AN ON-LINE HANDBOOK OF HISPANIC
PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS,
INSTITUTIONS AND MINISTRIES
IN THE USA
Prepared by Clifton L. Holland
Director of PROLADES
(PROgrama LatinoAmericano De Estudios Sociorreligiosos -
Latin American Socio-Religious Studies Program)
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OBJECTIVE
– PURPOSE
The
On-Line Handbook will provide much needed information about the Hispanic Protestant
Church in the USA regarding its ethnic composition and diversity (national
origins), theological and denominational diversity, historical origins, organizational
growth and development, and current status within the growing Hispanic population
regionally and nationally. This comprehensive
Handbook will inform church and para-church leaders (Hispanics as well as other ethnic
groups) and provide them with needed educational, motivational and communication resources
for their respective areas of responsibility and ministry. The
Handbook will become an important resource for evaluation and strategic planning within
the framework of denominational and interdenominational cooperation and leadership
training and development for the greater good of the Hispanic community.
TENTATIVE OUTLINE FOR HARDCOPY HANDBOOK
Introductory Essay on Hispanics and Religion in the USA
Historical Development of Hispanic Ministries:
A Chronology of Historical Origins and Regional Development;
The Current Situation based on an Analysis of our Database of
Denominations and Local Congregations Nationally and Regionally;
and an Evaluation of Hispanic Population & Church Growth Trends
Essays
on Major Hispanic / Latino Protestant Traditions (4-5) in the USA:
Mexican American, Spanish America, Caribbean (Cuban, Puerto Rican & Dominican
Republic),
Central American, South American (Spanish & Portuguese-speaking countries), etc.
Denominational
Profiles and Histories (100)
With Introductory Essays on the following:
Mainline Protestant, Evangelical, Adventist, Pentecostal-Charismatic & Others
Biographies of Key Leaders (100)
Topical Entries
(50):
Educational Institutions: Primary and Secondary Education,
Vocation Training, University and Theological Education;
Community Outreach / Compassion & Social Development Ministries;,
Social and Political Advocacy Organizations;
Interdenominational & Ecumenical Organizations, etc.
Concluding Essay:
The Hispanic Church in
the 21st Century, Challenges and Opportunities
Subject Index
Bibliography
Appendices
List of current
Advisors (alphabetical order)
Dr. Fidencio Burgueno
Director of Hispanic Ministries / Editorial Evangelica
Church of God, Cleveland, TN
The Rev. Luis A. Cortes, Jr.
President, Esperanza USA
Philadelphia, PA 19140
The Rev. Juan G. Durkovic
Lutheran Hispanic Ministries
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod of Southern California
Santa Ana, CA
Dr. Gaston Espinoza
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Co-editor, Mexican American Religions:
Spirituality, Activism and Culture (2008)
Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
Dr. Juan Francisco Martinez, Director
Hispanic Studies Department-The Hispanic Center
Co-editor, Los Evangelicos:
Portraits of Latino Protestantism in the United States (2009)
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director
Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR)
Author, Encyclopedia of American Religion (8 editions)
Santa Barbara, CA
Dr. Jesse Miranda, President and Founder
Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Leadership
Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA
+ Chief Executive Officer of the
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)
+ Executive Presbyter
General Council of the Assemblies of God
The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, President
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)
Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals (HNAE)
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Arlene Sanchez Walsh, Associate Professor
Church History & Latino/a Church Studies
C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
Dr. Miguel de la Torre
Associate Professor of Social Ethics
Editor, Hispanic American Religious Cultures (two volumes, 2009)
Illiff School of Theology, Denver, CO
Dr. Enrique Zone-Andrews, Associate Dean
Regional and International Programs
