Growing Spanish-
Speaking Church in
London
reaching to the sky and modern buildings
that were an architect’s dream to build.
In spite of the old traditions, the new
people moving in are younger and open to
new ways of thinking. They are of the digital
age, seeking jobs to improve the way of life
for themselves and their children. Schools
and hospitals are in demand, along with de-
partment stores and restaurants in trendy
shopping centers, which lead to road im-
provements and more jobs.
Already, Alexis has led local churches to
engage in prayer walks, and he has made
contacts with local pastors and leaders.
He says that the way to win Querétaro for
Christ is through a foundation of prayer.
He and his ECC team have been praying
and preparing for this for years in Mexico
City. “I don’t just want prayer walks. I want
prayer teams engaged in evangelism,”
shared Alexis. And then he wants the peo-
ple recently won for Christ to be trained in
reaching others.
Finding persons of peace (Luke 10, per-
sons who receive the messenger, respond
to the message, and reach others with the
message), establishing hou se churches,
and setting up training centers are all key
OMS strategies that Alexis is eager to use
with both Mexican and U.S. volunteers,
working together to reach Querétaro, the
first targeted state of the eight in the Circle
of Silence ministry.
Do you want to join a prayer walk or
evangelism team to help reach Querétaro
for Christ? OMS has seen much fruit in
Colombia and Cuba through similar out-
reach ministries. Maybe you can be one
of the first in the coming days to witness
God at work throughout Mexico. Write to
us at [email protected] to take
that first step.
On Sunday mornings, people from
across London make their way by bus and
train to a theater in Stratford. They are
not going to see a movie. They are going
to church. Churchgoers include Spanish
speakers from many Latin countries now
living and working in London. Rev. Oscar
Jimenez, a young Colombian, pastors the
growing church.
In 2014, Oscar, then director of the
Mission Department for the OMS-related
InterAmerican Church in Colombia, trav-
eled to London to check on a ministry. He
found little fruit but saw other potential
opportunities. After the church heard his
report, they sent Oscar, a graduate of the
OMS-founded seminary in Medellín, as a
missionary. Soon, more than 100 people
were meeting every Sunday in a hotel to
hear God’s Word preached.
However, Oscar’s stay in London be-
came complicated with visa issues, so
he had to return to Colombia. After a few
months, he secured a four-year student visa
to attend the London School of Theology.
This visa allows him to work on a Ph.D. and
pastor the growing 250-person InterLondon
Church, with 15 house churches and plans
to plant a daughter church in Wimbledon
later this year. Oscar continues to seek the
Lord’s help, guidance, and strength as he
studies and pastors full time.
photo page 6: Prayer team members walk
and pray for the people living in Querétaro.
photo page 7: Oscar baptizes a new convert.
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