1980-1985The Vision BeginsThe Institute for World Evangelisation - ICPE Mission, was founded in Malta by Mario and Anna Cappello, within what later became known as the Glory of God International Covenant Community. The first School of Evangelisation was held in Malta in January 1985. 1986RomeA School of Evangelisation was conducted for Vision Carriers, men and women from all five continents were called to spread the Good News throughout the world as ICPE missionaries.
The Holy Father Pope John Paul II gave his personal support and encouragement to the ICPE Mission. The Mission's vision was presented to him during a private dinner with the ICPE Mission’s Founders Mario and Anna Cappello at the Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. 1987 Catching the VisionTwelve of the participants in the School of Evangelisation in Rome joined the ICPE Mission. These twelve, together with other ICPE staff members, formed an international Catholic community of lay people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Members of this community came from Mexico, South Korea, the United States, Holland, Malta, and New Zealand. 1988 Dynamic ActivityAt the request and invitation of the local bishops, the ICPE Mission conducted other Schools of Evangelisation for Vision Carriers in Rome and New Zealand.
Mission TeamsThe ICPE Mission sent a mission team to South-East Asia, where they spent two months living in the jungle and sharing the Good News. During this experience, they witnessed the manifestation of God's power through conversions and healing. A second mission team set out to spread the Gospel in the concrete jungles of Germany and England, evangelising and encouraging others to do the same. 1989 Leadership Training ProgrammeThe ICPE Mission recognised the need for training individuals in order to establish missionary communities. For this reason, a special seven month intensive training programme was conducted for potential leaders. This programme proved to be a special encounter with God. The ICPE missionaries were left with the certainty that God was about to spread them throughout the world and establish them within different missionary communities. 1990 The Great DiasporaA mission team was sent to New Zealand for a year to evangelise and become familiar with the people and the land of New Zealand. The ICPE Mission conducted a School of Evangelisation
in Nigeria in which thirty-five persons participated. During
their time in this African nation, the ICPE missionaries organised
a number of retreats and seminars.
The Church in Mainz, Germany, made available to the ICPE Mission a beautiful property in the Black Forest. Through the first School of Evangelisation held in this centre, God called twenty people to join the ICPE Mission. Various outreach teams travelled to the Czech Republic, Russia, Ireland, the USA and Poland, establishing many contacts and sowing seeds of the Gospel. The new premises for the ICPE Mission in Malta was inaugurated in September of 1990 when the ICPE Mission team moved into the 'San Martin' residence. 1991-1993 International Staff ConferenceIn 1991, an International Staff Conference brought all ICPE Mission staff members together in Allerheiligen, Germany. This event took place again in 1993. Canonical RecognitionThe ICPE Mission received formal Diocesan Canonical Recognition as an Association of Christ's Faithful from the archdiocese of Malta in 1992. ICPE Mission Centre in Wellington, New ZealandSt. Gerard's Monastery in Wellington, the new ICPE Mission Centre in New Zealand, was purchased by the ICPE Mission in 1993.
The first outreach to Albania, conducted by a team from Malta, took place in 1993. Other teams were sent from Germany to Sabah, the Netherlands and Belgium. 1994 A team was sent from the Malta Centre to Asia for six months to organise evangelistic outreaches and Schools of Evangelisation in Sarawak, Singapore, the Philippines, Sabah, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, and China. 1995 Youth Arise InternationalYouth Arise International, a Catholic Youth Initiative of the ICPE Mission, convened for the first time in Brescia, Italy. Since then YAI became autonomous. 1997 ICPE Ghana MissionFor a number of years the ICPE Mission organised Schools of Evangelisation and formation programmes for catechists in Ghana. In 1997 two Ghanaians became the first co-ordinators of the ICPE Mission in Ghana. Ghana Mercy WorkICPE Mission teams laid the foundations for the establishment of a hospital in this region. This project was recognised as one of the 100 projects of Pope John Paul II for the Year of Charity and the Great Jubilee 2000.
hopeXchangeThis project is being carried out by hopeXchange, an initiative of the ICPE Mission. hopeXchange is an international humanitarian aid organisation dedicated to the integral development of people, and the fostering of charity and justice in the world. Through education, healthcare and sustainable development, hopeXchange is committed to the advancement of marginalized people, to reduce poverty and empower the weak and oppressed to become agents of change. The ICPE Mission conducted two consecutive outreaches in Oregon, USA. These led to a pilot School of Evangelisation in Washington D.C., U.S.A. ICPE PhilippinesA community of ICPE missionaries took the plunge into the great harvest field of Asia. In fact, the first ICPE Mission Centre in Asia was officially opened in Manila in 1997.
