Farmingville church draws immigrants
Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Ruben Cruzate, center, prays with members of his bilingual church, "Uno Mas Para Jesus" or "One More For Christ," before performing three baptisms in the swimming pool at his Ronkonkoma home. (Oct. 6, 2012)
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Ruben Cruzate was the longtime head of Latino outreach at a major evangelical church in Smithtown when a parishioner suggested he become a "missionary" -- not in another country, but in the immigrant stronghold of Farmingville.
Six years later, Cruzate's bilingual storefront church, Uno Mas Para Jesus -- One More For Jesus -- is emerging as a pivotal force in bringing the once strife-ridden...
