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Ubi bene ibi patria
On Sundays at La Casa del Carpintero, or the Carpenter's House, they've raised twin yellow banners for churchgoers that read “Welcome” and “Bienvenidos.”
As a complement to the regular 11:30 a.m. Spanish service at the independent Pentecostal church, where they've worshiped Papi for years, there's now a 9:30 a.m. English one where the faithful praise God the Father.
In some cases, the greater English emphasis has contributed to an emerging phenomenon: evangelical Protestant mega churches drawing crowds in the thousands that aren't white and suburban, but Hispanic and anchored in the inner city.
There are perhaps 15 or 20 Protestant megachurches in the U.S. that are majority Hispanic, said Scott Thumma, who studies megachurches at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. But he predicted a considerable increase in the next decade, particularly in states with large Hispanic populations.
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As a complement to the regular 11:30 a.m. Spanish service at the independent Pentecostal church, where they've worshiped Papi for years, there's now a 9:30 a.m. English one where the faithful praise God the Father.
In some cases, the greater English emphasis has contributed to an emerging phenomenon: evangelical Protestant mega churches drawing crowds in the thousands that aren't white and suburban, but Hispanic and anchored in the inner city.
There are perhaps 15 or 20 Protestant megachurches in the U.S. that are majority Hispanic, said Scott Thumma, who studies megachurches at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. But he predicted a considerable increase in the next decade, particularly in states with large Hispanic populations.
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