There is as much a sense of colonia in Puerto Vallarta’s English-speaking tourist district as in the outlying Spanish-speaking neighborhoods.

   So CompassioNet Impact operates the Paradise Community Center as a business for social good near
the beach.

  The center hosts Spanish-language and exercise classes, small business coaching, a farmer’s market, food court, bookstore and concert venue. Net profits go toward other CompassioNet Impact services.

  The center also is home to Paradise Church, an interdenominational ministry to English-speaking residents and visitors to Puerto Vallarta.

  Perhaps the center’s biggest impact is in recruiting residents and visitors to serve in the community centers.

The center is home to Paradise Church, an interdenominational ministry to English-speakers in Puerto Vallarta.