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Collection Overview
Abstract
Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The papers consist of annotated bulletins and programs from the Spanish Christian Reformed Church, Wyoming, Michigan.
Biographical Note
Carlos and Elsa Cortina left Cuba as refugees in 1961. They were among many who found it impossible to remain under the Castro regime. Carlos had studied law. Both he and his wife operated a private school in Cuba.
After ten months in Miami, the Cortinas moved to Grand Rapids. While in Miami, they had met Christian Reformed people. Carlos accepted Christ as his Savior and Lord and decided to enter the Christian ministry.
When Carlos graduated from Calvin Seminary in 1966, he served as missionary for Cuban evangelism and was pastor of the Spanish Christian Reformed Church in Wyoming, Michigan. Our collection includes bulletins of that congregation in which he inserted his sermon notes and special messages. In 1971, Carlos received the Lincoln Marti prize of the US Department of Social Services for his aid to Cuban refugees.
Carlos became a victim of cancer in 1970 but he continued in active ministry until his death on April 10, 1973, shortly before his forty-fifth birthday.
His ministry to the Spanish-speaking people was at a time when many Cubans came to the United States and moved in areas where Christian Reformed churches were attempting to witness to Mexican and Cuban workers.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
1.25 cubic ft.
Acquisition Source:
Gift of C.M. Cortina family.
Other Note:
Collection in Spanish and English.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Sermonic Notes, 1963-1972],
[
Series 2: Notes and Reports, 1936-1969],
[All]
- Series 1: Sermonic Notes --- 1963-1972
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Iglesia Christiana Reformada hispana bulletins with sermon notes --- 1965-1966
- Folder 2: Iglesia Christiana Reformada hispana bulletins with sermon notes --- 1967-1968
- Folder 3: Iglesia Christiana Reformada hispana bulletins with sermon notes --- 1969-1970
- Folder 4: Iglesia Christiana Reformada hispana bulletins with sermon notes --- 1971-1972
- Folder 5: Letter to Reeman CRC on work among Mexicans in the Reeman community --- undated
- Folder 6: Prayer
- Folder 7: Seminary report cards --- 1963-1964
- Folder 8: Sermons and sermon notes in English --- undated
- Series 2: Notes and Reports --- 1936-1969
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Apologetics: Bibliography and notes
- Folder 2: Basic Unity of the Covenant of Grace. Course paper --- 1965
- Folder 3: Catechetics: Notes
- Folder 4: Christian Ethics: Class notes
- Folder 5: Church History: Mimeographed material and notes
- Folder 6: Church History: Notes --- 1969
- Folder 7: Church Order: Mimeographed material and Class notes --- 1965
- Folder 8: God's Grace, Man's Will and Preaching in Augustine's Doctrine of Predestination. Class paper
- Folder 9: Hebrews: Ezekiel. Notes --- 1964
- Folder 10: Nature of the Canonicity of the Old Testament class notes
- Folder 11: Nygren's Agape and Eros. Report
- Folder 12: Old Testament Biblical Theology. Mimeographed material and class notes
- Folder 13: Parables: Mimeographed material, notes
- Folder 14: Poimenics: Mimeographed material, notes
- Folder 15: Principles of Missions, class paper
- Folder 16: Report on Jonathon Edward's Nature of True Virtue, paper
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Soteriology: mimeographed material
- Folder 2: What is the Issue about Barth? Notes
- Folder 3: De Catecismo de Heidelberg
- Folder 4: Home Missionary reports --- 1936-1937
- Folder 5: Missionaries working with Spanish-speaking people. Request for information, reports
- Folder 6: Spanish books: Dones de Dios, Curso I de Jardin de Infantes
- Folder 7: Spanish books: Libro B and D. Escuela biblica de Vacaciones
- Folder 8: SWIM activity. Correspondence and program --- 1968
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Sermonic Notes, 1963-1972],
[
Series 2: Notes and Reports, 1936-1969],
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