One of the ways in which we minister to the leadership of the church in the P’urepecha territory in central Mexico is by providing resources for training, education, and discipleship. In recent years, we have been helped in that effort by Rev. Valentin Alpuche, serving as a church planter for the RCUS at the Iglesia Reformada Valle de Gracia in Shafter, CA. Rev. Alpuche grew up in Campeche, Mexico, and graduated from the Seminario Teológico Juan Calvino in Mexico City in the 1990’s. He came to the US in 2004 to study at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, where he received his MDiv in 2007. Rev. Alpuche also serves on the faculty of the Seminario Reformado de Las Américas, where he teaches in Systematics and Apologetics. Besides serving on the Foreign Missions Committee of the RCUS, Rev. Alpuche leads the translation ministry of the RCUS, bringing many sound Reformed literary works into Spanish. It was in that capacity that WBM first partnered with Rev. Alpuche to help provide more Spanish resources for our church leaders among the P’urepecha in Mexico.
At WBM’s Spring 2025 board meeting, WBM received Rev. Alpuche as our Missionary-At-Large to the Spanish-speaking world. So it is with great joy that we take the opportunity to introduce to you WBM’s newest missionary – Rev. Valentin Alpuche. Rev. Alpuche travels extensively in Latin-America, ministering to Reformation-minded churches in many countries. The first two weeks of May this year will find [or “found,” depending on the timing of this publication] him in Bolivia, teaching, and providing many Spanish books and study materials for the church leadership there.
Where WBM’s long-standing Mexico field is primarily concerned with the work among the P’urepecha people in central Mexico, Rev. Alpuche’s acceptance as Missionary-At-Large to the Spanish-speaking world opens wide the door WBM to minister extensively throughout Latin-America, and the Spanish-speaking world. As such, WBM now adds that mission to our budget, alongside those of Nepal, Pakistan Village Ministry, Pakistan Lahore, and Eastern Europe, and Mexico. If the Lord moves you to help us in this new field, we greatly appreciate your prayers and support.
