At the 222nd General Assembly (GA) in 2016 in Portland, Oregon, the National Hispanic/Latino-a Presbyterian Caucus tried something new. Rather than hold a banquet in a ballroom, the caucus decided to sponsor a mission service project at a homeless shelter and donate to the Union Gospel Mission of Portland.
Tony Aja, who was the moderator of the caucus at the time, initiated this activity.
“When I became the moderator of the caucus, I...