We Envision a Vibrant Bachman Lake Neighborhood

Casa del Lago was born out of the vision of leaders at Cristo Rey Presbyterian Church. From its beginning in 2002, the church was seeking to serve the needs of the Hispanic community in the Webb Chapel Road corridor of northwest Dallas. English as a second language classes started being offered in 2006, and a Summer Youth Corps discipleship program was begun in 2011.

These leaders also recognized that the church’s own human and financial resources, which were quite limited, would not be enough to carry out their robust vision for serving the community. Several years of investigation, discussion, and prayer brought these leaders to the conclusion that they needed to start another nonprofit organization to carry out this vision. A working group was formed, and, in the fall of 2014, “Casa del Lago” (legally known as “Esperanza Ministries”) was incorporated as a 501c3 organization.

At Casa del Lago, we envision a vibrant Bachman Lake neighborhood filled with active and growing disciples of Christ who are equipped to face the educational, emotional, and material challenges of their lives and who are leading community transformation.