Thousands gather today to mark passing of pioneer Apostolic missionary a man who changed the lives of thousands in the US, Mex, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, and throug
February 24, 2006 (Press Release) --
On the morning of February 14th after a long battle with cancer, a true modern day Apostle, Pastor Leonardo Sepulveda Treviño, of Los Angeles, entered into his eternal rest. On Friday the 24th of February, 2006, at 6:00 p.m., thousands from throughout the nation and across the globe will gather in Pasadena at the First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107, to celebrate his life and living legacy. Pastor Sepulveda’s life and accomplishment will be honored on this day by several California State elected officials, national bishops and international missionaries.
Through his unselfish and relentless spirit of spreading the Gospel, Pastor Sepulveda planted a seed that continues to yield a harvest of souls and hundreds of churches. Having baptized over 6000 souls, he was considered by many the "Father of Faith" in these Latin American Countries. Sepulveda’s prominence is noted by Dr. Daniel Ramírez, religious historian and Assistant Professor at Arizona State University:
The explosion of Pentecostalism in Latin America owes much to the seminal contributions of pioneering missionaries like Leonardo Sepulveda. His career trajectory exemplifies many of the transnational attributes of
contemporary Pentecostalism: he was born in Nuevo León, Mexico, converted in northern California, pastored prominent churches in both the U.S. and Mexico, and carried his movement to Central America and the Southern Cone, where he made contact with the Russian Pentecostal diaspora, i.e., believers who had fled Stalin's repression. His unfortunately still unwritten biography will flesh out important contours of the hemispheric movement he helped build.
At the very tender age of 9 or 10, after drastically losing his mother he left Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. He arrived in the midst of segregation, but nevertheless received motherly attentions from a woman of African-American descent. As a result, he learned to love people of all race, gender and social economic status. For this reason, throughout his 65 years as a pastor, missionary, and religious leader he befriended people of all backgrounds. He loved and served the African-American and Anglo-Saxon communities as much as he did his Latino community
Sepulveda served as a regional Elder as Vice President and Secretary of Christian Education and of National Evangelism on the denomination’s national Board of Directors; he also served as Bishop to many Pastors and Ministers. At the time of his death at the age of 94, he was serving as the Pastor at “Casa de Dios" (“House of God”) in South Los Angeles.
Internment services will be held on Saturday morning, February 25, at Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, California. Sepulveda is survived by 4 children, 11 Grandchildren, 9 Great-Grandchildren. His time here was well spent in the service of the Lord.
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Through his unselfish and relentless spirit of spreading the Gospel, Pastor Sepulveda planted a seed that continues to yield a harvest of souls and hundreds of churches. Having baptized over 6000 souls, he was considered by many the "Father of Faith" in these Latin American Countries. Sepulveda’s prominence is noted by Dr. Daniel Ramírez, religious historian and Assistant Professor at Arizona State University:
The explosion of Pentecostalism in Latin America owes much to the seminal contributions of pioneering missionaries like Leonardo Sepulveda. His career trajectory exemplifies many of the transnational attributes of
contemporary Pentecostalism: he was born in Nuevo León, Mexico, converted in northern California, pastored prominent churches in both the U.S. and Mexico, and carried his movement to Central America and the Southern Cone, where he made contact with the Russian Pentecostal diaspora, i.e., believers who had fled Stalin's repression. His unfortunately still unwritten biography will flesh out important contours of the hemispheric movement he helped build.
At the very tender age of 9 or 10, after drastically losing his mother he left Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. He arrived in the midst of segregation, but nevertheless received motherly attentions from a woman of African-American descent. As a result, he learned to love people of all race, gender and social economic status. For this reason, throughout his 65 years as a pastor, missionary, and religious leader he befriended people of all backgrounds. He loved and served the African-American and Anglo-Saxon communities as much as he did his Latino community
Sepulveda served as a regional Elder as Vice President and Secretary of Christian Education and of National Evangelism on the denomination’s national Board of Directors; he also served as Bishop to many Pastors and Ministers. At the time of his death at the age of 94, he was serving as the Pastor at “Casa de Dios" (“House of God”) in South Los Angeles.
Internment services will be held on Saturday morning, February 25, at Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, California. Sepulveda is survived by 4 children, 11 Grandchildren, 9 Great-Grandchildren. His time here was well spent in the service of the Lord.
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