Iglesia Bautista Buenas Nuevas is a Spanish Baptist tradition faith, which is housed inside of Good News Baptist Church. Located in the Chapel section of the main church. Iglesia Bautista Buenas Nuevas is not yet a freestanding ministry, but the ministry hopes to become so in the near future. Even so, Iglesia Bautista Buenas Nuevas celebrated its eleventh anniversary in May of last year. Interestingly, I was told that the church just picked a Sunday in May to celebrate this occasion; as the actual anniversary date of the church is unknown. The worship services are held at 1:30 pm every Sunday. Additionally, there is a mid-week service held on Wednesdays at 7 pm. This ministry continues to grow, and giving many the option of attending a church service conducted in their native tongue. To this date, Iglesia Bautista Buenas Nuevas have reached many and currently have 20 active members at this time. Rev. Ron Law previously pastored Iglesia Bautista Buenas Nuevas prior to the current pastor, Rev. Marvin Tobin, …show more content…
The Chapel was filled with cushioned chairs throughout the room with the exception of a podium, where the pastor stood. Beyond the podium, on a wall, stood a large cross. Conducive to the intended audience and the Hispanic culture, there were flags hanging on the wall from Peru, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Bolivia on both sides of the wall. The congregation was dressed in casual attire, while the pastor was dressed in a suit and tie. Everyone in the Chapel was bilingual. However, the service was presented in the Spanish language. Five people, of diverse Hispanic origin, sat scattered throughout the Chapel. While the members of the congregation were of different Hispanic backgrounds, the pastor was of Caucasian descent. Besides myself, the only other female was sitting at the back of the Chapel, taking attendance, and looking at the
The traditions my parents instilled in me at a young age are important to me. They are part of my Latin culture and identity. One of the most important traditions that I value the most is our devotion to “La Virgen de Guadalupe” (The Virgin of Guadalupe), and although I don't go to church or share a specific a religion, I believe in La Virgen as a protector and a guardian figure and maintain her presence in my daily life.
A long time ago more than 500 years ago, there were Spanish Conquistadors who had landed in what is now referred to as central Mexico. Once here they stumbled upon populations of natives who were performing a customary celebration that appeared to simulate death. Dia de los Muertos initiated periods in the past in Mexico, where it is still commonly celebrated to this generation. This festival that takes place over 3 days is a assortment of pre-Hispanic ethnic views and Spanish Catholic philosophies. The Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, proceeds over the initial 2 days in the month of November. Its beginnings are a concoction of Native American behaviors and a set of Catholic celebrations. The celebration concentrates
Modern practitioners of Santeria may be attracted to the religion for a variety of reasons, notable among which are curiosity with secret rituals and the longing among many immigrants and people of color to get in touch with Caribbean and African roots. What each specific individual wants from a religion is difficult to generalize upon, but Santeria offers a way for people to achieve harmony in their lives through communication with and obedience to orishas, the divine beings that act as intermediaries between humans and the Supreme Being, Olodumare. Santeria teaches how to know and appease the specific desires of a pantheon of orishas who alert devotees to problems in their lives and protect them from harm. In addition to a distinctive and demanding set of rituals that requires a commitment of time and energy from believers, Santeria offers a rich history and a supportive community that make it a way of life and not just a passive belief structure that bears little relevance to the daily life of its adherents.
Today the mission is now open to visitors there is a museum a and more. In the back, there is a patio for private meeting only. This mission is still operated by Franciscans. This Mission is an active church where there are regular services, weddings, baptisms, and funerals. There is also a program for support visit by students and others. It offers either a guided or a self-guided tour. San Luis Rey treats adults for " A Day Away" that begins on a Friday
The second family that I interviewed was the Lyles family. Both Bro. Scotty, the father, and Mrs. Yolanda, the mother, participated in the interview and three of their children were in the room. Bro. Scotty was born and raised in Alba, Texas on the very same tree farm that he owns and operates today; he is also a deacon at our church. However, Mrs. Yolanda was born and raised in Guatemala. As a child she was raised Catholic, and is part of a large and growing family. She is one of eight children. Their family as well as anybody else in that culture celebrated their daughter’s 15th birthday with a Quinceañera which marked the transition from childhood to young womanhood. This was traditionally the first time the girls would wear make-up, nice
side of a border town made Smeltertown residents American, Perales looks at how they also never left their Mexican culture and customs behind. The San Jose’ de Cristo Rey Catholic parish served as a place for Esmeltianos to reimagine what it meant to be racially and culturally Mexican in an American border town. The Catholic chapel on the hill became the locus of what it meant to Mexican in a border town. Through their sense of community and the Catholic parish, Esmeltianos retained many aspects of their Mexican culture: Spanish language, Mexican patriotism, Catholicism. “Blending elements of national and ethnic pride, shared language, and a common experience with Catholicism provided a foundation on which Esmeltianos reconfigured what it meant to be Mexican in a U.S.
