Where we work
Facts about Argentina
Area: 2.8 million km.sq.
Climate: Sub-tropical (N) to Cold (S)
Capital: Buenos Aires
Currency: Peso
People: 81% European, 10% Mixed Race, 5% Middle Eastern, 4% Indigenous
Main Language: Spanish
Religion: 93% Christian (11% Evangelical), 7% Other Faiths/None

Geography and climate
The north is characterized by very hot, humid summers with mild drier winters, and is subject to periodic droughts. Central Argentina has hot summers with thunderstorms (western Argentina produces some of the world's largest hails), and cool winters. The southern regions have warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall, especially in mountainous zones.
Politics and economics
Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly educated population, a globally competitive agricultural sector and a diversified industrial base.
People and society
Religion and the church
The state grants the Roman Catholic Church special privileges, but the Supreme Court has ruled that this does not imply the status of official state-religion.
In 1986, a group of evangelical pastors in Buenos Aires wanted to mark a ‘testimony of faith’ by planning a mass-rally in the Vélez Sársfield stadium. To assure a large audience, the organisers invited evangelist Luis Palau – ‘the Argentinian who has spoken to most people in the world’ – to preach. Press reports the next day estimated attendance figures at 5,000. Seventeen years later, Luis returned for two open-air campaigns, this time stunning the press by attracting around 400,000 people.
In Argentina, the postmodern Anglican with laptop and cellphone belongs to the same denomination as a pre-modern Amerindian who hunts and fishes for survival. Among the indigenous people in Northern Argentina, the Anglican church and the Bible Society reached a historic milestone in 2002 with the publication of the first complete Bible translated into the language of the earliest known tribe.
While Protestants have engaged in many local educational and social action initiatives, traditionally there have been few inroads into the public market-square. With their numerical increase and rising profile in a time of economic crisis, and with widespread disillusionment with the traditional party-politics, Protestants are venturing into the political arena.

Latin Link's work in Argentina
The church perceives itself as still relatively young and recognises the need for well-grounded Bible teaching and theological education. With a huge percentage of the population being less than 25 years of age there is a need for holistic work with teenagers and young adults. We would also like to develop our sending of Argentinians on Step and Stride.

Meet our team in Argentina

Jacqueline (Jax) McCallum is working with Scripture Union in Northern Ireland as an E3 Schools Worker for East Antrim. CHURCH: ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS ANGLICAN CHURCH, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Hans and Priscilla Breekveldt, with Josh, live in Salta. Rebi and Mathias Weikl live in Belgium. Hans and Priscilla are on the pastoral team of San Andrés Church in Salta.

Daniel and Flavia Lesca, with Sofi, live in Salta. Daniel is the Coordinating Pastor for San Andrés Church. He is training a team for a church plant in a difficult neighbourhood

Paula and Matías Rigau, with Santiago and baby Malena, live in Salta. They are both part of the pastoral team of San Andrés. Matías disciples several young men as well

Hazel and Martin Frost, with Joni and Danny, live in San Francisco, Córdoba province. They support two local congregations through preaching and ministry to children. Martin is involved in prison ministry and with ex-prisoners, and works

Annelien Wisse returned to Salta early in 2021 as a Stay member, continuing to develop evangelistic and discipleship ministries with children, teenagers and young women. She is involved in a church

Leandro Berguesi and Romina Gramajo de Berguesi
Leandro Berguesi and Romina Gramajo de Berguesi, with Donato, were accepted as Stride members in 2020 but due to the pandemic they have been unable to travel to the UK. They currently live and work in
Mission opportunities in Argentina
To find out more about mission in Argentina, please browse our opportunities or contact us.
Education and Training
Argentina
Identify and organise opportunities for Step teams and Striders throughout Argentina. You will be researching new Step and Stride projects and assessing their viability.
Education and Training
Argentina (Patagonia)
An opportunity to work in theological formation with the Southern Theological Seminary (STS) in the south of Argentina.
Care and Social Action
Argentina (La Plata)
Working and living close to shanty-town areas in La Plata.
Evangelism
Argentina
Working with international students, having an “open house” for international students.
Care and Social Action
Argentina
Working with Social action projects focusing on children, eg in orphanages/children’s homes, in outreach to children and young people living on the street.
Care and Social Action
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Working with women at risk in a women’s refuge.
Care and Social Action
Argentina
Working in discipleship, education, technical training, social projects and similar in prisons.
Evangelism
Argentina
To support students in evangelism and discipleship.
Education and Training
Argentina
Teacher (any subject) to work in bi-lingual schools as a form of outreach to the middle and upper classes.
Education and Training
Argentina (Chaco)
To work with the Wichi communities in the Chaco region, helping develop programmes of bi-lingual education (Wichi and Spanish), resources, etc.