Mission Statement

As one of the Outreach Ministries of Woodlawn Baptist Church, the Spanish Ministry is another extension to try to reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Ron Fenwick always had a heart for the growing Hispanic community. Pastor Fenwick taught himself enough Spanish to be able to witness to non-English speaking Hispanics. He spent many hours knocking on doors through many of the Hispanic communities, sharing the Gospel with them. Pastor Fenwick for many years had a great desire to start a Spanish ministry to minister to Hispanics. The van and bus ministries were already reaching many of the children in these areas and bringing them in, but there wasn't anything for the parents. In 2003, Pastor Fenwick talked to Bob Ritchey and asked him to start a Spanish class. We already had 3 people faithfully coming to church that spoke a little English, and tried to understand the preaching. They had been saved and had a hunger to hear the preaching and be around God's people. In August of 2003, Bob Ritchey along with Cynthia Pape as translator, started the Spanish Ministry. That October, the class had a big-day with an attendance of 45! 10 people received Christ as their Saviour and 7 individuals got baptized shortly after. God's hand was on the Spanish class and within the first year the class outgrew 3 different classrooms.