West Ohio Conference Hispanic/Latino Ministry My recommendation for the Vision 2012-2015 of the Hispanic/Latino ministry of the West

Ohio Conference. P rpose! "o ma#e discip$es of %es s Christ for the "ransformation of the Wor$d &ithin the Hispanic/Latino conte't Mission! (rin) depth* to each of the present sites in the West Ohio Conference +y empo&erin) the ,aith Comm nities and mo-in) to Parish ministry or f $$ de-e$oped ministry in each site* accordin) to o r ./cenic 0o te1 Mode$ Pro-ide the s pport and opport nity to a Me'ican $eader to p$ant an 2merican ch rch &ith a Hispanic/Latino component. (ac#)ro nd 2fter empo&erin) the emer)ence of Hispanic/Latino ministries from the fa$$ of 2002* the Hispanic/Latino ministry is ready to mo-e to a ne& step in )ro&th. 2t this point* the Hispanic/Latino ministries are present in a$most a$$ the conference )eo)raphica$ re)ion* +rin)in) a&areness and opport nities of ser-ice &ithin its area. "he sites are $ocated in! 1. Cincinnati 3 /tate 2-en e 4MC 2. Mason 3 5speran6a Vi-a Ministry 3 Mason 4MC 7. Hami$ton 3 Hami$ton Mission Ministry 3 ,irst 4MC 8. West Chester 3 Com nidad de ,e Ministry 3 ,aith Comm nity 4MC 5. /o th 2rea 3 5speran6a Vi-a Center 9. :ayton 3 Las 2mi)ad de /t. Pa $ - /t. Pa $ 4MC ;. Co$ m+ s West 3 <$en&ood 4MC =. Co$ m+ s >orth 3 Camino > e-o Ministry3 Ch rch of the <ood /heppard ?. Co$ m+ s 5ast 3 Casa de 5speran6a Ministry 3 Mo+i$e Homes at /te$6er 0oad and Whiteha$$ 4MC 10. : +$in/Hi$$iard 3 2mistad Ministry 3 Mo+i$e Homes - >orth&ay 4MC* 11. Lima 3 Cora6on 2+ierto Ministry 3 5c menica$ 3 Lima "rinity 4MC 12. ,remont 3 P ente de 5speran6a Ministry 3 Hayes Memoria$ 4MC and <i+son+ r) ,aith 4MC 17. "o$edo 3 "orre , erte Ministry 3 4nity 4MC 18. Ma mee Watershed Mi)rant camps 3 Many Mi)ht @no& Ministry3 Ch rch of the Cross 15. ,ayette 3 Caminando % ntas 3 ,ayette 4MC 19. Whiteha$$ 3 Pathstone partnership 3 Whiteha$$ Hope 4MC 1;. Wa-er$y 3 > e-a 5speran6a 3 Partnership &ith <race 4MC 1=. Potentia$ ne& ministry 3 / mmer 2011 3 ,ind$ay "rinity 4MC

1?. Potentia$ ne& ministry 3 Leipsic 20. Potentia$ ne& ministry 3 / mmer 2012 3 >e& Ch rch start ,or year 2010* these sites hosted aro nd 1? ,aith Comm nities and o-er 80 Comm nity ministries. ,or year 2011* the same sites are the home of 80 sites and o-er 8= Comm nity Ministries @ey e$ements of the West Ohio Conference Hispanic/Latino ministry 1. /tron) prayer commitment. /e-era$ of o r sites had peop$e prayin) for years or months pre-io s$y startin) the ministry 2. Partnerships. 5ach of o r sites has the )oa$ to s stain a $on) term ministry that is interdependent &ith the 4M ch rches. We do not +e$ie-e in iso$ated ministries. "herefore* &e enco ra)e the )ro&th of the ministries as part of the $ife of the 2merican ch rches. "his a$so +rin)s the opport nity of interaction of c $t res and therefore* re$ationships are esta+$ish and m $tic $t ra$ friendship )ro&s. We do not do Hispanic ch rches in West Ohio* + t Hispanic ministries &ith the West Ohio Conference. 7. "he Hispanic/Latino >ationa$ P$an. We ha-e fo$$o&ed their princip$es of creatin) ,aith Comm nities and Comm nity Ministries as the fo ndation of o r -ision. At has +een -ery he$pf $ to nderstand the need of esta+$ishin) re$ationships thro )h the ,aith Comm nity and Comm nity Ministries +efore thin#in) in a ch rch p$antin). "his a$$o&s a deeper )ro&th of fo ndation in the site and therefore* a stron)er $on) term ministry. At is -ery important to c$arify that each of o r Comm nity Ministries ha-e as a reB irement to +e s re to add a spirit a$ piece in each of them C:e-otiona$* prayer* 8. We de-e$oped a mode$ ca$$ed ./cenic 0o te1 CattachedD as the princip$e of )ro&th. Hispanic/Latino ministry is more than p$antin)* is an emer)ence of an opport nity pro-ided +y <od. >e't steps! We recommend the ne't steps as the &ay to contin e a hea$thy $ife of the Hispanic Latino ministries for years 2012 to 2015 1. 4se the 0e)iona$ "as# ,orces and the Conference "as# force as -ehic$es of prayer* strate)y and comm nication 2. ,oc s in spirit a$ )ro&th in each site. We &ant to +e s re that each site has at $east one spirit a$ $eader that can ) ide the )ro p to &orship e'periences and spirit a$ )ro&th as 4nited Methodist denomination. We &i$$ enco ra)e mem+ership* +aptisms and Professions of faith. a. "he spirit a$ $eaders in each site are! i. /tate 2-e 3 0e-. >i$sa P. /a$iceti and 0e-. /antia)o /amms ii. 5speran6a Vi-a Ministry 3 0e-. 5dinson de 2rco and L.M. Man e$ Padi$$a