There are many shows, movies and different types of music we like to watch and listen to for entertainment. Sometimes we like to spend time doing things we enjoy just to get a rest from our normal routines. For example, I personally love to watch TV shows and movies with my family and I also enjoy listening to music in every car ride. While we get entertained by the plot of the story sometimes we also notice how almost everything we watch or hear either reflects or influences our life. Everything we watch on TV even cartoons portray race, gender, and stereotypes. Music is the same way depending on the genre, for example Rap music; Rap music has always been known to talk a lot about all of those topics which many relate or are influenced by. Real life TV shows are also a great example of how they might influence and impact our life in some way.
During the 1600s to 1700s, the Spanish were settling Texas. They did this by building missions and presidios throughout the land. The purpose was to keep the French out and to change the Indians' ways of life. Some of these missions failed and some succeeded. All in all they were closed after years of trying to change the Indians.
In response to this need, the Board would sometimes pay the clergy's wages, and they became known as “home missionaries.” The first of these such home missionaries, was Marion Tafolla. He was a Mexican-American who was introduced to the Church of God movement through a copy of the Gospel Trumpet. After joining the movement he began speaking at a friend's farm to Spanish workers. This led to the founding of a Hispanic church in San Antonio, Texas in 1921.
“Culture is a cluster of intangibles and tangible aspects of life passed down from generation to generation.”(cite) More importantly, culture is define as the way of life of a group of people who share these same values and beliefs, therefore, we will check the Hispanic culture. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Hispanic or Latino as mutual inhabitants in the United States who are of Latin American or Spanish origin. Latinos has become a larger proportion of the U.S. population, there is a greater need for social work education to offer culturally sensitive training to social work students (Furman, Bender, Lewis, & Shears, 2006; Iglehart & Becerra, 1995). A Hispanic woman, Marcela Hede voices that, “Being Hispanic is mainly defined by my language
At 9:55 a man referred to as an usher greeted me and handed me a program. The room I entered into next was large and had an aisle down the center separating the seating. There were eight chairs seated side by side in each row and fifteen rows in total on each side of the aisle to provide comfortable seating for 240 people. I took a seat amongst the rest of the youth in the second row from the front of the platform. On the platform at the front of the room sat various instruments, a large podium and multiple speakers. There was a large, rectangular opening in the center wall at the back of the platform where a large tub with steps, referred to as the baptism tank, was located. Beyond the tank was a large wooden cross hanging on the wall.
What is culture? Many people ask themselves this question every day. The more you think about it the more confusing it is. Sometimes you start leaning to a culture and then people tell you you’re wrong or they make you feel like a different person because of your culture. I go through this almost every day. Because of the way I was raised I love Mexican rodeo but I was born and raised in Joliet. This can be very difficult trying to understand culture. I live in this huge mix of culture. Culture is personal. People can have many cultures especially in America and because of globalization. Cultural identity is not one or the other, it is not Mexican or American. Cultural identity is an individual relevant thing.
In today’s society parents are looking for explanations to understand their child’s actions and lack of obedience. Some studies focus on the child’s perspective while others focus on the parent’s perspective. In reality both attributions should be considered together. It is commonly believed that negative mother attributions produce an oppositional child. Another study says parents that blame the child for their misbehavior and choose a harsh discipline may cause the child to act out. Oppositely some children will hear what their parents say about them and start to place blame on themselves for their actions. Realizing that the parent child relationship is difficult to comprehend from all sides was the reason for the study done by Colalillo,
His church is a “good sized” suburban church that has been around for 295 years. He describes the parishioners as having a “broad tent” of theological views. This congregation is open to new ideas and re-visiting the old. They appear to be carrying out intentional missional work in their community
The church –local and universal– and her participation in God’s mission to the world is one of the central themes in the discussion of theology of mission. However, this focus on the church per se, seems to overshadow other important factors such as the pastor’s role and how him/her can lead the local church in God’s missional task. There is scarce literature dedicated to this particular topic; hence this paper seeks to be a contribution as it underscores the role of the pastor as an agent of mission, specifically among Latino American Christianity.