August 2006                                                                                

Pastor Rubén Mendoza has begun working for Broadway United Methodist Church in
Council Bluffs, Iowa. His office will be located inside the Administrative Office of Centro
Latino.

Pastor Mendoza is a person with experience in Christian ministry.  
He began serving the
Methodist Church, El Sembrador (The Sower) in  Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, México in 1989
in various ministries.

While serving there, Rubén received calls to ministry from God on several occasions and
because of these calls, he decided to serve the Lord on a full time basis. In 1996 he
entered the Juan Wesley Methodist Seminary in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He
studied there for three years during which time he made many good friends in the ministry.

Rubén graduated in 1999.  That same year he married Yolanda Martinez, and now they
have two children, Rubén Isai and Cristina Salem.

In 1999, Rubén received his first church appointment to the Amor Ágape (Christian Love)
church in Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Leon,  México, where he served as pastor until 2004.
In this church, Rubén developed various special ministries including "Development of the
Total Family". He worked at a children's meal site, and counseled various families with their
emotional issues. Next he was appointed to Emanuel Church in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon,
Mexico as pastor, counselor, and speaker from 2004-2006.

Now he is working with the Centro Latino and the Broadway United Methodist Church in
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rubén is beginning a Spanish language ministry to Latinos with the
hope that this can be a blessing for our community. He wants to develop this pastoral
ministry helping Latino families in their different needs and help them find new ways to
know and serve God each day.