iii. Com nidad de ,e Ministry 3 0e-. 5dinson de 2rco and L.M. Man e$ Padi$$a i-. Hami$ton MisiEn Ministry 3 0e-. 5dinson de 2rco and L.M. Man e$ Padi$$a -. 5speran6a Vi-a Center 3 C.W. /oraya de 2rco -i. Las 2mi)as de /t. Pa $ Ministry 3 L.M. :inorah 4-a$$e 3 We encourage the future participation of Rev. Randy Coleman and Rachel Coleman -ii. Co$ m+ s West side 3 >e& in s mmer 2011 3 &e &i$$ recei-e an independent con)re)ation as a 4M Hispanic site as &e$$ as a ne& Pastor. Pastor % an ( stos* &ho is a Methodist Pastor from Costa 0ica. He &i$$ &or# a$so &ith Hi$$tonia and 0 +en Herrera -iii. Camino > e-o 3 Pastor % randir (e$ine* 0e-. /tan ,a&$ey and 0e-. :on Wa$$ic# i'. Casa de 5speran6a Ministry 3 >e& in s mmer 2011 3 Pastor % an ( stos &i$$ +e in char)e of the spirit a$ piece. 0e-. / e 5$$en Mi$$er is a$so in-o$-ed in the spirit a$ piece '. 2mistad Ministry 3 L.M. /te-e <rade$ess 'i. Cora6on 2+ierto Ministry 3 We are e'p$orin) the possi+i$ity of enco ra)in) 0e-. Phi$$ys ,et6er &ho has /panish $an) a)e +ac#)ro nd. (esides her* se-era$ ec menica$ $eaders are spirit a$$y s pportin) this site. 'ii. P ente de 5speran6a Ministry 3 >e& in s mmer 2011 3 Candidate to Ministry :onna /harper 'iii. "orre , erte Ministry 3 Pastor L pito 0ios* Pastor %ose 0ios* Pastor @e-in %o+e C(i$in) a$D 'i-. Many Mi)ht @no& 3 Mi)rant &or#ers 3 /e-era$ 4M ch rches CMa mee 4MC 3 0e-. /cot Oc#e* >e& Hope 4MC 3 0e-. <eor)e Camp+e$$* Ch rch of the Cross 3 %ames Leo&D '-. Caminando % ntas 3 L.M. Victoria 0ade$ and 0e-. @athi C rrier '-i. Pathstone Partnership 3 Hope 4MC Whiteha$$ team. We &i$$ enco ra)e the participation of $eaders from "orre , erte to s pport. '-ii. > e-a 5speran6a 3 CWa-er$yD @im '-iii. Potentia$ ne& ministry in ,ind$ay "rinity 4MC 3 L.M. %oanne :innen 'i'. Potentia$ ne& ministry in Leipsic 3 L.M. %oanne :innen ''. Potentia$ ne& ministry 3 >e& Ch rch start s mmer 2012 3 Pastor /er)io Coronado. 7. "each the ./cenic 0o te1 Mode$ to the West Ohio Conference. "his &i$$ he$p to o r 4M ch rches to nderstand ho& Hispanic/Latino ministry )ro&s. 8. /tren)th the partnerships. 5nco ra)e a stron)er $oca$ commitment to each site as part of the $ife of the 4M ch rches. "he s pport sho $d +e to

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)i-e spirit a$* -o$ nteer and financia$ s pport. O r )oa$ is that ch rches percei-ed the Hispanic sites as a -a$ a+$e part of the $ife of their o&n 4M ch rches. /tren)th the re$ationship and trainin) of each Hispanic Pastor and $eader. (e s re that each of them are connected to the 4M system. Mod $e 1* 2 and 7 sho $d +e in on)oin) +ases ,oc s in reachin) o t Chi$dren and Fo th. "his is one of the priorities for $on) term ministry &ith Hispanic/Latino peop$e in the >ation. @aren (rant$ey is a #ey person in this area. 5mpo&er the 5speran6a Vi-a Center to ser-e in other areas of ministry &ith Hispanic/Latino peop$e. A.e immi)ration Perhaps it &i$$ +e )ood to start thin#in) in creatin) a Hispanic/Latino /$ate for <enera$ Conference on 2019.

My constant prayer &ith yo * (endiciones de :ios

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