Hispanic/Latino Ministry

Hispanics & Latinos in Indiana have been growing at an unprecedented rate in recent years. It is estimated that about 300,000 live in Indiana, many of them in the North Indiana Conference.

Leadership Training

• Module I Training
  [Registration Forms: English | Español]

Resources

• Myths About Hispanic/Latino Immigration
• Responsibilities and Roles of District & Conference Teams
• A Hispanic Ministry Plan for the North Indiana Conference 2004-2005 - Oscar Ramos
• A Multicultural Church: God's Original Idea - Oscar Ramos
• Transforming Our Dreams in Beautiful Realities - Oscar Ramos
• The Challenges of Multiculturalism for the American Church - Malcolm Webber
• For All People In Every Land: A Brief History of Multicultualism in The Methodist and United Methodist Churches - Mary Beth Coudal
• Other Hispanic/Latino Ministry Resources

Want To Know More? For more info contact: Ed Fenstermacher North Indiana Conference PO Box 869 Marion, IN 46952 800.783.5138 x22 ed@nicumc.org

UM Hispanic Ministries in North Indiana

Congregations

• Dayton: Rev. Juan Martinez (Faith Community)
• Fort Wayne Hope: Pastor Crecencio Barahona (Faith Community)
• Fort Wayne Iglesia Cristiana Getsemani: Revs. Sergio & Janie Reyes (Chartered Church)
• Fort Wayne Open Arms: Pastor Leonardo Flores (Worshipping Congregation)
• Fort Wayne Trinity: Pastor Ramon & Idolina Aleman (Worshipping Congregation)
• Frankfort El Mesias: Rev. Juan Martinez (Missional Church)
• Hammond Hyde Park: (Bi-Lingual Worshipping Congregation)

Active Pastor-Mentors and Lay Missioners

PASTOR MENTORS:

Beverly Biehr Stephen Cain Donovan Coley Tracey Leslie

Juan Martinez Lloyd Miller Scott Moss Bruce Mowery

Sergio Pereira Karen Powell Larry Saunders Jill Wright

LAY MISSIONERS:

Ramon Aleman (Fort Wayne) Crecencio Barahoma (Fort Wayne) Dara Flores (Fort Wayne) Felicitas Flores (Fort Wayne) Leonardo Flores (Fort Wayne) Ramon Gonzalez (Lafayette) Malinda Hinton (Calumet)

James Jacob (Kokomo) Janie Reyes (Fort Wayne) Sergio Reyes (Fort Wayne) Ana Salazar (Muncie) Melvin Stein (Muncie) Sandy Sizemore (Calumet)

PASTOR MENTORES IN TRAINING:
These individuals have been assigned a Pastor Mentor

Idolina Aleman (Fort Wayne) Karmon Barger (Lafayette) Greg Brewer (Lafayette) Lory Cain (Fort Wayne) Blanca Lozano (Calumet) Estella Martinez (Lafayette)

Yolanda Moss (Fort Wayne) Gloria Schol (Calumet) Joe Ramirez (Calumet) Beatriz Torres (Calumet) Cruz Torres (Calumet)

Organized District Hispanic/Latino Steering Committees

• Calumet: Beverly Biehr & Tracey Leslie, co-chairs
• Fort Wayne: David Beatty, chair
• Huntington: Daniel Helm, chair
• Kokomo: Gary Lewis, chair
• Lafayette: Jack Dwiggins, chair
• Marion: TBA
• Michiana: Don Reed, chair
• Muncie: Melvin Stein, chair
• Warsaw: Austin Fergusson, chair

Conference Hispanic/Latino Ministries Team

Dixie Arter, chair Beverly Biehr Carol Martinez Juan Martinez Lloyd Miller

Diane Motto Bruce Mowery Karen Powell Janie Reyes