Peru
The Alliance entered Peru in 1925, and early efforts focused on evangelizing the Quechua Indians. In recent years, Alliance workers have been demonstrating Jesus’ love among families in Trujillo who live and work in garbage dumps.
While the Peruvian Alliance national church has grown to maturity, the increasingly vast population of Chinese immigrants was not being reached for Christ. As former Alliance missionaries were transitioning out of the field, the C&MA sent a couple to Peru to engage in Chinese evangelism and church planting. Despite numerous challenges, a number of Chinese have received Jesus as Savior, and many have become servants of the gospel who are engaged in leading Bible studies, coordinating worship services, preaching, and conducting personal visitation.

National Church
The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church: 203 organized churches, 154 unorganized groups, 53 ordained ministers, 37,305 baptized members, and 111,915 inclusive members
Team Initiatives
- Complete the fund-raising effort for the construction of a multipurpose Alliance center/church in the district of San Borja.
- Disciple new believers in two church plants in Lima in the districts of San Borja and Los Olivos.
- Continue church-planting efforts in Lima’s Chinatown.
The Alliance at Work in Peru
-
Restaurant Ministry Reaches Chinese in Peru
This is a big sector of the Chinese diaspora in Peru that needs Jesus.
read more -
Correction to Bus Crash Story
On Wednesday, March 25, we reported that a bus crash in Peru had taken the lives of 30 men who […]
read more -
More than 30 Alliance Men Killed in Bus Crash (correction)
The crash was one of the worst traffic accidents in Peru in many years.
read more -
G.C. Kids Mobilized for Missions
The G.C. tree house is a fun, safe place for children to learn about God’s mission.
read more -
Jesus and His Disguises
The boy folded his hands and knelt in the dump. I looked around, not knowing what to do, but I finally knelt down next to him.
read more
Demographics
- Population
- Population—27,925,628
- Infant mortality rate—31.9/1,000
- Life expectancy—69.5
- Capital City
- Lima (8,113,000) pop.
- Geography
- Slightly smaller than Alaska, Peru (496,223 sq. mi.) consists of arid coastal plain in the west; peaks over 20,000 ft., lofty plateaus, and deep valleys in the central region; and Amazon jungles in the east.
- Languages
- Quéchua (official)
- Spanish
- Aymara
- Amazonian languages
- Ethnicity/Race
- Amerindian—45%
- Mestizo—37%
- White—15%
- Black, Japanese, Chinese, other—3%
- Economy
- Per capita income—$5,600
- Inflation—3.8%
- Unemployment—9.6%
- Literacy rate—91% (2003 est.)
- Government/Political Climate
- Constitutional republic; fully independent from Spain in 1824, Peru has a long history of repressive military rule, economic problems, and violent insurgency.
- Religion
- Roman Catholic—90%
- other—10%
Support the Mission
Alliance ministry in Peru is primarily funded through the Great Commission Fund. Help fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission and make a gift to the GCF today.
Give to Special Projects
These field-approved projects are funded by donations in addition to the GCF. Click and give today.
Peru Team
Get Involved...
Pray.
We cannot “Live the Call Together” unless prayer is central to all we do.
Pray with us »
Serve.
Is God calling you to service? We’re here to help you connect your passion with God’s purpose.
Serve with The Alliance »
Give.
Help build Christ’s Church by supporting the ministry and workers of The Alliance.
Give today »