C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
+ Pastor, Beverly Foursquare Church &
President, Facultad de Teologia Internacional
Montebello, CA
HOW TO BECOME A
PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATION
PARTNERSHIP
ENROLLMENT FORM
The Historical Development
of Hispanic Protestant Database
An Introduction to the Current National Study
A Report on the National Hispanic Church Growth Study
of 1993
National Hispanic Study 2010:
National USA Hispanic
Denominational Database 2010 (1)
(+150 denominational headquarters listings
in Excel sorted by English name)
National USA Hispanic
Denominational Database 2010 (2)
(+150 denominational headquarters listings
in Excel sorted by Spanish name)
National USA Hispanic
Denominational Database 2010 (3)
(+150 denominational headquarters listings in Excel
sorted by PROLADES religious classification code)
National USA Hispanic
Denominational Database 2010 (4)
(+150 denominational headquarters listings in Excel
sorted by U.S. Census Regions and Subregions)
National USA Hispanic Denominational Database 2010 (5)
(+150 denominational headquarters listings
in Excel sorted alphabetically by State & Zipcode)
AVAILABLE
SOON ON-LINE
Access Search Engine of
National USA Hispanic Protestant Congregational Database
(currently there are +8,000 local Hispanic church listings;
new listings will be added on a regular basis as new data
becomes available)
HISPANIC / LATINO
POPULATION INFORMATION
The Historical Development of Protestant Hispanic
Ministry in the USA
Available Questionnaires
in English and Spanish
Spanish:
PARA PROYECTOS DE HISTORIA
National Hispanic Interdenominational Organizations
AETH
Asociacion para la Educacion
Teologica Hispana
AMEN
Alianza de
Ministerios Evangelicos Nacionales
COMHINA
Cooperacion Misionera de los
Hispanos de Norteamerica
CONLAMIC
National Coalition of Latino
Clergy & Christian Leaders
NHCLC
National Hispanic Christian
Leadership Conference
A Working List of
Hispanic Faith-Based Networks
Programs
of University-based Hispanic Theological Education
Reference Material:
Additional Studies by other organizations
HCAPL National Study, 2003:
Summary of Findings (English)
HCAPL Estudio Nacional, 2003:
Informe Preliminar (Spanish)
The Community Serving Activities of
Hispanic Protestant Congregations
(Hudson Institute, 2003)
Strengthening Hispanic Ministry Across
Denominations: A Call to Action
(Center for the Study of Latino Religion, Notre Dame University, 2005)
Pew
Hispanic Center
U.S. Hispanic Population, Growth and
Dispersion, 1980-2007
Pew
Hispanic Center
Hispanics in the USA, Country of Origin
Profiles, 2007
Pew
Hispanic Center
Changing Faiths:
Latino and the Transformation of American Religion, 2007
Religious Affiliation of Hispanics in the USA, October
2006
Pew Hispanic
Center
Statistical
Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2008
Reference Material:
Articles on Hispanic USA Church Growth &
Related Issues
"New Christian
Culture Emerges As Churches Appeal to Latinos"
(James Blair, Christian Science Monitor, August 28, 1997)
"Catching Up
With Hispanics"
(Rodolpho Carrasco, Christianity Today Library, 2001)
"The Hispanic
Challenge"
(Jeff M. Sellers, Christianity Today, May 16, 2002)
"Hispanic Protestant
Churches
Experiencing Huge Growth in USA"
(Christian News Service, February 9, 2003)
Despite Protestant Growth, Hispanic Catholicism Holds
Steady in U.S.
(Christianity Today article by Jeff Sellers, 2003)
The Community Serving
Activities of
Hispanic Protestant Congregations
(Amy Sherman: December 2003)
(Amy Sherman: August 15, 2004)
Latino Religion
in the US: Demographic Shifts and Trends
(Bruce Murray, FACSNET: March 29, 2005)
A
Guide to Hispanics and Religion in the U.S.
(ReligionLink.org: December 4, 2006)
The Rise of Pentecostal Churches
(ReligionNewsBlog.com • Posted: Wednesday
January 17, 2007)
Hispanics
Transforming U.S. Religion
(ReligionNewsBlog.com • Posted: Thursday
April 26, 2007)
Older generations mourn as young
Hispanics
turn away from the Catholic Church
(ReligionNewsBlog.com • Posted: Wednesday
January 30, 2008)
National
Survey of Latino Protestants: Immigration and the 2008 Election
(Faith in Public Life: October 16, 2008)
Survey
Shows How the Faith of America’s Hispanics Has Changed
(The Barna Research Group, July 2009)
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