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Board
of Directors:
President
Bishop Sam
Valverde
Email: aapresident@aol.com
Birth Information: April 29, 1957 in San Diego, CA
Ordained to the Ministry: July 1977 Apostolic
Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus, General Convention - San
Diego, CA
Pastoral Ministry: June 1984 - present
Senior Pastor at Fontana Apostolic Church - Fontana, CA
This church is now called Fountain of Truth Apostolic Church.
It is a bilingual congregation composed of 1200 members, 30
ministers, 5 full-time employees, 6
part-time employees, and over 25 ministries. Pastor Valverde preaches twice
on Sunday and teaches various groups during the week. The church
has an extensive
library known as FTC Multimedia with over 1000 teaching and preaching recordings
along with sermon notes and powerpoints. In 2009 this congregation moved
into its new 35,000sf facility located in beautiful North Fontana.
Apostolic
Assembly Executive Organizational Leadership
1990 – 1998
National Secretary of Christian Education
1998 – 2002
General Secretary
2002 - 2008 Vice-President
2010 - 2014 Elected Presiding Bishop
He currently resides in Alta Loma, California with his
lovely wife Raquel and Rachel Anne. His sons Samuel
Valverde Jr. and
Timothy live in Fontana and Rancho
Cucamonga, CA with their wives Celeste and Sonia. He is the ecstatic
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Vice
President
Bishop Dr. Juan Fortino
Email: jsfort238@aol.com
Birth Information: January 4, 1960 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ordained to the ministry: July 1980, Apostolic
Assembly on the Faith in Christ Jesus, General Convention- Paysandu,
Uruguay
Pastoral Ministry: June 1987 - Present
Senior Pastor at the Fountain of Life Apostolic Church in Miami,
FL, a multi-cultural congregation where more than 21 nationalities
come together every Sunday to worship the Lord and hear the exposition
of the word of God. Througthout the years, the church has never stopped
growing. In keeping true to its philosophy of growth, 16 daughter
churches (along with their pastors) have been planted throughout
the state and country. At the present the church is comprised of
a congregation of more than 600 members. Currently there are 2 full-time
and 4 part-time employees. Striving to become a church of cells ,
there are 45 cell groups along with 17 ministries to support the
vision and endeavors of growth.
Education (the first two lines are OK)
October 1998 - Ph.D. in Theology. International Seminary, Plymouth,
FL.
May 2010 - present - Doctor of Ministry Student. Knox Theological
Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Organizational Leadership:
1987 - present: Founder Pastor of the Fountain of Life Apostolic
Church. Miami, FL.
1991-1997: Regional Elder of South Florida - National Missions
1997- 1999: Florida District Bishop
1998 - 2006: Bishop Secretary of National Missions
2007-2010: Dean of the Florida Apostolic Bible College
2010-2014: Elected Bishop Vice President
He
currently resides in Miami Lakes, Fl with his wife of 29 years
Sare and their three
daughters Veronica, Valeria and Deborah
and his mother-in-law Elsa. |
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General
Secretary
Bishop Victor
Prado
Email: gecpstr@aol.com
Apostolic
Assembly Executive Organizational Leadership:
1999
- 2003 Bishop New Mexico
2002 - 2010 Secretary of Social Assistance
2010 - 2014 Elected General Secretary
He
currently resides in Granada Hills, CA with lovely wife Ofelia
and sons
Victor II and Othaniel. His daughter Ofelia and husband Julio
live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with their three
wonderful children Nathalya, Giselle and newest addition Adriel. |
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General
Treasurer
Bishop Leobardo
Maffey
Email: maffeygentreas1@aol.com
Birth Information: January 16, 1952 in Tijuana, Mexico
Ordained
to the Ministry: July 1985 Apostolic Assembly of the Faith
in Christ Jesus, East Los Angeles District Convention – Long
Beach, CA
Pastoral Ministry-
August
1990 Founded church in city of Costa Mesa, CA
January 1994 to present Pastor of 2nd church in Santa Ana,
CA
This congregation planted the churches of Costa Mesa, Lake Forest
and San Juan Capistrano. In addition, it sponsored the formation
of the 5th church in Santa Ana, CA
Episcopal
Leadership:
2003 - 2007 Bishop Supervisor of the East Los
Angeles District
Apostolic
Assembly Executive Organizational Leadership:
2006 – 2010 General Treasurer
2010 - 2014 Re-elected General Treasurer
Bishop
Maffey lives in Orange County, CA with wife Connie and daughter
Janell.
His son Leo Gabriel and wife Carol have two boys: Christopher,
2 1⁄2 years old and Luke, 3 months old. His other
son Steven and wife Rosana were blessed with Jeremiah 2
months
ago. |
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International
Missions
Bishop Arthur
Espinosa
www.aaintlmissions.org
Email: arthure238@aol.com
Birth Information: January 22, 1949 in Chula Vista,
California
Apostolic
Assembly / Ministry Initiated: July, 1968; San Antonio, Texas
Ordained: July 1970; Bakersfield, California
Ministry Experience Missionary / Costa Rica, Central
America:
August,
1988 – October, 1990
Pastor / San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
November, 1990—September, 1993
Regional Supervisor– Apostolic Assembly
Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica
October, 1993—April, 2007
Pastor / East Palo Alto, California
January, 2010 – Present Day
President / Apostolic Assembly - Mexico
Apostolic Assembly Leadership July, 1994 – November, 1998
Secretary of Social Assistance
November, 1998 – November, 2006
General Treasurer
November, 2006 – Present Day
Secretary of International Missions
Bishop
Espinosa has been a member of the Apostolic Assembly Board of Directors
for approximately 16 years, for the last four years he has been the Secretary
of International Missions. He was recently reelected for another four year
term. For over 60 years Apostolic Assembly has been active in the spreading
of the
Gospel worldwide, with a direct concentration in Latin America. Today,
under Bishop Espinosa’s leadership, International Missions
works in 22 countries and in 3 Continents. In the last four years
12,912 souls were baptized in our
foreign fields. We now have a total membership in International Missions
of 50,769 members which represents an increase of 64% over the
2006 census.
