Our Story
2002
Our story begins
Casa del Lago arose from the vision of leaders at Cristo Rey Presbyterian Church of a flourishing Bachman Lake community.
2006
ESL classes start
Cristo Rey started offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in 2006 and began a Summer Youth Corps discipleship program in 2011.
2014
Officially a nonprofit
In the fall of 2014, “Casa del Lago” (legally known as “Esperanza Ministries”) was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization.
2017
Added Summer Reading Camp in the summer
2021
Added Pastoral Counseling in the fall
2023
Served 3,028 people total in Bachman Lake over 9 years, now operating at capacity
2024
10 year Anniversary
Today
On to the next ten years…
Hundreds of children, adults, and families come through our doors each year. We’ve had a total of over 3,500 enrollments since 2014. Because of God’s faithfulness and kindness, we have seen adults improve their English language skills, children learn to read with passion, and hearts grow in hope over the past ten years.
