Our Speakers

Rigo Herrera

Rigo grew up in a Latin-American household in the Greater New Orleans area. He studied mass communication at Louisiana State University where he met his wife, Abigail, and became involved with Chi Alpha as a student. After graduating and getting married, they went on to serve in Chi Alpha for 10 years; most of that time at the University of Virginia. During their time as staff pastors at UVA, they led multiple short-term trips with students to Spain. In time, they felt the Lord leading them to transition to serve as global workers  planting the church among the secular people of Europe. In 2022, they moved to Granada, Spain to work in the Secular Peoples Initiative, an effort to plant disciple-making communities of faith among the least reached in Europe. Their platform is a ministry center for university students and families called “Raíces” (Roots), as well as a church plant in the heart of the city called “Granada Comunidad Cristiana.” Rigo and Abigail have three children: Valor, Aurora, and (a recent addition born in Spain) Astrid. They enjoy adventures in the Mountains and beaches of Andalucia, eating gelato, and making new friends in the city.