OUR STORY
Our congregation is affiliated with the MI Pentecostal Church of God of the Mid-Atlantic region. The Pentecostal Church of God began its evangelizing work at the end of 1916 in Puerto Rico.
Today this evangelical movement has established works in the countries of the Caribbean, Central and South America, Mexico, the United States and Europe, India, Africa and Australia.
Our local congregation began on Sunday, August 17, 2003 in a small basement in Roanoke, Virginia, with only 7 people. Since then, God has been adding those who are to be saved to the church. Throughout these years we have seen lives transformed by the power of God, tormented by the evil one being free, healings from terminal illnesses, fulfilled in the name of Jesus, homes restored, young people and children, growing in the knowledge of Christ, and then becoming useful instruments in the hand of the Lord in the expansion of the gospel.
We know that there is still a lot of work ahead and we are convinced that we have had to live in dangerous and final times before the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for his church. For this reason, we continue to share the news of salvation, snatching the lost from eternal damnation while the day lasts.
OUR FAITH
We base our faith on the Bible, the word of God as the only source of direction in the way we worship and in our lifestyle.
We believe in the heavenly father as the creator and sustainer of all that exists. We believe in Jesus Christ as the redeemer and Savior of Man through his sacrifice on the Cross of Calvary. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who convinces man of his sin and need for salvation and transforms him to be able to live a life that pleases God.
We believe that the Father, the Son, Christ and the Holy Spirit are part of the triune God, whom we hold as one and true, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, perfect in unity and purpose.
We believe that there is no human means possible to do, except only that man repent of his sin and accept the sacrifice of Christ for the salvation of his soul.
We believe that our victory as believers is not only in the death of Christ, but also in his resurrection, and we hope in his promise that after ascending to heaven, he will return for those who would have believed in him and his word to take them to heaven.
We believe in the experience of baptism and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This baptism is the power of God that provokes the believer's passion for the preaching of the word, accompanied by reliable proof of the work of God in the life of man.
OUR MISSION
Given that we are living in final days, we understand that our mission is to reach each inhabitant of this Roncal Valley and surrounding places with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the preaching of the powerful word of God and a truthful testimony of the presence of Christ in our lives.
OUR VISION
Raise a community of believers, adults, youth and children who can reflect and integrate Christ into their lives and who also show a high sense of love and commitment towards God, His work and the neighbors around them.
OUR PASTORS
Reverend Laura Prado is born in the Gospel in the Pentecostal MI Church of God in San José de Costa Rica and worked for the local church in San José as a leader in various areas. She is a graduate of secretarial and commercial accounting, as well as the Mizpa Bible Institute, in addition to receiving two missionary courses at the Costa Rican Federation of Missions (FEDEMEC).
She served as President of the association of Young Ambassadors of Christ at the national level during the period 1992 to 1996. She made missionary trips in the rural and indigenous areas of her country, as well as to Nicaragua and Cuba.
The Martínez Prado couple met after Brother Max, a Honduran, arrived in Costa Rica and married in 1998. They both worked as leaders in various areas in their local congregation before moving to the United States in 2003, where they later founded the congregation, they currently minister.
Both complement each other in the service of the Lord, according to the talents and gifts given by God, brother Max Martínez as Minister of Worship and sister Laura in the preaching and teaching of the word.
