Compassion & Commitment
Reynaldo has been the pianist at Balboa Union Church since October 1999. We are blessed to continue to have his support. Reynaldo is an accomplished pianist – reknowned in Panama as a classical musician and also in latin jazz. He studied at the National Conservatory as well as the Fine Arts Faculty of the University…
Betty has been with Balboa Union Church since 2001, formally becoming a member in 2005. She has volunteered and worked in various capacities within the church: 2001 – greeter, 2007 – nursery, 2008 to date assisting with the tea and coffee after the service and actively helping with potlucks and other events. Betty is a…
Luis arrived at Balboa Union Church in November 2014 as a refugee from Cuba, and asked for temporary assistance. He became a live-in caretaker of the Church, and has grown into a role of missions and care of the poor and needy that arrive at the Church. Luis formally joined the church as a member…
David Bivin has been a member of Balboa Union Church since ________, and his wife has been an active member of Gamboa Union Church since _________. We are blessed to have David’s active involvement in Balboa in 2018 in Finance & Stewardship.
Miguel Loban and his family joined Balboa Union Church in February 2011, when he accepted a job in his native Panama as a Marine Surveyor for DNV GL covering all of Central America, the Caribbean, and other parts of Latin America. He is married to Kendra Loban and together they have three daughters, all of…
We are blessed to have Alberto Bustamante, with his many talents, as Vice-President of the Council in 2018.
Kendra and her family joined the church in February 2011, and she has been actively involved in Property Management since that time, taking great pride in helping refurbish and touch up many areas of the Church building and the parsonage. Much of the work done in the Bridal room, the Salon & the kitchen was…
Andrick is the chair of our Missions committee, which is responsible for organising the monthly food baskets for the elderly. He also spends a lot of time assisting in the church with electrical (replacing old lighting fixtures with new LED fixtures), rewiring parts of the church that have old wiring, and general handy-man work that…
Noris Bustamante joined Balboa Union Church in September 2016, after moving back to Panama from Sacramento, California. She was elected as Vice-President of the Council in the January 2017 elections, and then moved to Treasurer of the Council in the April 2017 elections. Noris is now (2018) the Chair of Worship & Ministry, responsible for…
