Herald of Truth works to share Jesus with the fast-growing Hispanic population.
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle
GREEN BAY, Wis. — “Our God, He Is Alive.”
“Existe un Dios.”
On a recent Sunday, the Green Bay Church of Christ — just two-tenths of a mile off Packerland Drive — sang the unofficial anthem of Churches of Christ in both English and Spanish.
A typical Lord’s Day at the church, about 115 miles north of Milwaukee, starts with roughly 50 Christians worshiping in English. That’s followed by bilingual Bible classes and then a Spanish service that draws about 40.
Every few months, the entire congregation joins together to praise God.
“My biggest hope would be that we can work together and that we not separate or segregate the church,” said Diego Rojas, Green Bay’s Costa Rican-born bilingual preaching minister. “I’m optimistic that the church … will see that we are just one congregation that speaks two languages.
“Most of us really speak Spanglish,” he added with a chuckle, “which means that we speak both languages and sometimes in the same conversation.”
This story appears in the September print edition of The Christian Chronicle.
Photo provided by Diego Rojas
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