Staggering Demographic Change in DFW

When I moved to Dallas /Ft. Worth in 1990, I noticed the cultural diversity was different here than where I came from in San Antonio. The Hispanic population was much smaller in North Texas. For three years I knocked on doors in the Hispanic areas of West Dallas sharing Jesus with all that would open a door. The largest ethnic groups were Anglo and African American. How things are changing.

Here are the demographics (Excuse the spacing, this program doesn't do it right)
.................................2000 ........ 2007........ 2012
South Dallas ...........43% ..........52% ..........59%
West Dallas .............75% .........84% ..........90%
Downtown ...............50% ........54% ..........61%
East Dallas-Mesquite 24% .....33%......... 41%
North Dallas ...............25% ......33% ........40%
Ft. Worth Northside 43% .......52% .........59%

What does this say? It says many things but this is what I'm thinking.
1. Dallas and Ft. Worth proper are now largely Hispanic areas. In five years it will increase dramatically. Anglos and African Americans are moving to the Suburban areas but so are Hispanics.
2. Our (LCMS) churches' ministry to Hispanics number about 300 worshippers on a good day out of over 1 million Hispanics. We must plant new work now!
3. Our churches and LINC NT must partner together to reach this huge segment of our population that we are not reaching.

This is NOT the time to ponder . . . its time to act. Its time to invest our resources in reaching these millions with the gospel. Join LINC NT right now, partner with us to move forward to plant 60 new faith communities in North Texas.

For the lost sheep,
Pastor Oscar