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Mission
La Esperanza has been serving Emporia's Hispanic community
since 1991. This mission started by helping kids on their
homework, teaching kids about God, and letting kids have a fun and safe
environment
to make new friends. Mission La Esperanza was created
in 1991 by a former associate minister, Lyle Seger.
In 2000 Grace
United Methodist and First United Methodist worked together to bring
Hector and Sherri Sanchez to help this mission grow. Together
Hector, Sherri, FUMC and Grace expanded the programs to include
education programs for parents of the children and began having small
worship services in the Chapel at our church. Their programs
flourished and attendance rose.
Quickly out
growing the space in the chapel it became apparent that they would need
their own church. In 2002 La Esperanza raised money to purchase
their own church at 201 S. Commercial and became Mision La Esperanza
United Methodist Church.
Mision La
Esperanza now offers adult and youth education programs, Worship
services, their own praise band (Citizenes of Heaven), wood working
programs, etc....
First United
Methodist Church still proudly works with Grace United Methodist to
help
Mision La Esperanza grow and flourish in the Hispanic community. |