Bishop
Espinosa has made his residence in Grand Prairie, Texas together
with his lovely wife Ruthie. His son Paul and his wife Midy also live
in Grand
Prairie, together with their three children, Julissa Ruth, Arthur Stephen,
and Esther
Alizza. Their daughter Elizabeth and her husband Jesse Mendoza live
in San Martin, California they have two children, Jordan Luke
and Joleen.
Their
youngest daughter
Neomi Sarmiento and her husband Daniel reside in Virginia a few miles
from our nation’s Capital; they also have two children, Emma Grace and
Elam Josiah. Both Bishop Espinosa and Sister Ruth consider their grandchildren
a
great and
beautiful blessing from God.
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National
Missions
Bishop Abel
Aguilar
www.nationalmissions.org
Email: abelfaguilar@aol.com
Birth Information: April 27, 1951
in Loma Linda, CA
Ordained to the Ministry: Apostolic Assembly
of the Faith In Christ, June 1970 Jesus General Convention-Bakersfield,
CA
Pastoral Ministry:
1973
to 1976 Founder and Pastor of the Del Rosa, Apostolic Church
in San Bernardino, CA.
1981 to 1989 Pastor of the Central Apostolic Church in San Jose, CA.
1990 to the present Senior Pastor of Christian Tabernacle inSanta Ana,
CA; a multicultural body of believers committed to seeing lives changed.
With
a mandate to propagate the gospel, 19 countries of the world have been
impacted through a dynamic preaching and music ministry. Every believer
is encouraged
to become a vessel to minister and expand the Kingdom of God in Southern
CA.
Apostolic
Assembly Organizational Leadership:
2006 to 2010 Secretary of National Missions
2010 to present Secretary of National Missions
Residing
in Santa Ana, Ca, with his wife Cesiah of 37 years, they
are blessed with sons Jason, Jeffrey and daughter Jamie.
Their spouses Christy, Yamile, Jorge and 8 grandchildren
Aryana, Adena, Balian, Eliana, Hosea, Sybella, Shiloh and
Sienna make the family complete.
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Christian
Education
Bishop Ismael
Martín del Campo
www.cepublishinghouse.com
Email: ismaelmdc@aol.com
Birth
Information: May 11, 1963 in México City, México.
Ordained
to the Ministry: November 1985 Apostolic Church of the Faith
in Christ Jesus, México, City, México.
Pastoral Ministry:
1986
- 1992 Pastor-founder, of the Ninth Apostolic Church, México,
City, México.
November 15, 1993 - present Pastor at South Gate Apostolic Church – South
Gate, CA
This church is now called Centro Familiar Cristiano. It is a bilingual
congregation composed of 300 members, 3 ministers, 1 full-time employee,
4 part-time employees, and over 10 ministries.
Pastor
Martín
del Campo received a congregation in crisis with only 4 members in November
1993. The church which was in complete debt is now paid in full.
Christian Family Center has a television ministry. He has produced
the programs “Edificando la Familia” and “Buenas
Noticias” for
channel 27 of Los Angeles (TV Zion), with over 300 shows.
Apostolic
Assembly Executive Organizational Leadership:
1999
- 2003 District Secretary, Los Angeles District
2003 - 2007 Bishop Supervisor, Los Angeles District
2006 - 2010 National Secretary of Christian Education
2010 - 2014 Reelected National Secretary of Christian Education
He
currently resides in Long Beach, California with his
lovely wife Oralia and his sons Ismael Martín del
Campo III and Jasiel. |
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Social
Assistance
Bishop Joe
Prado
www.acnavafoundation.com
Email: joeprado238@aol.com
Birth Information: August 5, 1962 in Tijuana BC,
Mexico
Ordained to the Ministry: July 1984 Apostolic Assembly
of the Faith in Christ Jesus, General Convention – Pheinx, AZ
Pastoral Ministry:
1991
- 1998 Apostolic Faith Center – Santa Barbara, CA
2001 - 2007 Apostolic Faith Center – Yakima, WA
2007 - Present Apostolic Assembly – East Palo Alto, CA
Apostolic
Assembly Organizational Leadership:
1998
- 2001 Bishop Supervisor – South America Region
2001 - 2007 Bishop Supervisor – Washington State District
2009 - 2011 Elder – North Pacific Coast District
2010 - 2014 Bishop Secretary of Social Assistance
He
currently resides in East Palo Alto, California with his lovely
wife Patty
and his two sons Joseph and Timothy.
His daughter
Janelle is married to minister
Timothy Arroyo and they live in Redlands, CA. |
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