Hispanic Women Ministry Ministerio de Mujeres Hispanas

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Hispanic Women MinistryMinisterio de Mujeres
Hispanas

• Called,Gifted and Sent
• Llamadas, Dotadas y enviadas

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National Hispanic Women Ministry BoardDirectiva
Nacional Hispana del Ministerio de la Mujer

• Waleska Acevedo
• President
• Presidenta Nacional
• w.acevedo_at_sbcglobal.net
• Carmen López
• 1st. Vice-President
• 1ra. Vice-Presidenta
• lopezconf1_at_aol.com
• Vanessa Rivera
• 2nd. Vice-President
• 2nda. Vice-Presidenta
• rivera9155_at_sbcglobal.com

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National Hispanic Women Ministry BoardDirectiva
Nacional Hispana delMinisterio de la Mujer
(Cont.)

• Ana Aquino
• Secretary/ Treasure
• Secretaria/Tesorera
• International Disciples Women Ministry
• Representante del Ministerio Internacional de
  Mujeres
• Ana.Aquino_at_hhsc.state.tx.us
• Rvda. Elizabeth Carrasquillo
• Chaplain
• Capellana
• ecarrasquillo_at_cts.edu
• Isa Ramos
• Counselor Former President
• Consejera/Presidenta Nacional Saliente
• isa_ramos_at_yahoo.com

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How we are organized?

• Facts
• Hispanic Women Ministries are located all around
  the United States of America and Canada, with a
  presence of 25 different expressions of Hispanic
  cultures.
• There are more than 213 Hispanic Disciples of
  Christ Churches.
• We are organized by Conventions instead of
  Regions.

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How are we organized?

• The Conventions and the areas that each one of
  them cover are
• Northeast (Noreste) includes Canada, New England
  states, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
  Washington D.C.
• Mid-West (Medio Oeste) includes Illinois,
  Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, North and
  South Dakota, Tennessee
• Pacific (Pacifico) includes California,
  Washington State, Nevada, Oregon, Utah Southeast
  (Sureste) includes Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
  North and South Carolina
• Southwest (Suroeste) includes Texas, Louisiana,
  Oklahoma, Mississippi
• Arizona serves Arizona State

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Convention-Presidents of the Hispanic Women
Ministry

• Evelyn Nieves
• President of Northeast Convention (New York)
• 46 Hamilton Place
• New York, NY 1003
• [phone]
• monevecg_at_aol.com
• Amaralys Valle
• President of Southeast Convention (Florida)
• 4921 Casa Vista Dr.
• Orlando, Florida 32837
• 407-460-5449
• amaralysv_at_yahoo.com
• Vanessa Rivera
• President of Mid-West Convention
• 1350 West Blvd Apt A201
• Cleveland, Ohio 44102
• [phone] Cell

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Convention Presidents (cont.)

• Juanita Walter
• President of Arizona Convention
• 2037 E Sheridan
• Phoenix, AZ. 85006
• [phone]
• church e-mail JJLCobos_at_aol.com
• Carmen Lopez
• President of Pacific Convention (California)
• 7000 Duchess Dr.
• Whittier, CA. 90606
• (562) 6920106
• lopezconf1_at_aol.com
• Mary Lou Alaniz
• President of Southwest Convention (Texas)
• 1429 N. Reagan 26
• San Benito, Texas 78586
• [phone]

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How do we fit into the structure?

• Women Ministry is a valuable and an important
  element of the Hispanic Ministries. We have
  demonstrated that even with the challenges of our
  limited financial resources we have made an
  impactful difference within our mission of
  serving, and preparing the body at large.
• We currently have more than 45 ministers and many
  more serving as lay leaders within their
  churches, regions and national positions.

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Many Women Serving

• Rev. Ruth Chavez Wallace Vice- President of
  Pension Fund
• Pastor Ketty Santos, Director of Bernabé Program
  (New Churches) Church Extension
• Rev. Dr. Daisy Machado Dean History Professor
  in Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington KY

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and Many More

• Hilda Marie González- Robles Administrative
  Assistant of Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic
  Ministries, Indianapolis IN
• Rev. Elizabeth Carrasquillo Student Services
  Associate and Recruiter in Christian Theological
  Seminary, Indianapolis IN
• Evangelina Perez- Member of General Board
• Currently we have 10 women in the Seminary
  waiting to be ordained.

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What are we doing?

• We have developed activities to help different
  social programs. During our last National
  Hispanic and Bilingual Assembly we collected
  clothes and a financial offering to the Southwest
  Good Samaritan Ministries (Orphan Program). We
  are committed with this ministry.
• We organized in the Northeast region a Well Women
  Health fare.

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What are we doing?(Cont.)

• Within our retreats we provide an attractive
  program that fits the needs and brings relevance
  to the present issues at hand.
• Example In the last two years of the Southeast
  Region we had approximately 400 women attending
  most of the women were under the age of 45. This
  year we are expecting from 800-1000 women.
• Theme Women Impacting Our World

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What are we doing?

• We started a program called Regional Leadership
  Retreat. We wanted to be able to create an
  activity where in addition to being ministered by
  the word of God, we could also equip the women
  to continue with the vision that God had given
  them. We want to develop more ministries. We
  feel that we are in the process of labor.
• Recently the area of Mid-West joined our
  ministry. They are still in the process of
  organizing but they have done a great job with
  many activities and many more in progress such as
  a Spa Day for Leaders and fundraising to
  accomplish their vision.

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Not the same!

• Fact The Latino population is growing in an
  enormous number through the nation. In studies
  made by New Church Extension the numbers show
  that Hispanic population will be more of a
  quarter (1/4) of the population in the United
  States by the year of 2050.
• Source Current Population Survey. March 2002

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In Progress

• Hispanic Women Permanent Fund
• Website
• Leadership Trainings
• Integration of more Young Women
• Re-enforcement and Organization in Regions
• Pilot Program for Hispanic Children Ministry
• Looking for Financial alternatives to expand and
  create more programs.

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We Believe

• God has placed a challenge before us and there
  is much terrain to obtain and so we walk by
  faith.
• Therefore we fear no giants, because WE walk
  every day with the GIANT.
• God has Called, Gifted and Sent Us