Dr. Ricardo Gómez serves as area director for Latin America, overseeing missionaries and national leaders in 19 countries. Together, they pursue a shared vision to participate with God in the restoration of Latin America by developing healthy leaders who multiply disciples, groups and churches and empower them for holistic transformation. Ricardo also serves as executive director of Impact Latin America, which expands the Community Church Planting movement beyond the denomination. Beth serves alongside Ricardo as his executive assistant.
Pray For
- discernment, wisdom and balance for Ricardo and Beth’s effective ministry and leadership
- safety as they travel throughout the region
- biblical restoration throughout Latin America amid growing social, economic and political challenges
- a growing dependence upon the Holy Spirit as the whole team in Latin America pursues God’s will together
- overall spiritual and physical health and growth for their two children
Recent Newsletters
2022 Latin American Leadership Summit
June 2021 CCP Video Report
Recent Heartbeat Articles
Singing a New Song
In the community of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Pastor Huasca and his wife began a challenging yet faithful journey. Their vision was to gather local teenagers – many from broken homes and troubled backgrounds – into a safe place where they could experience God’s love....
Sparking a Youth Movement
The origins of JUMELI (Spanish abbreviation for Free Methodist Youth) are in Mexico, where international missionaries Esteban and Cris Flores grew up. As a teenager, Esteban was mentored by his youth pastor, sparking a ministry journey that now spans 25 years. When he...
Ministering in Brazil
The Free Methodist Church in Campo Grande, Brazil, ministers in a poor neighborhood rife with drug trafficking. Two hundred children are involved in weekly discipleship groups that meet mainly in homes, with a few taking place at the church. ICCM sponsorship of...
Mobilizing and Uniting
There are three general conferences in Latin America: Haiti, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Each has its own vision, mission and government, and consequently only has a fraternal relationship with the Latin American Area. The relationship first began to change...