MISSION:/POSSIBLEResidents of Badoza, Spain, experienced great devastation following the historic floods in the winter of 1997. The ICPE Mission responded to this need by sending the first "Mission:/Possible" team to the site of this natural disaster. 1998 ICPE International OfficeUpon the invitation of several Vatican officials, the ICPE International Office moved from Allerheiligen, Germany, to Rome in the summer of 1998.
CreativeCommunicationsCreativeCommunications, a ministry of the ICPE mission, launched the first International Summer School of Theatrical Arts in Krakow, Poland. ICPE PolandICPE Poland came into being in August 1998 when an ICPE Mission Centre was set up in Maslonskie with the goal of reaching out to Poland, Eastern Europe and beyond. 1999 ICPE Mission India - A missionary community embarked on the task of setting up the ICPE Institute of Formation and Humanitarian Work in the vast sub-continent of India.
Chicago OutreachIn June 1999, ICPE Poland travelled to Chicago, Illinois, where they conducted a three week outreach programme predominantly aimed at the Polish community in Chicago. They returned in October 1999. Mission to Hong KongThe first ICPE School of Evangelisation held in the Philippines in August 1999 led to an outreach in Hong Kong. This event opened a number of opportunities in China.
Millennium Films InternationalThrough an agreement between Inspirational Films and the Institute for World Evangelisation, the ICPE Mission obtained the right to distribute the film "JESUS," an account of the life of Christ drawn from the Gospel according to St. Luke. Following this, ICPE began the arduous task of ensuring that the film conforms with the doctrinal teachings of the Catholic Church.
Woman to WomanBorn out of the lives of the ICPE women missionaries, Woman to Woman held its first event in Allerheiligen, Germany. 2001 ICPE IndonesiaIn April, the ICPE Mission was established in Indonesia. During this year, the ICPE Mission was involved in the formation of two local communities in Indonesia and Singapore as part of the Glory of God International Covenant Community (GOGICC). As affiliate members of the GOGICC, these communities share in the call to Worship and Evangelise.
Missio Ad GentesMissio ad Gentes an initiative of the ICPE Mission under the Patronage of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was set up to organize missionary congresses in mission territories and to promote missionary vocations.
Pastoral Care SchoolThe first Pastoral Care School covering practical and spiritual insights in areas of pastoral counselling and inner healing took place in Allerheiligen, Germany. 2002 An International Private Association of
Christ's Faithful with Pontifical Right
2003 ICPE SingaporeAt the Archbishop’s request, the ICPE Mission sent a small team to start the Singapore mission, serving youth and young adults. 2004 ChinaeraThe outreach to China is developed further through the launching of Chinaera.
2005 20th AnniversaryOn the 17th of January, the ICPE Mission celebrated its 20th Anniversary.
Leadership SchoolFor three weeks, 35 of the ICPE Mission’s leaders from 16 different nations gathered together in fellowship, prayer and with the desire to move deeper in the practical and spiritual areas of leadership. 2006 The call to a radical life: Do not be afraid! Let the fire of love consume you!The Lord once again made known his call and invitation to the ICPE missionaries to live the Gospel radically. As the International Council gathered with Mission Centre Directors for days of prayer and attentive listening to the Lord, the call was loud and clear: a lifestyle of ‘YES’ to Him and trusting in his loving providence for our lives. Our understanding of God’s way of life for us, communal sharing and freedom of detachment, was deepened. Together we were able to express clearer guidelines as to how to continue living this spirituality concretely in our present times. 2007 Pontifical RecognitionOn the 19th of May, the Holy See confirmed the pontifical recognition of the Institute for World Evangelisation (that was granted ‘ad experimentum’ on the 19th May 2002) and approved definitively the institute’s statutes.
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