Spanish American Mission

“To support spanish speaking peoples partially, but not limited to mexico. We provide finanacial support to 21 pastores to pland churches, build buildings,support schools for developmentally disable students, bible training instirute a three year course study for pastors and lay leaders, we also help with overhead cost, mission expenses paid out of pocket with receipts to missionaries for reimbursement. We help with the professional printing and mailing of our newsletter four times a year. The mission keeps no office space, however the mission does store its records at the church where the executive director was the pastor. The mission does not desire to own property. The mission has office supplies and a computer for use of the treasurer.buildins erected in mexico are given to the local church congregations at no cost. S.a.m. Originated in 1949 with the purpose of supporting and assisting mexican nationals who answer the call of god to plant churches and evangelize in the area of torreon, coohila in northern mexico. There are more than 26 churches established an almost all of them are planting new sister churches.”

“Part i, line 10 see part iii of the 990 ez and explanatioon of part iii below”

“Support of 21 mexican pastors. One grant for full support of our lead national pastor/field administrator, $20,950.00: all of the remaining grants are for the partial support of the other pastors to make up for what is lacking in their support from their congregations. The differences in the grant amounts are due to the different levels of need from congregation to congregation. We provided a grant to one pastor at $7,650.00, one pastor at $3,000.00, one pastor at $2,700.00, one pastor at $2,400.00, one pastor at $1,800.00, three pastors at $1,500.00 each, eight pastors at $1,200.00 each, one pastor at $1,275.00, one pastor at $900.00 one pastor at $300..00.”

“Support of mexican pastor in grant, michigan. One grant of $62,791.00 for the full support of a church planting pastor who is planting a spanish - language church in grant, michigan since the church is small and cannot currently support his salary.”

“This grant of $38,434.00 was the total cost of all of our building projects in mexico listed on this line in part iii.”

“The total of $16,900.00 represents a grant of $6,300.00 to a pastor in venezuela for humanitarian aid for a school for hadicapped persons at their church, a grant of $6,300.00 for the administrator and teachers of a school for disabled children in gomez palacio, durango, mexico run by one of our supported churches, and a grant of $4,300.00 for medical expenses of our supported pastors.”

“None of the board members are compensated. At present time the treasurere is not a member of the governing board, but is listed in part iv as an officer or a key employe. He is paid a nominal salary of $2,400.00 per year for the part time work of depositing contributions, writing checks, wiring funds and maintaining the mission's financial records. The executive director receives only the support that is given to the mission and which is specifically designated for his salary by the donors. The excutive director is responsible for raising this support directly.”