Humberto Lay

Pastor Humberto Lay Sun is a Peruvian evangelical minister of the Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel and architect at the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, and a politician. He is of Chinese descent. He studied at the Colegio San Andrés (Anglo-Peruvian School). He was also a commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that investigated abuses by the Shining Path, Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, and the Military of Peru during the 1980s and 1990s.

Ps. Lay was an important pastor in Alianza Cristiana y Misionera Church, whose largest temples he designed, thank to his profession. Later, he founded in October, 1987, the [Iglesia Bíblica Emmanuel] in Lima, capital of Peru. Since then, this Christian church has developed successfully, and Ps. Lay has got a top position among the Christian leaders and pastors in Perú. This church works with young people, families and is a well-known missionary church.

Ps. Lay is the president of Unión Nacional de Iglesias Cristianas Evangélicas del Perú - UNICEP. He's is also an important member of the Fraternidad Internacional de Pastores Cristianos - FIPAC.

Although Humberto Lay Sun ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2006 elections on the National Restoration ticket, obtaining 4.38% of the valid votes, the top political leaders in Peru have taken in count as he represents an important electoral base of evangelical christians in Peru.

Pastor Humberto Lay is a well respected leader in the christian evangelical world in Peru and abroad. Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel, which he founded in 1987, is one of the most important churches in Peru and has many churches in several cities of Peru.

Lay was a candidate for mayor of Lima in 2006. He lost the election.

External links

* [http://www.restauracionnacional.org/ Webpage of National Restoration]
* [http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ingles/lacomision/nlabor/comisionado09.php Lay Sun's biography on the webpage of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (in Spanish) ]