Most of us are aware that it was the Catholic Church that sent the many Missionaries across the great blue sea in order to Christianize the tribes that were abundant. Many of these people worshiped many Gods, from fire to water to the earth. One Native American Church believes that the Mother Earth’s inhabitants came out [...]
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Mexico is known as a very religious nation. When most people think about this they think of the Catholic influence and or dominance, but there are many other churches with strong influences in Mexico like the Mormon Church for example. The Mormons, also referred to as members of the Church of Later Day Saints are [...]
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As many people of the Christian faith, (And others, trying to fit in) are fasting or participating in some sort of denial for Lent, we are seeing another practice known as Spring Break. Spring Break always seems to fall right before Semana Santa aka Mexican Spring Break. Lent is the 40 day period between Ash Wednesday and [...]
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Churches in Mexico are a very integral part of the overall society. The Hispanic population is overwhelmingly Catholic but many Latinos also practice religions such as Presbyterian, Mormon, Baptist, Jehovahs Witness and most all other Christian religions. It is interesting that the typical Mexican refers to these religions as Christiano but do not typically put [...]
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In Mexico there is a diverse sense of Religion. Overall Mexico is considered to be a very religious country. Catholics are certainly the dominate group in regards to the masses of believers. There are almost twice as many Catholics than any other religion in Mexico. This is made obvious by the numerous statues of Virgin [...]
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The influence of Christ was first seen in Mexico with the arrival of the Spaniards. Early Priests had to overcome many issues in their efforts to” Christianize” the Native People. In the northern state of Sonora the natives included primarily the Pimas and the Tohono Odom peoples but also had Yaquis, Apache and a few [...]
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It is the faith in Jesus and the words from the Bible that inspire so many expatriates to see the needs all around them, and give. So many Norte Americanos living in Mexico that attend Church on a regular basis are reminded daily of their many blessings, and therefore choose to give back in so many [...]
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The Christian fellowship update to acquiring their new building
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