This church is trying very hard to make the Anglo and Hispanic members feel equally welcome in their congregation. - - Donna Poisl
by BOBBY ROSS JR. | The Christian Chronicle
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. - Damaris Romanillo, the American-born daughter of Mexican immigrants, feels equally comfortable praising God in Spanish or English.
The 17-year-old high school senior worships in both languages at the North County Church of Christ, a growing congregation north of San Diego.
Many Sundays, she attends one of two English services, which draw a combined 500 worshipers. Then she joins her parents — and 250 other souls — in a Spanish assembly.
Other times, she helps with children’s Bible classes — all integrated and featuring “team teaching” by English and Spanish speakers. “Whenever there is a situation, I translate and I help out, so we can be one big family,” said Romanillo, a children’s ministry intern.
At many churches, the Hispanic ministry occupies a back room or meets in the afternoon after the English assembly, said Daniel Rodriguez, associate professor of religion and Hispanic studies at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.
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