was 1983 when George and Jeanne DeTellis left the United States and went to Haiti with whatever they could carry on the plane.
They lived in tents and started a church the first Sunday they were there. A banner hanging nearby read, “Haiti: Hope in God.” Who could have imagined how God would bless such humble beginnings!
Today, those tents are a distant memory. 40 years later, New Missions has established 35 churches across the island of Hispaniola and 36 school campuses providing medical care and educating children from pre-school through high school and a Bible College in Haiti.
Our Purpose
The purpose of this Christian mission shall be to bear the message of man’s redemption through Jesus Christ to all men, to establish and maintain a place of worship for Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son through the Holy Spirit, and for the promotion of Christian fellowship and edification.
Through the mission, we purpose to minister to the general community by providing churches, schools, clinics and feeding students at our schools, and by teaching Biblical training and other skills helpful to the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Our History
1983Established First Church
Located in Bord-Mer, Haiti, our first church was established with a banner tied between two coconut trees that read, "Haiti: Hope in God." We began preaching the Gospel, because only God changes lives forever.
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1986Artesian Wall
This well was a geological discovery for the Leogane Plain of Haiti. At 170 feet down we hit an artesian well, providing clean drinking water—coming up out of the ground under its own pressure.
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1989High School and Bible College
Established in Signeau, Haiti, we opened our high school and Bible college, providing development for a new generation of Christian leaders.
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1996Surpassed 5,000 Students
Our schools in Haiti surpassed the enrollment of 5,000 students. As we provided food, medical care, and education to these students from preschool through high school, lives were being changed.
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2000Dominican Republic
New Missions was established in Sosua, Dominican Republic, with the purpose of planting churches and establishing schools. Our focus was to serve children and families along the north coast.
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2007Community Health Center
Delivering vital medical care to children and families, we opened the New Missions Community Health Center in Sosua, Dominican Republic. Health education classes are also taught at this facility.
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2010Haiti Earthquate
The 7.0 earthquake destroyed churches and schools at New Missions, but our churches experienced revival and growth. Following the earthquake, the U.S. military made New Missions their base camp for the southern region of Haiti.
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2011Professional Trade School
Providing education in the field of construction and providing jobs to Haitians, our new professional trade school began to pave the way to help build a new Haiti.
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201432nd Church
Located in Decouze, Haiti, our 32nd church was established. This total is comprised of four in the Dominican Republic and 28 in Haiti. These churches serve as our school campuses during the week.
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2017Leaders for Christ
Leaders for Christ is a mentoring program in the Dominican Republic to help raise a new generation of Christian leaders from our schools and churches.
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202340 years of New Missions
Since 1983, a total of 39,366 students' lives have been changed through our Christian schools-educating from preschool through high school, and 35 churches have been established, plus three medical clinics.Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God.
II Timothy 3:15-17
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; Ephesians 4:4-6
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
John 1:1-4; Matthew 1:23; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4; Acts 1:11 & 2:22-24; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit and that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation.
Titus 3:4-7; Luke 24:46-47; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 14:6; Acts 4:12
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.
Galatians 5:16-18; Romans 8:9
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.
Revelation 20:11-15; 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church.
Ephesians 1:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12:12 & 27
We believe that the ministry of evangelism is a responsibility of both the church and of each Christian.
Romans 10:9-15; Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Peter 3:15
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