Mic Thurber – Denver, Colorado … Hugo Guillen was voted by the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) Executive Committee, December 10, to be the new Ministerial associate director and lead of Multicultural Ministries. He has accepted the invitation and will begin working in his new role January 1.
Though most of his focus will be on the growing Hispanic ministries in RMC, Guillen will be supporting the other cultural ministries in the Conference. As the Ministerial associate director, he will work closely with Mickey Mallery, RMC Ministerial director.
Guillen brings a rich background in pastoral ministry to his new position and is a respected colleague among the Spanish-speaking pastors of the Conference. He will convene the RMC Hispanic pastors for regular meetings to help facilitate the plans for the Spanish-speaking work, as well be the lead in planning special programs including the RMC Hispanic Camp Meeting and the 100-year celebration of the establishment of Hispanic Ministry in the Rocky Mountain Conference.
In preparing to undertake this new position, Guillen commented, “As we continue to move closer to the second advent of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we must grow in our dependence of the Holy Spirit. I’m honored to have the opportunity to advance my professional and ministerial growth here in the Rocky Mountain Conference. My prayer is that I may contribute, with God’s help, in a significant way to what we, as a Conference, are seeking to accomplish. And as long as we allow the Lord to build the house, we will not labor in vain.”
“The selection process was carefully and prayerfully undertaken,” recalled Mic Thurber, RMC president. “We started with about nine or ten applicants for the position. About half from within the Conference and about half from outside. After doing initial interviews, we narrowed the field down to four individuals: two from inside and two from outside the conference, which was further narrowed down to one person from within and one person from outside the conference.”
“The process was difficult because virtually all the applicants had gifts or experiences that would easily qualify them for this position,” Thurber continued. “After one last round of interviews and prayers, the RMC [Administrative Committee] (AdCom) voted to recommend Elder Guillen to the Executive Committee. I have no doubt, but that Elder Guillen will become an outstanding leader and representative for our Hispanic and other cultural churches.”
“Speaking for all of us on the Conference AdCom,” he concluded, “we are excited to have Hugo on board and are looking forward to the positive mark he will make on our conference.”
—Mic Thurber is the RMC president. Photo supplied.
