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In 1998, a new church edifice opened to the public on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. The name of the new church is “ La Sagrada Familia”, translated means “Holy Family.” This new church is the result of the merging of two smaller churches within the Hispanic community, San Juan Bautista and Cristo Rey. These two church bodies became one, to better serve the Hispanic community as a whole. Unfortunately, in the process of bringing these two entities together, much of the original spirit of the two individual churches was not carried over into the new church “family”. San Juan Bautista was a place that was well known by many in the Hispanic community. Outside of the Cleveland area, when one identified oneself as coming from Cleveland, the first question posed was “Are you a member of San Juan Bautista?” This church had a solid and respectable reputation within the Hispanic community. It was a church that was alive with the sense of “family.” It was difficult to be a part of San Juan Bautista and not be known by those who attended the church on a regular basis. People here cared for each other deeply. No one was left to fend for himself if they belonged to this congregation. At San Juan Bautista, pe