CSI Ministries, Inc.

Summary

CSI Ministries, Inc. ("CSI") organizes groups to assist missionaries and other religious organizations with the construction and repair of missionaries’ physical facilities. CSI ministers to the soul through evangelism, Vacation Bible Schools, music, and building churches; to the mind by building schools, providing school desks, books, school supplies, and other equipment; to the body through medical and dental teams and as a channel through which thousands of dollars in medicines, medical supplies, and equipment are sent to hospitals, clinics, and doctors. CSI organizes work projects, music concerts, Vacation Bible Schools, and medical/dental teams. CSI operates both overseas and at home, upon the request of mission agencies, national churches, and other organizations needing assistance. CSI organizes travel to the mission field for teams and provides all equipment, materials, housing, and transportation. CSI channels materials and funds from donors to churches, schools, hospitals, and other needs overseas and at home. CSI provides missionary speakers for churches and conducts mission conferences. CSI is a Kentucky based interdenominational Christian service organization. This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

CSI Ministries, Inc. ("CSI") organizes groups to assist missionaries and other religious organizations with the construction and repair of missionaries’ physical facilities. CSI ministers to the soul through evangelism, Vacation Bible Schools, music, and building churches; to the mind by building schools, providing school desks, books, school supplies, and other equipment; to the body through medical and dental teams and as a channel through which thousands of dollars in medicines, medical supplies, and equipment are sent to hospitals, clinics, and doctors.

CSI organizes work projects, music concerts, personal evangelism programs, Vacation Bible Schools, and medical/dental teams. CSI operates both overseas and at home, upon the request of mission agencies, national churches, and other organizations needing assistance. CSI organizes travel to the mission field for teams and provides all equipment, materials, housing, and transportation. CSI channels materials and funds from donors to churches, schools, hospitals, and other needs overseas and at home. CSI provides missionary speakers for churches and conducts mission conferences.

CSI is a Kentucky interdenominational Christian service organization. This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

CSI Ministries, Inc. uses the following to communicate its mission:

The mission of Christian Service International (CSI) is to share the redeeming Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. To fulfill our mission, we:

**Provide first hand mission experiences for individuals and groups, promoting a Christlike vision for the world.

**Initiate and develop opportunities which encourage discipleship among team members.

**Challenge team participants to personally consider God’s call to missions in their lives.

**Assist local churches in creating a missions awareness; planning and implementing missions efforts; and motivating the congregation to action.

**Strive to meet the spiritual, physical, educational and social needs of individuals, churches, and other mission agencies by channeling resources to the field.

CSI desires to establish specific ministries on the field, and enhance trust and mutual respect among those with whom we minister.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

Mission support costs to supervise construction and volunteer coordination.

Cost of building materials and supplies used to build or repair schools, churches and other projects in Jamaica, Haiti and the Continental US.

Missionary work groups: Costs of airfare, ground transportation, food and occupancy for missionary volunteers while working on projects.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

CSI Ministries uses the following to communicate its faith:

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost sinful man regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian in enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe that the Church is the body of Christ, that all who are united by faith to Christ are members of the same, and that, having thus become members one of another, it is our solemn and covenant duty to fellowship with one another in peace, and to love one another with pure and fervent hearts.

History [ Back to top ]

CSI Ministries is the product of a vision received by an evangelist in 1963. This missionary promoted missions by showing people first-hand what God was doing to get His Word to a lost world. In 1978 the entire ministry of CSI was turned over to Eddy Cline, and the International Headquarters was moved to Muncie, IN, where he and his wife Shirley operated the ministry out of their home. By 1987 the ministry had grown significantly, and CSI purchased a new office building.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Evangelism Support Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		196 of 348	22 of 37
Fund Acquisition Decision		196 of 348	23 of 37
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	20 of 37
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	20 of 37