Listing of Hispanic Faith Networks
Nationally and by Census Regions
Below is a listing of Hispanic Faith Networks that have an emphasis on community outreach
and development. Some of these networks were identified in the course of the Hudson
Institute’s Faith in Communities research during 2003 on behalf of AMEN (Alianza de
Ministerios Evangelicos Nacionales). While most of these networks are “Hispanic owned
and operated,” some are not. The latter represent collaborations between a Hispanic
network and another non-Hispanic organization. For each network, you will see a brief
description (drawn from the network’s website and/or interviews with its leaders) and
a listing of the principal leaders of these efforts, along with contact information.
NOTE:
THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
Please send us your comments, corrections and suggestions.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AMEN (Alianza
de Ministerios Evangelicos Nacionales)
AMEN is a national,
multi-denominational faith-based association of evangelical Hispanic leadership. Led by
Dr. Jesse Miranda, a professor at Vanguard University in California, AMEN brings years of
experience, passion, and vision to help train and mobilize the Hispanic faith community.
In Southern California, World Vision and AMEN are working to promote and develop unity
among the more than 850 Hispanic churches in the region.
Dr. Jesse Miranda, President of
AMEN
Tel. (909) 833-6300
E-mail: jesse@mirandacenter.org
Internet: http://www.vanguard.edu/gradreligion/index.aspx?id=275
AMEN also has regional representatives:
Rev. Rodolfo Carrion
AMEN-Northeast
10 Margo Court
Suffern, NY 10901
Tel. (917) 975-1197
E-mail:
Internet:
Francisco Colop
(AMEN-Southwest)
International Bible Society
P.O. Box 6447
Austin, TX 78762
Tel: (512) 926-9611
Fax: (512) 927-1517
E-mail:
Internet:
Dr. Luciano Jaramillo
AMEN-Board of Directors
959 N.W. 106th AvenueCircle
Miami, FL 33172
Tel. (305) 640-1910
E-mail:
Internet:
Pedro Windsor
AMEN-Board of Directors
3058 West Amitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Tel. (773) 227-4673
E-mail:
Internet:
Esperanza USA
Esperanza USA is a network of Hispanic Christians, churches
and ministries committed to raising awareness and identifying resources that strengthen
the Hispanic community. Esperanza USA, the largest Hispanic faith-based
community-development corporation in the country, is intimately involved with serving
housing needs for Hispanic communities and creating infrastructure needed to support
strong neighborhoods. Through mortgage counseling, financial literacy and capacity
building programs, we see firsthand the increased challenges faced by first-time Hispanic
homeowners.
Esperanza USA was established in 1987 when the Hispanic
Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity, led by the Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr., saw the need
to be proactive to the needs of the Latino community of this city. Like a tree growing
stronger and bearing more fruit each year, in 2002 Esperanza expanded its reach, bringing
hope to Latino communities across America through national and international initiatives.
The organization has had dramatic impact on thousands of lives and hundreds of
organizations since its inception. Its work focuses on five key areas: Community
Development; Capacity
Building; Workforce
Development; Education;
and Advocacy, as expressed in the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
and Conference. Through its work, Esperanza USA strives to show God’s love and care
by mobilizing and equipping Latino people to serve and advocate for the Hispanic
community.
The Rev. Luis A. Cortes,Jr.
CEO Esperanza USA
4261 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
Tel: (215) 324-0746
E-mail: lcortes@nueva.org
Internet: http://www.esperanza.us/site/c.inKOIPNhEiG/b.5510043/k.BD5A/Home.htm
HABBM, Inc.
(Hispanic Association for Bi-lingual, Bi-cultural Ministries)
Lacks
description:
The Rev. Daniel de Leon, President
of HABBM
Senior Pastor, Templo Calvario Assembly of God
2617 W. 5th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Tel. (714) 834-9331
E-mail:
Internet: no known website
Coalition for
Hispanic Ministries (CHM)
Among Friends-Quaker
churches, CHM is the only organization that links Hispanic groups nationwide and across
the continent. Its emphasis is on leadership training, and some of this relates to
community development. CHM is part of the North American Hispanic Friends Conference.
Dr. David C. Byrne, Director
Coalition for Hispanic Ministries
P.O. Box 1500, Friendswood, TX 77549
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.institutoalma.org/CHM.htm
Instituto ALMA -Evangelical Friends
Church
421 S. 4th Street
South Houston, TX 77587
Tel. (713) 946-3056
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.institutoalma.org/index.htm
NORTHEAST
CENSUS REGION
LPAC’s
Association of Church-based Community Ministries
The Association of
Church-based Community Ministries is a network of over 55 organizations that have received
technical assistance from the Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC) or
want to network with other church-based community ministry leaders. Membership is $25.
