Planting seeds
As the church he pastors approaches its bicentennial, Felipe N. Martínez thinks about ways to remember the past while focusing on the future.
The Rev. Dr. Felipe N. Martínez (he/him) is pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Indiana. Born in Mexico, he attended Presbyterian schools and was ordained in 1992. Felipe and his wife Tracy Heaton de Martinez, who is a member of the United Methodist Church, have four adopted children, two grandchildren and a bossy beagle mix.
As the church he pastors approaches its bicentennial, Felipe N. Martínez thinks about ways to remember the past while focusing on the future.
Felipe Martínez, the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Indiana, shares how the Spirit is moving in their congregation.
"I see our call to be the church in the 21st century as God daring us to look deep into our identity as believers during social, political and theological turmoil, daring us to be grounded yet flexible enough to thrive in a rapidly changing context."
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