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Our Story
Mission with the Latino community has been an integral part of the ministry of The American Baptist Home Mission Societies (now known as National Ministries) since the first missionary work in Puerto Rico in 1899 and the planting of the first mission church in Santa Barbara, California, in 1901.
Today Latino American Baptist churches are engaged in holistic ministry, doing their part
to win the lost to Jesus Christ. Many Hispanics call the United States their home but speak mostly Spanish. This reality necessitates ministries that respond to bilingual, bicultural needs.
As churches play a key role in ministry, they must deal with the social and economic
realities faced by Latinos in this country. Unemployment and underemployment, a bleak educational status, youth violence and gangs, children in poverty, and single-parent households are represented by those who worship with American Baptist congregations.
You are invited to become a partner with American Baptist Hispanic churches.
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