About Us
The Spanish Reformed Translation Society (SRTS) is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 2023 and established in 2024. SRTS is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charity incorporated in the State of Michigan.
Historical Overview
SRTS was founded in 2022 through a providential gathering, uniting Reformed leaders to expand theological education in Latin America.
Purpose
Committed to translating and publishing key Reformed works, we equip seminaries, pastors, and students with trusted theological resources.
Composition and Structure
SRTS operates as a nonprofit ministry, guided by experienced leaders and strategic partnerships to fulfill its mission.
Historical Overview
About SRTS
SRTS was born out of a providential gathering of Reformed theological leaders in Medellín, Colombia, in September 2022. During a consultation meeting hosted by Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS), representatives from Spanish-speaking seminaries across Latin America came together to share a vision for advancing Reformed theological education.
This meeting forged strategic partnerships among seminaries and expanded access to accredited master’s-level theological education in the region like never before.
A Calling to Translate
Amid these gospel opportunities, under the leadership of Dr. Adriaan Neele and Dr. Bruce Baugus, the group—including PRTS students Luis Loaiza and Daniel Navarro—recognized the urgent need to supply Hispanic seminaries with a strong portfolio of theological works to support and strengthen theological education.
With this burden on their hearts, they united around a shared vision to:
- Translate Reformed Christian literature from English into Spanish
- Provide seminaries with trusted theological resources
- Ensure professors and students have access to classic Reformed works
SRTS was officially established as a nonprofit ministry recognized by the IRS in June 2024, marking the formal beginning of its translation efforts
Our First Major Project
By God’s grace, SRTS launched its first major project in partnership with Reformation Translation Fellowship (RTF-USA): The translation of Robert Shaw’s Commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith
This essential theological resource now strengthens the Spanish-speaking Reformed world, equipping pastors, seminary students, and churches.
What We Believe
We stand in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition, subscribing to the theological heritage expressed in the historic confessions of faith:
- The Westminster Standards (Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechisms)
- The Three Forms of Unity (Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, Canons of Dort)
These confessional documents summarize the system of doctrine taught in Scripture.
Since 2024, and in partnership with ASPRAL (Asociación de Seminarios Presbiterianos y Reformados de América Latina), SRTS has sponsored translations into Spanish and facilitated the publication and dissemination of historically important Reformed theological literature originally published in the 16th-20th century.
Our Commitment
From its inception, SRTS has been driven by a firm commitment to God’s truth and the advancement of Christ’s kingdom. With every book translated and published, we seek to:
- Equip pastors, seminary students, and churches
- Strengthen theological Provide access to the riches of historic Reformed theology
- Strengthen theological education for generations to come
“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.” – Psalm 68:11
Composition and Structure
The society is organized as a non-stock corporation managed by pastors, church members, students, theological professors and professional translators who are committed to the Reformed tradition in its historic, confessional, and theological form. They are committed to the Bible as God’s Word. They honor and subscribe to either the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity.
The business, property, and affairs of the society are managed by the board of directors (the Board). The Board may designate committees which may exercise any powers of the Board in managing the society’s business and affairs to the extent authority is specifically conferred in the resolution of the Board creating the committee.
The Board appoints officers which includes a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board determines. The officers report to the Board and act according to such direction as the Board shall provide.
Board of Directors
Board Members
Dr. Alonso Ramirez
ThM, PhD, Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) Church Planter and Seminary Professor Cajamarca, Peru
Rev. Valentín Alpuche
MDiv, Mid-America Reformed Seminary (MARS) Missionary and Seminary Professor Shafter, California
Rev. Christian Maureira
ThM, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS) Director and Professor, Martin Bucer Seminary (SMB) Chile President, Association of Presbyterian and Reformed Seminaries in Latin America (ASPRAL)
Dr. Jorge Ruiz
ThD, Faculté Libre de Théologie Réformée (FLTR) Minister, Free Church of Scotland Continuing (FCC) Rubí, Spain
Mr. William Greendyk
General Secretary, Trinitarian Bible Society (TBS) USA and Latin America Elder, First Netherlands Reformed Church (NRC) Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mr. Luis Loaiza
MDiv, PhD (cand.), Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS) Ministerial student, Heritage Reformed Congregations (HRC) Grand Rapids, Michigan (Medellín, Colombia)
Mr. Demetrio Canovas
Graduate from School of Biblical Studies Author, Translator, and Editor Málaga, Spain
Advisory Board Members
Mr. Josue Pineda
PhD (cand.), Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS) Teaching Elder (Pastor), Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) Grand Rapids, Michigan (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Rev. Pablo Landazuri
ThM, DMin (cand.), Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS) MDiv, Mid-America Reformed Seminary (MARS) Missionary (URCNA) and Seminary Professor (SRA) Quito, Ecuador
Rev. Nathan Bonham
DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS) Philadelphia MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) Jackson Teaching Elder (Pastor), Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) Missionary, Mission to the World (MTW)
Mrs. Melisa Rojas
MA, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) Translator, Universidad de Antioquia Rionegro, Colombia
Officers
William Greendyk
President
General Secretary of Trinitarian Bible Society USA and Latin America
Luis Loaiza
Interim President
PhD student, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Valentín Alpuche
Vice-President
Pastor, Reformed Mission “Valle de Gracia” Safter, California
Daniel Navarro
Secretary
MDiv student, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Kevin Walkotten
Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary