Hispanic Ministry Department seeks to proclaim gospel to Hispanic communities

Hispanic Ministry Department
seeks to proclaim gospel
to Hispanic communities

15-Raul & Sylvia Ramos.jpg (48388 bytes) WEST COVINA, California—Raul Ramos, director of the U.S. Hispanic Ministry Department, facilitated workshops on La Cosecha (The Harvest) at the regional conferences in Covina, California, and Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Ramos will also offer this workshop at some of the other regional conferences.
Raul & Sylvia Ramos

"It is not limited to Spanish-speaking pastors," Mr. Ramos said. "We ask the pastors of each district to identify emerging ministry leaders within their congregations who have a desire to reach out to the Hispanic community. We then invite these ministry leaders along with their pastors to the workshop to share vision and strategies."

The U.S. Hispanic Ministry Department of Church Administration recognizes the importance and need of proclaiming the gospel in the heart language of the Hispanic people living in this country.

More than 35.4 million Hispanics live in the United States, according to the 2000 Census. Eighty-seven percent of them speak Spanish at home (Nielsen Enumeration Survey 95-96). The United States can now be identified as the fifth largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. This is a large mission field.

"An important goal of the U.S. Hispanic Ministry Department is to identify and equip Spanish-speaking ministry workers to reach out to this ever-growing community," Mr. Ramos said.

Mission

The U.S. Hispanic Ministry Department of Church Administration exists to proclaim the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Hispanic communities throughout the United States and to equip Spanish-speaking disciples with a passion of reaching out to the lost.

Goals

dentify, equip and mobilize emerging Spanish-speaking ministry workers to effectively reach out to the lost.

Train and send out Spanish-speaking ministry leaders in order to train others in evangelism and other ministries.

Recognize and support existing Hispanic ministries within the church.

Encourage the establishment of Spanish-speaking WCG congregations.