‘We are Christian Latinos, not Latinos Cristianos’, behind Latino evangelicals’ support for Trump in Michigan

Latino Los Angeles11/03/2024

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Carlos Roman Jr. stands next to Tony Magana inside a room at their home church, Word of Life, in Grand Ledge. The pair say their Christian values against abortion and same sex marriage are motivating them to vote for Donald Trump in November. It is a typical Sunday morning at Word of Life Grand Ledge, a church in a small suburb west of Lansing, and Pastor Frank Roman is preaching on the importance of spreading the gospel

“If we want to see revival we must evangelize,” Roman said to a congregation of around one hundred people. “What is evangelism? Its to convert somebody to Christianity,” he said.

Carlos Roman Jr. is nodding from his seat. He said he has spent every Sunday for the last five years listening to his brother preach.

Lately, the focus of the sermons has been on the upcoming election and how it serves as an opportunity to elect a leader who will encourage Christians to spread the gospel.

“God’s coming soon,” Carlos said “So the direction of this election is going to be vital to America, to Christianity, to all of us, because God is coming.”