Ecumenical Ministry
Martinez has always worked ecumenically in his ministry. For example, he served as the President of the Greater Dallas Community of Churches in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He also was a delegate to the Seventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Canberra, Australia in 1991. He was a member of the Finance Committee of the National Council of Churches in the U.S.A. (1979-80). He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Seminaro Evangelico of Puerto Rico (1975-81).
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