Historical Sketches: Amor Viviente*

Amor Viviente began in 2000 and joined the Mennonite Church British Columbia (MCBC) in May 2001. In 2002, the congregation had 80 members, seven cell groups, and 60-85 participating in the worship services. The church was led by Pastor Mauricio and Iris Solorzano. The congregation was not directly planted by the Evangelism and Church Development Committee of Mennonite Church British Columbia but chose to relate to the Conference. They originated out of the Honduran Amor Viviente movement, an Anabaptist-inspired group in Honduras.

Amor Viviente worshipped at the Surrey Vineyard Church in 2002. They had two weekly worship services on Saturday and Tuesday . The congregation also had a radio ministry on CJVB, broadcasting in Spanish at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning.

The congregation was released from formal membership within MCBC in December 2004.