From The Dallas Morning News:
At the same Dallas address that once held an Episcopal college for young women of wealth and privilege – among them Lady Bird Johnson – low-income Hispanic women now prepare to take the GED.
Such past and present realities of 5100 Ross Ave. became the preoccupation of some Southern Methodist University students this fall. They spent many hours there, digging through archives, attending services at St. Matthew’s (Episcopal) Cathedral, and interviewing a range of people involved in on-site ministries.
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Hispanic ministry at St. Matthew’s actually began more than three decades ago. It’s flourishing now, with the Rev. Tony Munoz serving as full-time pastor to Spanish-speaking congregants.
The SMU students attended English- and Spanish-language services, and interviewed a range of St. Matthew’s parishioners, discovering the church is in many ways divided by language and culture. The Rev. Kevin Martin, dean of the cathedral, acknowledged that unity there is a work in progress.
“We believe strongly that this is our ministry to Dallas, to the Episcopal Church, and especially to East Dallas, that despite differences we are, in Christ, one community learning from our diversity,” he said.