Si usted vive cerca de Albuquerque, Mars Hill se cuenta con un servicio bilingüe que se reúne a las 11:15 de la mañana. Si no puede assistir, también, cada sermón está disponible con subtítulos en español. Para más información, ver aqui.

"One thing that really stood out to me was when I was upstairs watching everybody praising Jesus regardless of the language. … It was really exciting to see them lifting up their hands worshiping in Spanish and English."

In March, the Albuquerque campus hosted its first bilingual service, a necessary thing in a city where 2 out of every 5 people are Latino. Every week, at the 11:15 am service, everybody sings together –with words in English and Spanish up on the same slides – and when it comes time for the sermon, the campus watches Pastor Mark's sermon with Spanish subtitles. Here's a video that gives a glimpse of what that ministry looks like, and below, a story from the Albuquerque campus' blog from the first bilingual service:

by Lindsey Little Proving that God reaches across language and culture, Spanish and English speakers joined together for the first bilingual service this Palm Sunday at Mars Hill Albuquerque.  Smiling faces, fellowship amongst a variety of individuals and Spanish and English Bibles were the first sights and sounds of Holy Week at the Lobo Theater. Abiel Diaz, a Volunteer Coordinator for the Bilingual Service at Mars Hill, began the morning by welcoming the community to the first bilingual service and shortly after translated each message given by Pastor David Bruskas into Spanish. "I’m just amazed at how much cooler and more concise everything sounds in Spanish," Bruskas joked. "I’ll have to work on that."  They both discussed church news and invited all individuals, families and friends to the upcoming Good Friday service and Easter services with baptisms. Brian Jonkman and Fernando Martinez then led the congregation in worship as Spanish and English lyrics were simultaneously displayed on the screen.  "It was really neat to see people worshiping God in both Spanish and English," said Clint Trebesh, attendee of Mars Hill. "I think it’s amazing to be impacting a part of the community that isn’t normally able to worship in their native language like that." Martinez sang "Solo De Jesus La Sangre" while everyone sang along in Spanish. "One thing that really stood out to me was when I was upstairs watching everybody praising Jesus regardless of the language," said Julio Merida, another volunteer coordinator for the bilingual service and leader of a Mars Hill Spanish community group. "It was really exciting to see them lifting up their hands worshiping in Spanish and English." The sermon taught by Mark Driscoll was not only eye opening and directed toward many individuals in Albuquerque, it also elicited multiple fits of laughter. Driscoll spoke about Jesus and the Sabbath and focused predominantly on legalism and religion. He referred numerous times to the importance of this sermon for the residents of Albuquerque due to the prevalence of Catholicism in this city. "It was the perfect message for the first bilingual service," said attendee Tony Pike, "Mark Driscoll really reached out to the people of Albuquerque through this sermon."  God is also using Driscoll to touch hearts in areas of the world much farther than Albuquerque. The online sermons are reaching individuals who otherwise would have never had the opportunity to hear the words from the gospel-centered church of Mars Hill. "I’ve wanted for years now to have this content available in Spanish. I have a lot of connections in South America and I have talked with some of my friends in Chile who have been able to download sermons and hear the word of God through them," said Daniel Soto, attendee of Mars Hill. "I can’t wait for the word to spread to even more Spanish speakers." And spread it will. Mars Hill Albuquerque is anticipating in the next few weeks the beginning of at least four more bilingual and Spanish speaking community groups all across the city. "As a church we have seen the excitement in the Spanish community," Merida said. "There is a huge need in the Spanish community for a gospel-centered church. The fact that it’s finally happening is so exciting. We now have the opportunity to expand across the city and that will make it easier for a lot of Spanish speakers to join us." Merida explained that Mars Hill is looking to recruit Spanish-speaking volunteers.  Ushers, community group leaders and greeters are a few of the positions that volunteer coordinators are seeking to fill. "Just having the opportunity to watch this develop now is extremely exciting," Merida said with a smile. "It’s finally here and it’s happening. I can’t wait to see what else is to come." In addition to the Albuquerque campus' bilingual service, as of this winter, all of our sermons are available with Spanish subtitles.