San Marcos’ oldest Hispanic church that also happens to be rated one of the best places to get a Lenten meal in town, El Buen Pastor, started their annual Lenten fish fry on the last Friday of February as normal. But with social distancing practices put in place this week in response to COVID-19, the church has opted to keep the tradition going, now with to go.
Esperanza Baltazar is the senior pastor at El Buen Pastor, a United Methodist Church, located at 209 East Grove St. and she estimates that the church has hosted its annual fish fry every Friday during Lent for the past 20 years.
El Buen Pastor has a history that goes back to 1870 in San Marcos, making it the oldest Hispanic congregation in the city. Baltazar has looked into the history of the church and said the first members of the congregation were primarily migrant crop workers.
