Since 1937 ·
Brazil · Portugal · Canary Islands
Reaching out, touching hearts, serving Christ
Acre Gospel Mission is an evangelical faith mission from Northern Ireland. For almost ninety years God has used ordinary people to take the Gospel from one place to another, from the Amazon rainforest to Portugal and the Canary Islands.
Pray
Bring our missionaries and their work before God: join a regional prayer meeting or read the prayer points in In Touch.
Give
Every Acre missionary depends on God to provide through His people. Your gift supports their work.
Join us
The Autumn Break at the Killyhevlin, mission teams and meetings across Northern Ireland.
Who we are
A faith mission, from Northern Ireland to the Amazon
Acre Gospel Mission has a rich history full of stories of people God has used to do marvellous things for Him.
From the first missionaries called to the heart of the Amazon rainforest in 1937, to the work in Portugal and the Canary Islands, Acre has never lost its humble roots, or its vision to be a faith mission, completely dependent on God to provide for every missionary’s need through His people.
The mission exists to glorify God by reaching people with the life-changing message of the Gospel.
1937
Founded in the Acre region of Brazil
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Countries of mission: Brazil, Portugal and Spain
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Mission fields, from the Amazon to the Canary Islands
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Acre missionaries serving in Amazonas and Acre in the early years
Where we work
Three countries, one message
Choose a country on the map or in the list to meet the missionaries and churches in each mission field.
Our story
It all began in 1937, deep in the Amazon
William and Margaret McComb and Mollie Harvey, challenged by the great spiritual needs of the people, went to the remote Acre region in north-west Brazil. They never meant to start a mission, but when the Second World War made it impossible to send money to individuals in Brazil, friends at home registered them as Acre Gospel Mission.
- 1937Pioneers reach the Acre region of Brazil
- 1946The McCombs return home; Mollie Harvey goes back to the Acre alone
- 1984Church planting begins in the Alentejo, Portugal
- 30+ yearsA Gospel witness in the Canary Islands
- TodayChurches in Brazil led by Brazilians, many supported by Acre
Events
Come and hear what God is doing
Every autumn · Enniskillen
Autumn Break at the Killyhevlin
Four days by Lough Erne to hear missionaries share first-hand what God is doing, with praise every evening, fellowship and time to rest.
Portugal · Brazil
Mission teams
Teams from Northern Ireland serve alongside our missionaries: twice a year in Fátima, a summer ministry team and, at times, in Brazil.
Touch
Resources
In Touch magazine
Every three to four months, In Touch brings news, stories and prayer points from our missionaries. Read each issue online or download it as a PDF to print and share.
You can also order books that tell the story of the mission, from When God Steps In to The Belfast Boy in Brazil.
“…How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?”
Romans 10:14
Acre is a faith mission: every missionary depends on God to provide through His people. Your gift keeps the Gospel going from one place to another.