From its inception 22 years ago CHET has sought to provide vital theological courses taught by highly qualified teachers at an affordable cost in classrooms located near students. That has developed into a Central Campus/Satellite Campus structure with the Central Campus, Compton, processing all academic and financial records and providing the main teaching center while locating satellite teaching centers closer to other students. Those goals are met with all of CHET’s accredited programs; the Pre-Ministerial, the Ministerial, the Lay Family [...]

December 3, 2011 was Graduation Day for seventy four students from the Pre-Ministerial, Ministerial and Family Counseling Programs. Their diplomas and certificates were presented to them by CHET Board Chairman, United Airlines Captain Richard Martinez and CHET President, Rev. Edward Delgado. These new graduates now join a company of over 800 students who have received their theological foundation through CHET, a company that was only a dream twenty one years ago when CHET taught its first classes with a total [...]

Dr. Justo Gonzalez, internationally renowned historian, theologian, and author writes, “The impact of the church on the Latino/a community is significant. In our barrios, the ministry is often seen by many young people as an opportunity for service and for fulfilling vocation. Pastors, seminary-trained and not, are leading their congregations into new dimensions of service and advocacy. There is an eagerness to learn, to study, and to be challenged by new ideas and visions. Indeed, there is much that the [...]

Dear Amigos y Amigas, Let me first thank you for your regular and special financial support of CHET over the past months and years. For approximately $36,000 of CHET’s annual income comes from individuals such as you. And with CHET supporting 70% of the student costs, this income is vital in training Hispanic pastors and lay leaders. In addition to thanking you I wanted to mention that CHET has inaugurated a new channel through which your contributions can reach us. [...]