THE ZIRKEL FAMILY MINISTERING WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH OF COSTA RICA
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About Us

In 1995, we were invited by Dr. Luis Palomo, Bishop, to minister with the Methodist Church in Costa Rica.  Ray is an ordained elder in the Methodist Church and serves as a professor at the Evangelical Methodist Seminary.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Methodist High School and Elementary School; and, he helps to plant and develop local congregations.  Lidia is also an ordained elder in the Methodist Church and is the director of the Methodist Children´s Home. We host approximately 30 short-term mission teams each year who work on a variety of church related ministries.

Ray

​Ray is a native Texan.  He attended Southern Methodist University (‘87) earning a B.A. in both History and Latin American Studies, a minor in Spanish and a Texas teaching certificate.  He began his ministry in 1989 as a missionary to Guatemala, teaching Spanish at a mission school.  In 1990, he returned to the USA to attend Seminary at Asbury Theological Seminary graduating in 1994 with a Master´s of Divinity degree.  It was while he was attending seminary that he meet Dr. Palomo and was invited to teach at the Methodist Seminary immediately following his graduation.

Lidia

​Lidia is a native Alabamian.  She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham ('91) earning a B.A. in English with a minor in Marketing. While attending UAB, Lidia worked full time in financial marketing and advertising.  It was while Lidia was attending UAB that she became a Christian and felt the Lord leading her into full time ministry.  Lidia also graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master´s of Divinity degree in 1994.  

Our Family

​We have two beautiful daughters, Sarah and Emma, both girls were born in Costa Rica and are students at Baylor University.

Our Personal
Statement
​of Faith

​We would first and foremost affirm the historic statement of our Christian heritage as found in both the Apostle´s and Nicene creeds.  In addition to these summaries of belief, we would add a particular emphasis to the ongoing task of all Christians to fulfill our Lord´s Great Commission to proclaim Christ to all nations so that all may receive Him as their personal Lord and Savior and become mature disciples in the faith; ever increasing in their love for God and their neighbor through lives of personal and social holiness.
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  • About Us
  • Methodist Church
  • Methodist Seminary
  • Methodist Children's Home
  • Methodist School
  • Wesley Clinic
  • Connect with Us