“…of the 35.4 million U.S. Latinos, about 23 opercent (almost 8 million) identified themselves as [Protestants/Evangelicals], according to a study by the Hispanic Churches in American Public Life (HCAPL) research project…Despite the surprising percentages of Latino Protestants, the vast majority of American Latinos, 70 percent, are Catholics, making the Catholic Church, and the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most identifiable symbols of Latino religion.”

One stat that really got my attention, though, was knowing that “there are more Latino Protestants in the United States than American Jews, Muslims, Episcopalians or Presbyterians.”

Reading through the article provided some interesting reflection on what ‘evangelism’ and what ‘discipleship & Christian education’ in the Latino community will need to look like.