Santa Cruz al Salvador is celebrating thirty years of accompaniment with communities in rural El Salvador with a special event at the Watsonville Public House on Saturday September 21 from 2-4 pm. The Watsonville Public House is a nonprofit, community brewery and an outreach of the Presbyterian Church that is run by minister/brewmaster, Robby Olson. It is also dog friendly!
The January 2020 delegation was comprised of a great group of 11 travelers: three from St. Stephen’s, three from Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (Salinas), four from Trinity Presbyterian (Santa Cruz), and one from Peace UCC (Santa Cruz). For three people, it was...
The January, 2016 delegation consisted of 11 people from six congregations, with co-leaders Lucas Grams from Lutheran Community and Pr. Karla Norton from St. Andrew Presbyterian.
Following monthly Getting Ready meetings and fundraisers since January 2013, 16 youth and 13 adults left on Friday, June 28, for the first two-week delegation hosted by Santa Cruz al Salvador specifically organized for youth.
The January 2013 delegation of 20 people has returned and is still feeling the warmth, love and excitement of visiting “our” community, the ciudadela Guillermo Ungo. This delegation included a number of medical personnel…