Where Does CFCI Serve Around the World?

Updated

Christ for the City International (CFCI) serves in 16 countries and 32 cities, according to the stats on cfci.org, with about 470 workers and 116 programs meeting physical and spiritual needs. To see the current list of countries and cities, use the "Explore where we're at around the world" section of the site, which links to location information. Note that the site also states "16 countries and 37 cities" in its "What Makes CFCI Unique?" section, so the city count on the page is inconsistent; treat the country figure (16) as the more stable number and confirm specific cities on the location pages.

What the site says about CFCI's reach

Measure Figure on cfci.org
Countries 16
Cities 32 (also stated as 37 elsewhere on the page)
Workers 470 (described elsewhere as "around 450" and "nearly 450")
Local staff 94% of staff in these countries are local
Programs 116
Years sending/receiving teams 25+

The site emphasizes that over 90% of workers are not North American and that most staff in-country are local, so the ministries are largely led by people from the communities themselves.

How to find where CFCI serves

  1. Go to cfci.org.
  2. Open the "Explore where we're at around the world" section.
  3. Follow the "learn more" link to the locations overview.
  4. Select a country or city to see the ministries and programs based there.

The site describes its work as focused on "strategic population centers"—cities—citing urban migration and poverty as reasons for that focus. If you want to know whether a specific country or city has a CFCI presence, the locations overview is the page to check, since the homepage only gives totals.

What you'll find once you pick a location

Location pages are meant to connect visitors to regional programs and missionaries. CFCI's programs address both physical and spiritual needs; the Transformation Fund, for example, supports vocational training, children's programs, feeding centers, gang ministry, and health and dental clinics in places "from Argentina to Zimbabwe."

If you want to go or give

  • Short-term or long-term mission: The site offers both options under "Go short-term or long-term with CFCI," with a "learn more" link explaining how individuals or groups can partner.
  • Support a missionary or project: The "Donate to a long-term missionary or project" section lets you find specific missionaries and projects to support financially or through prayer.

The site does not list costs, application deadlines, or eligibility requirements for these programs, so those details would need to come from the linked pages or direct contact with CFCI.