Hogar Metodista Costa Rica

Hogar Metodista Costa Rica is the Methodist Children’s Home that refers to a Christ-centered ministry in Costa Rica run by the Methodist Church of Costa Rica. The Home provides family-like homes, education, healthcare and spiritual care for legally abandoned children, often siblings, aiming to foster a loving environment and future independence through donations and volunteers. They rely on donations, fundraisers and volunteers with a focus on long-term sustainability.

Each year for many years, West Side UMC has taken or been part of a group of volunteers that go to the district of Tibas located in the San Jose Province in Costa Rica. We stay in the seminary dorms run by the Methodist Church in Costa Rica and travel each day to the district of Coronado also located in the San Jose Province to work at Hogar Metodista. This year we will be going for one week and our team will consist of 11 members.

We will be working on a home for teenagers that have grown up in the children’s home, are aging out and need a place to live that is supportive and loving. We will most likely also be working on the perimeter wall, painting and providing our services to whatever else is to be done. We will be commissioned on January 18 and will be in Costa Rica January 24 - January 31. You will be able to follow us on Facebook on this link: ​facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064771563885​

Ray and Lidia Zirkel are the missionaries that have spent their lives after college in Costa Rica working on and at Hogar Metodista as well as other projects around the country.. Please go on to their website and check out the amazing things they have going on in Costa Rica.

​http://www.zirkelministrycostarica.com/methodist-childrens-home.html​