El Salvador

BOANERGES FLORES

Boanerges is the lead minister overseeing all work of the Santiago de Maria church in the mountainous eastern area of the country. A focus on the youth often tempted by gang involvement has been an important mission of this church, and a youth minister was hired in 2017 to reach out and bring more teenagers into the church. Scholarships for needy children are also provided by Woodmont Hills to help with fees, school supplies and uniforms that are required for school enrollment but not affordable by most families.

EFRAIN GUTIERREZ

A Baxter Institute graduate, Efrain focuses his work in San Miguel, a city of over 500,000. Efrain is highly respected in the community and is a mentor and example to many local preachers, while he leads the very active San Nicholas congregation. With a long-time student education program funded by Woodmont Hills, a strong next generation of Christians is being raised in El Salvador, and some of the young men are already taking preaching roles in various churches in the area.

EDER VASQUEZ

Eder joined our ministry work in El Salvador in late 2016 and planted the first church of Christ in El Rebalse, a heavily gang-controlled area of San Miguel. Eder’s gift is discipleship, and his focus is on teaching and equipping young adults in leadership and guiding others toward righteous living as followers of Jesus. The outreach of Eder and his wife has blessed and encouraged the very poor and those seeking hope in the community.