
Quick Facts
Founded
circa 2016
Denomination
Brethren in Christ U.S. (BIC)
Service Times
Sundays (Spanish-language)
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
Father-and-son co-pastor team; Spanish-speaking BIC church plant; ten-year-old congregation.

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
BIC orthodox Trinitarian.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
BIC affirms Scripture.
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify locally.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Evangelical/Wesleyan blend.
Strong
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Verified male father-son pastor team Filiberto and Alex Zapata; BIC denomination ordains women.

Co-Pastors Filiberto Zapata and Alex Zapata (both male)
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Co-pastors Filiberto and Alex Zapata.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Sunday Spanish-language preaching.
Strong
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Church plant out of CrossRoads Salina; has itself planted two daughter congregations (McPherson, Lyons).
Strong
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Hispanic-immigrant outreach.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
BIC U.S. yellow.
Caution

Assessment
Iglesia Aliento de Vida ("Breath of Life") is a Spanish-speaking Brethren in Christ congregation in Salina, Kansas, co-pastored by father-and-son team Filiberto and Alex Zapata. The church began as a plant ten years ago out of CrossRoads Church of Salina and has itself become a planting congregation, daughtering two additional Aliento de Vida churches in McPherson and Lyons, Kansas. The multigenerational co-pastorate model and church-multiplication DNA make this a healthy missional BIC outpost serving central Kansas's Hispanic immigrant community. Yellow per BIC denominational caveat; local complementarian male leadership balances.
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MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Live-fetched BIC directory entry on 2026-05-16 — confirmed Co-Pastors Filiberto and Alex Zapata + Brethren in Christ U.S.
These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.
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[1] Live source
bicus.org/church/aliento-de-vida/
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[2] Live source
bicfoundation.org/stories/investing-in-congregations-alie…
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended