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Team Expansion is a non-profit, (501(c)3 ) charitable organization transforming communities among the unreached by planting Biblical churches. Many Team Expansion workers are associated with the Restoration Movement of churches, but as an agency, Team Expansion is non-denominational. ==History== Team Expansion began as a prayer movement on the campus of Kentucky Christian University in 1978. In 1982, five missionaries headed to Montevideo, Uruguay to start the very first Team Expansion work. In 1983, International Services – the stateside support team for all international workers – was launched and headquartered first in the basement of Doug & Penny Lucas' home at 4 Hideaway Dr., Covington, KY, then later in the home rented by John and Becky Bliffen at 941 Grand Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio and then in 1984 on the campus of Cincinnati Bible College, now known as Cincinnati Christian University. Between 1985 and 1996, Team Expansion launched multiple new teams, including Venezuela, Ukraine, Ireland, and Tanzania. In 1997, the leadership of Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, Kentucky) invited Team Expansion to move its headquarters to Louisville, Kentucky. In June 1997, there were 120 full-time missionaries working around the world with 22 different people groups. Teams continued to go into some of the most difficult places, including Bosnia and Kosovo. In 2001, there were 199 full-time missionaries, including three brand new works in Italy, Japan, and Louisville, Kentucky, where the workers focused on a huge Hispanic population. By 2002, more than 8,000 people had come to Christ and more than 110 churches had been planted around the world. As of February 2012, Team Expansion currently consists of more than 320 full-time adult workers serving in 48 countries in 72 distinct church planting projects, including many creative-access locations. These workers operate medical clinics (which dispense medicine, for free or for a token amount, to people of all races, creed, color, and faith), dig wells (for communities, as guided by community leaders), provide various community services, train leaders, and serve mankind in many other ways. True to its core vision, Team Expansion has planted about 250 churches and has ushered over 12,000 new believers into a relationship with Jesus Christ. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Team Expansion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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