Left to right: Pastor Marlon Cavaria, Alejandra Campos Quiros, Mayra Barrios Arraya, Veronica Gutierrez Barrios,
Maribel Arreita Mora, Pastor Milton Rojas Bogantes, Michael Ross of CFCI.

Hispanic churches partner in city-wide harvest campaign  (en Español)   

Seven churches in Storm Lake and Alta joined forces together with Christ for the City International (CFCI) to work with a Latin American “Transformation Team” visiting Storm Lake and Alta this week, September 28 through October 1.
            “The field is ripe for harvest, and our Transformation Team is just one more tool in the machine shed,” says Michael Ross, director of development at CFCI world headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. “The team comes to sharpen the Latinos already involved in the evangelical churches, and equip them to continue to bring in the harvest of souls.”
            The seven churches are also passing out flyers, inviting the community to attend their services and activities. The churches will also gather for a community potluck supper and praise service, open to the public, at 7:00 PM on Friday, September 29, at the “Way of Salvation” Baptist Church, 2015 West Milwaukee Street (Hope Evangelical Free Church). 
            CFCI’s Transformation Team includes professionals from Costa Rica – two pastors and four other people from churches and CFCI missions in Costa Rica. The team will work with the local churches to equip them to grow and multiply.
             “Our Transformation Teams are all about transforming cities by transforming lives,” says Ross. “The teams travel the world to help local churches reach out to new neighbors. And God has brought thousands of Hispanics to this community, so our Team will train people in the churches to take the Good News of hope and new life in Christ to the other Latino residents.”
            People from several local churches will be trained by the team, including the sponsoring churches: Way of Salvation Baptist Church (732-7057), Church of Christ (213-1789), Christian Community (732-5161), Center of Life Foursquare Church (213-1155), Lutheran Hispanic Church (732-6620), Pentecostal Church of God (213-1715), and Summit Evangelical Free Church (200-2200).

Pastors of local Hispanic churches organized the CFCI Transformation Team visit. L to R: Mario Flores (Pentecostal Church of God), Bo Brink (Hispanic Lutheran Church), Saul Cortez (Foursquare Center of Life Church”, Grant Mangold (Summit Church), and Mario Pineda (“Way of Salvation” Baptist Church). Not available for picture: Pastor Juan Burgos (Church of Christ) and Pastor Juan Garcia (Christian Community).

    Click here for a listing of Hispanic churches (English) or in Spanish
 

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