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The YMCA existed in Cuba from the beginning of the century, it was organized on May 12, 1905.
The YMCA was known especially in evangelical circles, standing out greatly in charitable activities and sports.
The YMCA of Cuba served to train, especially, the best Cuban swimmers of those decades, some of whom won multiple medals for Cuba.
The YMCA came to have an excellent three-story building on the corner of Egido and Apodaca with a swimming pool and accommodation, as well as very good sports facilities.
In 1936 the YMCA of Cuba closed, without knowing exactly the reasons, although we assume that the political instability of the country, the economic crises, and possibly discrepancies between foreign leaders and Cubans created situations that ended said work.
In the magazines of the time, especially in the Christian Herald, official organ of the Presbyterian Church, frequent references appear to the social and sports work of the YMCA of Cuba.
In 1959, after the revolution, small efforts were made to reorganize it, but the dynamics of the country meant that they did not prosper.
On January 28, 1991, the ACJ of Cuba was reorganized.
Despite not being able to obtain legal status at that time, work began under the cover of the then Ecumenical Council of Cuba, now the Council of Churches of Cuba, in an act in which more than twenty-five personalities of the country participated.
At the first Assembly, the then president of the Ecumenical Council, Rev. Raúl Suárez Ramos, was elected as President of the Board and Lic. Jacobo Guiribitey, president of the Commission for Studies of the History of the Church of Cuba, was elected as Secretary.
The regulations and statutes of the ACJ of Cuba were approved and the Board of Directors was composed of: Rev. Orestes González Cruz, Prof. Rita Oliva, Rev. David Lee, Rev. Raúl Suárez (President) and Lic. Jacobo Guiribitey (Secretary).
At that time the Board elected Rev. Héctor Méndez as General Secretary.
That was the Board from 1991 to 1994.
Then, from 1995 – 1996, the Board of Directors was as follows:
Rev. Pablo Rodríguez Marchante (president)
Lic. Jacobo Guiribitey Alcalde (secretary)
Members: David Lee, Olga Madan, Orestes González and Basilia Figueroa;
General Secretary: Héctor Méndez.
From 1997 to 2007 we had a Board that was reelected for its excellent work:
President: Rev. Pablo Rodríguez Marchante
Vice: Rev. Orestes González
Secretary: Pastor Basilia Figueroa
Members: Rev. Miranda; Lic. Oneida Méndez, Rev. David Lee.
In January 2007, the following Board was elected:
President: Pastor Basilia Figueroa Lombillo
Vice President: Dr. Mario Pérez Echemendía
Secretary: Prof. Raquel Vega Llort
Treasurer: C.P. Alberto Lázaro López Lima
Members: Lic. Elizabetjh León, Dr. Ahmed Fernández and Pastor Isaac Green.