Home away from home
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Parroquia Emaús is a new congregation in Racine, Wis., that is focused on Latino ministry and led by Jhon Freddy Correa (below), an ELCA pastor. The new congregation offers an all-Spanish service at Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church.
By Mark K. Brewer Photos by David Joel
n the mid-2000s, Jhon Freddy Correa began attending worship at Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Racine, Wis. A former Roman Catholic priest in the Old Catholic Church in America, Correa wanted to start a Latino congrega- tion in Racine and was looking for a place to sponsor him. “Jhon persisted even though we
had no money for that. But God provided,” said Mary Janz, pastor of Emmaus. In 2009, Parroquia Emaús
(Emmaus Parish) was established as a new ELCA congregation and today is a thriving Latino ministry led by Correa, who is now an ELCA pastor. Te two congregations share
the building and hold separate ser- vices in English and Spanish.
Planting seeds Te seeds of Parroquia Emaús were planted 15 years ago when Emmaus started aſter-school and summer camp ministries for children in the three public schools that are within walking distance of its building. Te surrounding neighborhood
was built up in the 1950s in what was then the edge of town. Aſter 60 years of urban growth, Emmaus is now an inner-city congregation.
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