Members are invited to specifically designed workshops and LPAC’s annual
conference on para-church or church-based community ministry issues.
Ray Rivera, President
Latino Pastoral Action
Center (LPAC)
Urban Ministry Complex
14 West 170th Street
Bronx, NY 10452-3227
Tel: (718) 681-2361
Fax: (718) 681-2360
E-mail: rrivera@lpacministries.com
Internet: http://www.lpacministries.com/default.aspx
The Hispanic Clergy of
Philadelphia and Vicinity
The Hispanic Clergy of Philadelphia and
Vicinity (HCPV) is an organization of pastors and ministers with a desire and commitment
to minister God’s love, hope, and faith to the Hispanic community in the Delaware
Valley and Vicinity. The organization’s aim includes assisting and supporting its
membership in ministry by stimulating ministerial communication, cooperation and
fellowship, providing leadership, training, spiritual and technical assistance as well as
representation before government entities.
In addition, HCPV seeks to fulfill a
vision of "holistic ministry" and improve the quality of life in our
communities. Hispanic Clergy will develop and promote community outreach services designed
to address spiritual, educational, social and cultural concerns.
Luis Cortes, Executive
Director
Hispanic Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity
4261 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
Tel: (215) 324-0746
E-mail: lcortes@nueva.org
Internet: http://www.nationalministries.org/home_missionaries_list_detail.cfm?DID=186
Mid-Atlantic Compassion Network
The mission of the Mid-Atlantic
Compassion Network is to link together principal networks that daily serve the poor during
their times of crisis. Its vision is to funnel funds and material goods by informing
principal leaders across the Mid-Atlantic region on the location of their whereabouts, and
assisting them in taking delivery. The purpose of the Latino Advisory Team within
the Network is to focus specifically on networking Hispanic churches within the
Mid-Atlantic region.
Miguel Dabul, Director
Latino Advisory Team
Tel. (757) 480-5411
Internet: http://midatlanticcompassionministries.org/latino/
Evangelical Association of Hispanic
Ministers of Washington, D.C.
Rafael Guevara, President
Pastor, Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal "El Shofar"
Washington, D.C.
Tel. (301) 270-0500
Guevara is President of an
interdenominational alliance of Hispanic pastors in the Washington, D.C., area. He is part
of the Latino Advisory Team for the Mid-Atlantic Compassion Network.
MIDWEST CENSUS
REGION
Latino
Leadership Foundation
This organization
provides specialized training for churches and organizations designed to equip them to
engage in effective ministry in the Latino community. Staff and associates provide short
or long-term consulting to ministries desiring to engage in more effective outreach or
community development in the barrio. The Foundation also assists ministries serving the
Latino community to manage government grants received from City, State, or Federal
agencies, as well as helping with reporting and administrative duties. The Foundation has
launched a 15-month training/leadership development program for a cohort of twelve young
pastors/church leaders to encourage their growth as spiritual leaders who can mobilize
church-based action for community transformation.
Noel Castellanos, President
Latino Leadership Foundation
1111 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel. (312) 850-1650
E-mail:
Internet:
Coalition of
Latin American Ministers
This network represents a coalition of
300 churches in Chicago.
Daniel Matos-Real
Address:
Tel.
E-mail: danielecle@aol.com
Internet:
Informal Hispanic Evangelical
Network in Chicago
Daniel Alvarez
312-932-0732
Alvarez is a Chicago gatekeeper who
meets with Hispanic pastors from 30 different churches on a regular basis. He is highly
respected and is a gatekeeper to Chicago’s Hispanic Evangelical community. He is
currently working with a group of pastors for fellowship and support; the group has no
political agenda. Alvarez helped to found CASA, the largest Hispanic social service
agency in the Chicago.
SOUTHERN CENSUS
REGION
Intercultural
Leadership Network
Albert Reyes has been networking in the
San Antonio area for past 15 years. He is president of the Hispanic Theological
School and founder of the Intercultural Leadership Network. The Hispanic
Theological School is becoming a hub of Hispanic work in the state.
