Join us for a workshop and panel discussion focused on understanding and engaging with Spanish-speaking ministries in Connecticut. Learn about the history, culture, and diversity of these ministries and participate in a conversation with leaders of the Hispanic Ministry Network to deepen your own ministry context.
Topics covered include:
- The history and current culture of Spanish-speaking ministries in the Episcopal Church
- Demographic insights into Hispanic communities in Connecticut
- Steps to start a new Spanish-speaking ministry
- Opportunities to get involved with existing Spanish-speaking ministries
This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to support Spanish-speaking ministries in their community. We hope to see you there!
*This workshop will be offered in a bilingual format.
FACILITATORS: The Reverend José L. Martínez was born and raised in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America. He is fully bilingual in the English and Spanish languages. He and his family have been in the Episcopal Church since 1992 and have been on the East Coast since 2001. He has served the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut in various capacities: church planter, priest, supply priest and chaplain. He is currently serving two worshiping communities: St. Luke’s, New Haven, and San Lucas y San Pablo, Bridgeport, CT.
The Reverend Jill Morrison is from both New Orleans, LA, and Katy, TX. Raised in a context of church planting, she first encountered God through both the theater and the Episcopal Church. With a deep passion for expressing God’s movement through storytelling—both on stage and in everyday life—Rev. Jill earned a B.F.A. in Theatre with a Minor in Religion from Texas Christian University. She then pursued an M.A. in Art and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Rev. Jill moved to Connecticut to complete her M.Div. at Yale Divinity School, along with a Diploma in Anglican Theology from Berkeley Divinity School. After graduating in 2020, she joined the faculty at St. Thomas’s Day School as School Chaplain, where she continues to serve the school’s families and staff. In 2024, she was appointed Priest in Charge at St. John’s in Waterbury, she also began cultivating The Episcopal Arts Center. Rev. Jill views her ministry as a call to foster intergenerational and cross-cultural connections, affirming the Belovedness of every individual caught in God’s story.
The Reverend Roxana Videla is originally from Argentina and has lived in this blessed nation of immigrants since 2002. She started in the Episcopal Church the day after she arrived in this country. Her husband had already been at the newly inaugurated Hispanic ministry of All Saints in Meriden, CT, six months ago, so they felt very welcome by this community. She started out as part of the church choir, then volunteered to teach catechism; eventually she became part of the Vestry, where she served as treasurer, clerk, and senior warden. She led Bible studies and was the director of the music group of praises of Hispanic ministry. In 2023, she worked as a Pastoral Assistant at Christ Church Cathedral. In January 2024, she was ordained to the priesthood and worked as Supply Clergy at St. John’s Bridgeport in the Anglo and Spanish speaking congregations, at St. PJs in New Haven, All Saints Wolcott, All Saints Oakville and St. Paul’s Southington. Since February 2025, she has served as an Associate Priest at St. John’s Waterbury.
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Session Two (11:30 AM-12:45 PM)–2025
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Then and Now, Spanish-Speaking Ministries in ECCT
