Ismael Castillo Elected Texas Conference President

ALVARADO, TEX. – Ismael A. Castillo has been elected president of the Texas Conference, bringing nearly 30 years of ministry experience and a strong commitment to service, evangelism and church growth.

Following God’s leading wasn’t always easy for Castillo. The son and grandson of pastors, he graduated from academy wanting to be “anything but a pastor,” considering careers in medicine or engineering instead.

Though he eventually decided to study theology at Montemorelos University, he envisioned himself teaching rather than pastoring. But after graduation, he received a call to pastor a church in central Mexico.

“I was going to reject the call,” Castillo said, “but my father sat me down and reasoned with me.”

Years later, Castillo now sees that experience as part of learning to recognize God’s peace as confirmation that he is on the right path, a perspective he carries into his new role at the Texas Conference.

“Every decision I’ve made in my life,” he said, “I expect that peace as a reassurance of following God’s leading.”

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