Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Winter 2015 Issue | Page 22

A Letter of Thanks and Celebration
Ten years ago, the Diocese of Virginia consecrated its first free-standing Latino
mission. Today, La Iglesia de Santa Maria in Falls Church is a growing, thriving
congregation. Here, members of Santa Maria wanted to express their thanks as
they celebrate their anniversary and look forward to the years ahead.
To all our friends who contributed to start Santa Maria,
Ten years ago, you made a very good
investment! You helped to fund the
beginning of the first stand-alone Spanishlanguage ministry in Virginia. As you will
see from our story below, we believe your
gift was prophetic. It will extend into the
future to reach a great many. Today, we
proclaim the Gospel to the growing Latin
American community. About 300,000
Latinos living in our area are unchu