Spanish Speaking World

One of the ways in which we minister to the leadership of the church in the P’urepecha territory in central Mexico is by providing resources for training, education, and discipleship. In recent years, we have been helped in that effort by Rev. Valentin Alpuche, serving as a church planter for the RCUS at the Iglesia Reformada Valle de Gracia in Shafter, CA. Rev. Alpuche grew up in Campeche, Mexico, and graduated from the Seminario Teológico Juan Calvino in Mexico City in the 1990’s. He came to the US in 2004 to study at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, where he received his MDiv in 2007. Rev. Alpuche also serves on the faculty of the Seminario Reformado de Las Américas, where he teaches in Systematics and Apologetics. Besides serving on the Foreign Missions Committee of the RCUS, Rev. Alpuche leads the translation ministry of the RCUS, bringing many sound Reformed literary works into Spanish. It was in that capacity that WBM first partnered with Rev. Alpuche to help provide more Spanish resources for our church leaders among the P’urepecha in Mexico.

At WBM’s Spring 2025 board meeting, WBM received Rev. Alpuche as our Missionary-At-Large to the Spanish-speaking world. So it is with great joy that we take the opportunity to introduce to you WBM’s newest missionary – Rev. Valentin Alpuche. Rev. Alpuche travels extensively in Latin-America, ministering to Reformation-minded churches in many countries. The first two weeks of May this year will find [or “found,” depending on the timing of this publication] him in Bolivia, teaching, and providing many Spanish books and study materials for the church leadership there.

Where WBM’s long-standing Mexico field is primarily concerned with the work among the P’urepecha people in central Mexico, Rev. Alpuche’s acceptance as Missionary-At-Large to the Spanish-speaking world opens wide the door WBM to minister extensively throughout Latin-America, and the Spanish-speaking world. As such, WBM now adds that mission to our budget, alongside those of Nepal, Pakistan Village Ministry, Pakistan Lahore, and Eastern Europe, and Mexico. If the Lord moves you to help us in this new field, we greatly appreciate your prayers and support.

Field Chairman to Mexico. Bill Higgins has worked with the native Tarascan peoples of Michoacán, Central Mexico, since 1997.

Bill has his B.A. degree from Covenant College. His M.A.T.S., S.T.M., and Th.M. degrees are from Whitefield Theological Seminary, as is his Ph.D. in Christian Thought, emphasis in Puritan Studies. He has also done graduate work in Education with the University of Tennessee.

Originally from Doylestown, Ohio, Bill moved to Lookout Mountain in the 1970’s to attend Covenant College, where he was employed for nearly 25 years. There he served as Electrician, taught Bible and Philosophy of Culture in the college’s “Quest” adult education program, as well as teaching the occasional course in Greek and Church History. He was for a time coordinator of Covenant’s “Executive Education Program for Slovak Business Leaders.”

He is author of “The Goose Holds the Key,” a book about John Hus, and “God’s Faithful Goose,” a children’s book about Hus. He has also written, produced, and directed several dramas centering around the lives of the Reformers.

Bill has also worked in connection with Whitefield Theological Seminary, teaching courses in Historical Theology, Church History, Greek, and Logic, most recently developing their advanced Greek program.

Bill’s wife, Tammy, currently home-schools their youngest two kids, Ian (17), and William (7). Their daughter Tabitha (24) graduated from Covenant College and now lives on Lookout Mountain, serving with the West Brow Fire & Rescue. Jared, (22) also lives and works on Lookout Mountain. Having grown up in a military family and lived in many different countries, Tammy is already equipped with a significant cross-cultural awareness.

They currently attend Covenant Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN. Bill is an ordained Minister in the Westminster Presbytery of the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly (with which Whitefield Theological Seminary is affiliated).

At the April 19, 1997 meeting of the board of WBM, Dr. Higgins was examined and approved as a missionary serving Westminster Biblical Missions. At the April 26, 2003 WBM meeting, Dr. Higgins was unanimously approved to serve as Field Chairman for Westminster Biblical Missions to Mexico. For nine years he has been the featured speaker at the annual Reformation Day Conference at the Seminario Teológico Juan Calvino, in Mexico City.