Cristian Hernández

1 week ago | thespec.com | Maria Hernandez |María Hernández |Cristian Hernández

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — “Can I bring my gun into the worship service?”The question presented Venezuelan pastor Fernanda Eglé with a dilemma. Agreeing might have endangered parishioners at her evangelical church in Caracas. But what if dismissing the gang member pulled him farther from God? “It was risky, but this was God’s plan,” Eglé said. “He knew these people’s hearts, their need for change.

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Maria Hernandez |María Hernández |Cristian Hernández

CARACAS (AP) — “¿Puedo ir al templo con mi pistola?”. La pastora venezolana Fernanda Eglé entró en un dilema. Aceptar arriesgaría a su congregación en una iglesia evangélica de Caracas. Pero, ¿y si negarse terminaba por alejar de Dios al joven pandillero? “Era un riesgo, pero Dios estaba en el asunto”, dijo Eglé. “Él conocía el corazón de esas personas, así que comenzamos un ‘culto para malandros’ con la intención de que ellos fueran”.

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Maria Hernandez |María Hernández |Cristian Hernández

How big is the evangelical community in Venezuela? Reliable statistics are hard to come by since official figures have not been issued in more than a decade, but academic experts and community members contend the number of evangelicals in Venezuela has grown in recent decades, just as it has in other Latin American countries. Sociologist Enrique Alí González estimates that the current religious affiliation would be 82%-84% Catholic and 10%-12% evangelical with other faiths accounting for the rest.

2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Maria Hernandez |María Hernández |Cristian Hernández

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ and CRISTIAN HERNÁNDEZ - Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - "Can I bring my gun into the worship service?"The question presented Venezuelan pastor Fernanda Eglé with a dilemma. Agreeing might have endangered parishioners at her evangelical church in Caracas. But what if dismissing the gang member pulled him farther from God? Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

2 weeks ago | register-herald.com | Maria Hernandez |María Hernández |Cristian Hernández

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