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The Rev. Dr. Ignacio Castuera is pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona, CA.
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The Rev. Ignacio Castuera is a United Methodist minister currently serving Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona, California.
The Rev. Dr. Castuera is a graduate of the School of Theology at Claremont, where he studied and wrote about the problems of violence and the patriarchal worship of a mother goddess in Mexican culture. After completing his education, Ignacio served at churches in Mexico, as well as in Hawaii and California.
He was also the first Mexican-American district superintendent of the United Methodist Church in the Los Angeles District and went on to become the pastor of Hollywood United Methodist Church. Over his 11 years at Hollywood UMC he transformed the church into a center of the growing movement aimed at creating a positive religious response to the AIDS pandemic. Gigantic red ribbons adorn the church's tower as a reminder to all of the congregation's commitment.
An accomplished preacher and author, Ignacio edited a collection of sermons gleaned from those given by various pastors from several denominations on the Sunday after the infamous Rodney King riots. The book, Dreams on Fire: Embers of Hope: From the Pulpits of Los Angeles After the Riots, became one of the top 10 religious books of 1992. In November 2004, he served as the Jameson Jones Preacher in the Prophetic Tradition at the Iliff School of Theology. Dr. Castuera was the guest preacher at historic Riverside Church of New York on Pentecost Sunday 2004.
Beyond his professional duties, Ignacio is the proud father of three daughters and one son, ranging in age from 11 to 32, and loves to read, sing, and play tennis.
Latest Content by The Rev. Ignacio Castuera
Sermon for the 3rd Sunday After Pentecost
Mark 5:21-43
July 02, 2000
The Rev. Ignacio Castuera (UMC)For several years now theologians have had the intuition, if not suspicion, that the Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Godhead. Other than observing Pentecost, a very minor observance in most Protestant circles, we pay very little attention to the Holy Spirit. Add to that the fact that most preachers take four to six weeks vacation during the season of Pentecost and you can begin to see why churches hear so little about the Holy Spirit.
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Sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:44-53
June 04, 2000
The Rev. Ignacio Castuera (UMC)Last Thursday, June 1st, the Christian Calendar called for the observance of the Ascension of our Lord or Ascension Day. We Protestants have a very difficult time dealing with the theme of ascension especially after the beginning of space exploration. The literal ascent of a body unaided by any kind of extraneous power is not something we want to talk about or, least of all, preach about. We are too sophisticated to deal with this subject so we have chosen to ignore it, to our peril. The symbol of the Ascension is something we need to recover and reclaim if we are to remain faithful followers of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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