HISPANIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Est. 2010 · Closed with gratitude, June 2026
Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
A memorial to what God did through HLI,
and a witness to what he is still doing.
"Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer, for he said, 'Till now the LORD has helped us.'"
1 Samuel 7:12
THE WORK
We came to multiply, renew,and mobilize.
HLI was born from a simple conviction: that the Hispanic church in America needed leaders formed in the depths of Reformed faith, equipped for their communities, and sent with joy. For nearly a decade, that conviction carried pastors, planters, scholars, and servants — across borders, languages, and unlikely places. The Lord was gracious beyond what we deserved.
WHAT THE LORD DECLARED
"The jar of oil did not run out."
HLI closes not because the work is finished, but because the Lord prunes what he loves. From this soil, other works have grown — each one carrying something of what was planted here. We close in wonder, not in mourning.
FRUIT THAT REMAINS
What looks like an ending is a scattering of seeds. These are the works that have grown from this ground:
Capillas Reformadas
North Carolina & Beyond
Multiplying Spanish-speaking Reformed spaces out of North Carolina — planting Reformed congregations where the Hispanic diaspora dwells.
Shechem House
A Publishing Work
A small press devoted to contextualized resources for rural churches across Latin America — usable, meaningful, and rooted in the Reformed tradition.
Seminario San Pablo
Ciudad Juárez & El Paso, TX
Theological formation on the border — training pastors and leaders for the binational communities of the Rio Grande.
Covcacional
Houston, Texas
Gospel ministry in one of the most diverse cities in the nation — Reformed, vocational, and deeply local.
And others still being named.
The mission continues in workers and works not yet fully visible. The Lord has not been slow. He is on the move.
A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Thank you for your prayers, and your support. We have always done our work for the King, and for his Kingdom. The mission continues because the Lord has not failed.
He is victorious, and the glory is his alone.
See you on the path towards the Celestial City.
Hasta luego.
