Churches and ecumenical organisations in Latin America, through their service arms, are increasingly influencing social and cultural change in their communities while also affecting political and economic developments. They do this by collaborating with one another and with other sectors of civil society.

Churches and ecumenical organisations seek to strengthen themselves so as to raise the quality of what they do. Thus it is important to offer activities and processes that will nourish their institutional capacity, sense and purpose, and enable them to achieve their objectives fully.

Creas is an interdisciplinary network of Christian professional men and women. It aims to increase the capacity of the ecumenical movement, local churches and grassroots community organisations to promote human rights – civil, political, economic, social and cultural.
Creas identifies itself as part of the Ecumenical Movement, understanding this as a coming together of people and organisations that take on, from their Christian faith, a commitment to human dignity.
Creas promotes diaconal work as an instrument of justice.

Creas works in South America with a regional perspective. It is present in eight countries of the Andean Region and the Southern Cone – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – and collaborates actively with organisations in Brazil. It also maintains contacts with related experiences in other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.