Dominican Republic

(Our Companion Diocese)

In 1999, St. John's sent its first mission team to the DR leading to the initiation of the Tampa Deanery Project, a collaborative effort between Tampa area Episcopal Churches and our Diocese. Since then, members (both adult and youth) of Tampa Bay Episcopal churches and friends have traveled to the DR on mission teams. In 2011, a three-year project in La Barquita, Santo Domingo, a poor barrio near the Ozama River, was completed. The goal was to finish the first floor of the new San Pedro y San Pablo Church (including sanctuary, entrance area, office and four classrooms). The church building was consecrated in July, and is starting to meet community needs (worship, pastoral care, education, job training, nutrition, etc.), and serve as a shelter from the inevitable flooding. In 2012, St. John's youth, under the leadership of Leland Baldwin, will paint the second floor at Mission San Pedro y San Pablo. The new 2012 project is to build a new for Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) Episcopal Church in the sugar mill town of Santa Fe on the edge of the city of San Pedro de Macorís. The Companion Diocese relationship with the DR is facilitated by the Dominican Development Group (DDG) office.

WEBSITES & CONTACT: Dominican Development Group, www.dominicandevelopmentgroup.org; Diocese of the Dominican Republic, www.episcopaldominican.org; Sally Thompson, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 254.3009