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1962
The Brazil C&MA mission field opens.
1963
The Taiwan C&MA mission field opens.
1967
Alliance Youth Corps (now called Global Ventures) is established.
1969
The Australia, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala C&MA mission fields open.
1970
Canadian Theological College (Canadian Bible College) is established and the Great Britain C&MA field opens.
1971
The New Zealand C&MA mission field opens.
1972
CAMA Services, Inc. (relief and development ministry) is established.
1973
The Alliance Key 73 program for aggressive evangelism is launched.
C&MA National Office, Nyack, New York
1974
A new constitution is ratified by Council, effectively making the Alliance a denomination. The C&MA National Office moves from New York City to Nyack, NY.
1975
The Indochina fields of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam are closed by a Communist takeover of the governments. The German and Costa Rica C&MA mission fields open.
American Soldiers at the Graves of Martyred Missionaries
1977
The number of missionaries has increased to 890, overseas churches to 4,453, and baptized church members to 332,443. Inclusive membership now numbers 952,000. Missionary contributions reach $12,331,273. North American churches total 1,561; baptized members, 112,867; inclusive membership (including adherents) 192,
336.
1978
Dr. Louis L. King becomes the seventh president of the Alliance. Council votes a goal of doubling Alliance membership by Council 1987. The Spain and Suriname C&MA mission fields open.
Dr. L.L. King
1980
The South Korea C&MA mission field opens and IFAP (International Fellowship of Alliance Professionals) is established.
1981
The Christian and Missionary Alliance of Canada becomes autonomous. Dr. Melvin Sylvester is elected president. Learn more about The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada . . .
Dr. M. Sylvester
1982
The Liberia C&MA mission field opens.
1983
The Nigeria C&MA mission field opens.
1985
By this date the number of missionaries has increased to 1,134; organized churches overseas number 10,649; 569,743 baptized members are associated with overseas churches; inclusive members in those churches total 1,836,277, a net gain of 883,834 persons since 1978. In the United States, churches number 1,646, with 227,846 inclusive members. Canadian Alliance churches total 287, with 56,768 inclusive members. The Myanmar (Burma) C&MA mission field opens.
1987
David L. Rambo becomes the C&MA’s eighth president, serving until 1996. The “Easter 100” goal was reached with 100 new churches started. The Christian and Missionary Alliance celebrates its centennial Council in St. Paul, Minnesota.
D.L. Rambo
1989
The C&MA National Office moves from Nyack, New York to Colorado Springs, Colorado. For the first time ever, overseas churches total 2,000,000 members.
1992
The Congo/Brazzaville C&MA mission field opens.
1993
The Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Yugoslavia (Serbia) C&MA mission fields open.
1994
The French Guinea C&MA mission field opens.
1995
Missions personnel return to Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. IFAP has 63 persons serving in 17 countries. 7,400 
youth attend LIFE ’95 in Orlando, Florida.
1996
Paul Bubna becomes the C&MA’s ninth president, serving until his sudden death in 1998. The Cuba C&MA mission field opens.
P. Bubna
1997
The Bolivia C&MA mission field opens.
P.N. Nanfelt
1998
Peter N. Nanfelt becomes the C&MA’s 10th president, serving to the present. The Balkans, Panama, and Mongolia C&MA mission fields open.
1999
Benin C&MA mission field opens
2000
Thousands make decisions for Christ in Vietnam; estimated believers now 800,000. For the first time the Alliance Life is published in Spanish—Vida Alliancista.
2003
Today the C&MA supports more than 1,100 missionaries in 49 nations and churches in 66 countries and territories. Many of the overseas national churches belong to The Alliance World Fellowship, a fraternal group with 
2.5 million members in over 40 nations. In the United States the C&MA has churches in every state. The denomination totals about 350,000 believers in nearly 2,000 churches. One quarter of these congregations is intercultural in character, attracting immigrants and minority groups with strong cultural heritages. Services are conducted each Sunday in 19 languages. Affiliated institutions include four colleges, a seminary, a publishing house, four retirement centers and two development/investment organizations.
U.S. National Office in Colorado.