Albert Reyes, President
Hispanic Theological School & Intercultural Leadership Network
8019 S. Pan Am Expressway
San Antonio, TX 78224
Tel. (210) 924-4338
E-mail:
Internet:
Hispanic Christian Church
Association of Central Florida
This network tends to
focus primarily on collaborative efforts aimed at evangelistic outreach, although it has
engaged in some efforts aimed at providing community servicing programs.
Edgardo Luis Lopez, President
Hispanic Christian Church Association of Central Florida
P.O. Box 721235
Orlando, FL 32872
Tel. (407) 208-0007
E-mail:
Internet:
WESTERN PACIFIC
CENSUS REGION
World
Vision’s La Alianza
This new network represents Latino
churches and leaders of the Southern California area. Over 10 denominations and a number
of independent church networks are working to launch this new and exciting network
committed to the poor. Its focus is on having a tangible impact on area churches at the
local level. This is in contrast to AMEN's focus, which tends to be more on a
national level.
Martin Garcia: Hispanic Ministries
Specialist
3055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1030
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel.
E-mail:
Internet:
World Vision Los Angeles
Tel. (213) 351-1320 x228
E-mail:
Internet:
Let’s
Partner Network/Eleazar Partnerships
Let’s Partner
Network is the vision of HABBM, Inc. (Hispanic Association for Bi-lingual, Bi-cultural
Ministries). Eleazar Partnerships is the capacity building arm of Let’s
Partner Network. Let’s Partner Network is made up of networks of Evangelical churches
and ministries found throughout the Greater Los Angeles region.
Requirement for
membership is limited:
Eleazar Partnerships is designed to
help networks influence and more effectively impact their local/regional area. Let's
Partner networks individuals that have the desire to be effective community agents, but
lack financial resources and the know-how to write grants, obtain technical information,
and the like. Let's Partner brings them together to inform them of available
resources. Currently, Eleazar is building relationships with other organizations (not just
Latino) -- churches, faith-based and non-faith based nonprofits -- to bring resources to
various regions of Southern California.
Lee de Leon, Executive Director
Eleazar Partnerships
4431 Jupiter Drive
Riverside, CA 92505
Tel. (909) 343-0733
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.letspartner.net
Obras de Amor: The
Kingdom Coalition
Obras de Amor (ODA) is the community
development arm of Templo Calvario, Santa Ana, CA, affiliated with the General Council of
the Assemblies of God. Templo Calvario, pastored by Daniel DeLeon, one of the largest
Hispanic congregations in the United States. ODA has a network of over 35 inner city
churches committed to outreach work. ODA works primarily with Latino churches referred to
as "The Kingdom Coalition.” Within the Kingdom Coalition they network with
57 churches or affiliates and with some of the largest FBOs (many of which are not
Latino), such as the Salvation Army and Community Action Partnerships.
Eric Adams, Director, Obras de Amor
Templo Calvario
2617 W. 5th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Tel. (714) 834-9331
E-mail:
Internet:
Unidos Por
Jesucristo
This is a growing network of Latino
churches (primarily independent) in the greater Los Angeles region. Its goal is to unite
and better equip Latino leaders and their churches.
Miguel Batz
9307 Washburn Road #224
Downey, CA 90242
Tel. (562) 869-4050
E-mail:
Internet:
World Vision’s Metro
Seattle and Tacoma Hispanic Initiative
World Vision USA works closely with a
regional alliance of Hispanic pastors called Ministerios Evangelicos Hispanos del
Noroeste (MEHN) to meet the needs of the Hispanic community in the Seattle-Tacoma
area, which is served by more than 300 Hispanic churches. MEHN itself represents four
smaller, local alliances of pastors, from the Seattle-Tacoma area, Yakima, Portland, and
Vancouver, B.C.
Tito Hinojo: Hispanic
Ministries Specialist
World Vision Seattle Tacoma
Tel. (253) 815-2689
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.worldvision.org/8525644B006FF375/0/7701C4BC47A447A888256C0500560D15
The following two
individuals are contacts for two of the four local alliances that comprise MEHN:
Jesus Gutierrez, President
Alianza Evangelica del Noroeste
2819 South 208 Street
Sea Tac, WA 98198
Tel. (206) 870-8766
E-mail:
Internet:
Enedeo Garza, Past President
Associacion Evangelical del Valle de Yakima
12 North J Street
PO Box 126
Toppenish, WA 98948
Tel. (509) 961-7124
E-mail:
Internet:
MEHN also partners with Alianza de Ministerios Evangelicos Nacionales (AMEN) to strengthen
and expand its effectiveness in the Northwest. |