Rev Jenny Shultz-Thomas welcomes Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas to the podcast

This week, I had the joy of sitting down with Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas, whose story is as rich and layered as the community that raised him. Growing up in Puerto Rico, Juan Carlos was formed within the Latin American evangelical tradition, where faith wasn’t simply something you believed—it was a Spirit-filled way of life. His father modeled that devotion, and at just twelve years old, Juan Carlos felt his own call stirring when he read scripture publicly in church for the very first time.

That early spark has carried him into a lifelong ministry. Ordained in the United Methodist Church, he went on to serve five congregations before being called to First-Plymouth in Lincoln, where he leads in biblical proclamation and justice ministries. His work centers o ...