MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMISSION/HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER
Greetings:
The next meeting of the United Methodist Joint Commission for Church Extension/Hands Across the Border will be held at Campo Nuevo Amanecer east of Tecate on September 10 - 11, 2010. We will begin with dinner at 6:00 on the 10th and adjourn after lunch on the 11th.
In addition to our usual business meeting, we will be discussing how to be in ministry to Latinos on both sides of the border. From Cal-Pac, our facilitator will be Emilio Muller, director of Latino Ministries. One of the pastors from Mexico will discuss the issues from the point of view of the Methodist Church in Mexico.
This is a great opportunity to learn from each other! It is no secret that the efforts of our denomination in California to be in ministry to Hispanics falls far short of reaching that exceedingly large group. We tend to think of ministry to Latinos in terms of a ministry in Spanish. Statistically, the bilingual and monolingual English components of the demographic are quite large. This is a chance to learn how to reach all of these groups.
In Mexico, many churches are small and struggling. We will be exploring how churches, on both sides of the border can grow their congregations.
Join us for this two day event. Mark down the dates on your calendars. More information will be forthcoming.
Blessings,
Murray Hawkins, President
UM Joint Commission/Hands Across the Campus
(909) 440-8586
murray@mexicomissionproject.org
The next meeting of the United Methodist Joint Commission for Church Extension/Hands Across the Border will be held at Campo Nuevo Amanecer east of Tecate on September 10 - 11, 2010. We will begin with dinner at 6:00 on the 10th and adjourn after lunch on the 11th.
In addition to our usual business meeting, we will be discussing how to be in ministry to Latinos on both sides of the border. From Cal-Pac, our facilitator will be Emilio Muller, director of Latino Ministries. One of the pastors from Mexico will discuss the issues from the point of view of the Methodist Church in Mexico.
This is a great opportunity to learn from each other! It is no secret that the efforts of our denomination in California to be in ministry to Hispanics falls far short of reaching that exceedingly large group. We tend to think of ministry to Latinos in terms of a ministry in Spanish. Statistically, the bilingual and monolingual English components of the demographic are quite large. This is a chance to learn how to reach all of these groups.
In Mexico, many churches are small and struggling. We will be exploring how churches, on both sides of the border can grow their congregations.
Join us for this two day event. Mark down the dates on your calendars. More information will be forthcoming.
Blessings,
Murray Hawkins, President
UM Joint Commission/Hands Across the Campus
(909) 440-8586
murray@mexicomissionproject.org
