Iglesia Aliento de Vida (BIC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastors Filiberto Zapata and Alex Zapata

Founded circa 2016

Denomination Brethren in Christ U.S. (BIC)

Service Times Sundays (Spanish-language)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website bicus.org/church/aliento-de-vida/

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:

✓ 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.

[1] Live source bicus.org/church/aliento-de-vida/
[2] Live source bicfoundation.org/stories/investing-in-congregations-alie…

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