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Pastor Daniel Mejia came to Emmanuel UMC,
Beltsville, MD in July 2006 from Arlington, VA.
In 1995
the young
Daniel Mejia answered the call to come as a missionary to serve in
Valdosta, GA, working at Bemiss United
Methodist Church
telling the Good News to the Hispanic migrant workers. God
continued to
call Daniel, first to attend Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
in 1997 and then to
serve the Hispanic
congregation at Arlington
United Methodist Church
in the Virginia
Conference. That congregation grew from 15 to 75 members in attendance,
and,
most significantly, developed many far reaching and effective
ministries for
feeding the hungry and meeting the practical needs of the
community. Then
came the unexpected call to come over to the Baltimore-Washington
Conference
and serve Emmanuel
United Methodist Church.
Born in Torreon,
Coahuila,
Mexico,
Daniel is the oldest of three sons of Ciro and Leticia Mejia. He
attended
The Universidad Ibero-
americana where he earned his
Law degree in 1994.
However, his plans to be a lawyer were interrupted by God's call to
full time
service. Daniel graduated from Wesley Theological Seminary in
2001 and
was ordained an Elder of The United Methodist Church in 2004. He
was
selected to be among the first group of Lewis Fellows, a two-year
program
recognizing and encouraging young effective pastors across
the country. He is the vice president of GRACE Ministries
in Arlington, VA.,
Board member of Just Neighbors, and is now an adjunct
Professor for
the Practice in Ministry and Mission Program at Wesley Theological
Seminary.
Daniel enjoys soccer, football (the Redskins and Steelers),
baseball (the Nationals and Orioles), basketball (the Wizards), going
to the
movies, and books. And he is on track to become an American
citizen,
hopefully by 2010.
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