{"id":5068,"date":"2021-05-12T11:07:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T15:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/?page_id=5068"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:17:34","slug":"puerto-rico-planters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/puerto-rico-planters\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico Planters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Puerto Rico Planters<\/h1>\n

Currently, there are 52 Southern Baptist churches on the island, engaging a population of more than 3.4 million people. There are 78 municipalities and about 40 don’t yet have a Southern Baptist church in them.<\/p>\n

The need for more life-giving, community-based churches is great. From planting a church to partnering with those already on mission in Puerto Rico, you and your church can make a difference; connect with us to learn how.<\/p>\n\t

Send Network<\/h2>\n \n \n

Xavier Torrado<\/h4>\n \n Director, Send Puerto Rico
Iglesia Gracia Redentora\n
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
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Xavier Torrado<\/h4>\n \n Director, Send Puerto Rico
Iglesia Gracia Redentora\n
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
\n \n Xavier Torrado serves as Director for Send Network Puerto Rico. He has served as a\npastor for the past 13 years and currently serves as pastor of Iglesia Gracia Redentora,\nplanted in 2016 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He holds a bachelor’s in Sciences from the\nUniversity of Puerto Rico, a master’s in Business Administration from the University of\nPhoenix and a master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in\nLouisville, Kentucky. Xavier and his wife, Neysha, have two daughters, Victoria Sofia and\nAnna Catalina. He enjoys family time, running and good reading.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nGracia Redentora Church is a community of followers of Christ who are committed to\nliving in the light of the gospel. We continually strive to build a faith community that\nlives to worship God. Our commitment is to impact the city of Vega Baja with Christ and\nHis gospel so its people can experience a change in every dimension-spiritually, socially\nand culturally.\n \n \n

Junior Martinez<\/h4>\n \n Church Planting Catalyst
Iglesia Bautista La Gracia\n
Yauco, Puerto Rico
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Junior Martinez<\/h4>\n \n Church Planting Catalyst
Iglesia Bautista La Gracia\n
Yauco, Puerto Rico
\n \n Junior Mart\u00ednez serves as Church Planting Catalyst for Send Network Puerto Rico. He\nwas born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He has been married to his wife, Maylee P\u00e9rez, for 25\nyears. They have two children, Dealan and Joyce, in college. He came to the knowledge\nof the gospel and the grace of God in 2003. He has served as a youth leader in his local\nchurch and at the Southern Baptist Convention in Puerto Rico. He has been the pastor of\nIglesia Bautista La Gracia since August 2010. Mart\u00ednez has a bachelor’s degree from the\nDominican Baptist Theological Seminary and holds a master’s degree in Christian\nMinistry from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nFounded in 1992, Iglesia Bautista La Gracia is in the southern part of Puerto Rico, in the\ncity of Yauco. In 2010 the church began a revitalization process. God has showed us\nthrough His Word the importance and need of church planting. Since then, our goal has\nbeen living for the glory of God, reaching the lost, making disciples and multiplying\nourselves. In order to plant and revitalize churches, we’ve learned the Christian life is\nnot about attending events but is a life of growth in the love of God and obedience to\nGod to go where God sends us. By the grace of God, in these two years, our church has\nrevitalized two churches and has planted one church. At this time men are being trained\nto continue fulfilling God’s mission.\n \n \n

Christian Acevedo<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Castillo Fuerte\n
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
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Christian Acevedo<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Castillo Fuerte\n
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
\n \n Christian Acevedo was born on April 21, 1994, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He has been\nmarried to Valeria since January 2017, they are parents to Caleb and Luna. He has a\nbachelor’s degree in Theology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.\nAs a Puerto Rican, I have been able to see the great spiritual needs of our people on a\ndaily basis and with those whom I have develop relationships. As Christians, we know\nthat this spiritual need has always existed. But I must admit that since what happened\nwith Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, that spiritual state of decadence has been\nincreasingly visible before our eyes, and in one way or another, before their own eyes.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nIt is for this reason that we’ve planted in 2020 Iglesia Castillo Fuerte in the town of\nGurabo. We have a committed membership with a desire that more lives can be\nreached by the gospel, discipled, prepared, and sent out.\n \n \n

Carlos Cajigas<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia B\u00edblica La Comuni\u00f3n\n
Bayam\u00f3n, Puerto Rico
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Carlos Cajigas<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia B\u00edblica La Comuni\u00f3n\n
Bayam\u00f3n, Puerto Rico
\n \n Carlos Cajigas was born on January 10, 1979 in a Christian home. At 14 years old, God\ncalled him to salvation. He is married to Keren Morales with whom he has 2 children.\nIn 2018 while listening to the sermon at his church he felt God’s call to serve as a pastor.\nAfter a confirmation process by his pastors at the Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana de\nAdoraci\u00f3n in Arecibo, he was sent to the Iglesia Gracia Redentora in Vega Baja in\nDecember 2020. There, under the direction of Pastor Xavier Torrado, he began\nministerial discipleship. In August 2023 he was ordained as a pastor. In December 2023\nhe completed his church planting residency.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nLocated in the north metro area, Bayamon is one of the busiest cities in Puerto Rico. In\nsummer 2024, Carlos planted Iglesia B\u00edblica La Comuni\u00f3n in Bayam\u00f3n in neighborhood\nthat is mostly populated by elderly people.\n \n \n

Ben Canfield<\/h4>\n \n Table Church\n
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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Ben Canfield<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Table Church\n
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
\n \n Ben Canfield was raised to love Jesus and seek first the kingdom of God. At age 9 he was\nconverted from spiritual darkness into the kingdom of Jesus. After graduating from\nMoody Bible Institute in 2008 he traveled with Life Action Ministries as a youth speaker\nand worship leader. He met his wife Maria and they got married in 2009. Ben and Maria\nserved at Gospel Hope Church and moved to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico with their 4 kids.\nBen has an M.A. in Church Planting from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nThe Lord connected us with Send Puerto Rico to be partners together in working toward\nthe first English-speaking church plant in the Northwest region of the island under the\nSouthern Baptist Convention. We call ourselves Table Church because we want to be\nknown as a people who “make room at the table.”\n \n \n

Joshua Herrera<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Coram Deo\n
Aguada, Puerto Rico
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Joshua Herrera<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Coram Deo\n
Aguada, Puerto Rico
\n \n Joshua Herrera was born in 1988 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He did not have the\nopportunity to hear the gospel during his childhood or adolescence. It wasn’t until he\nwas 21 years old that he heard the gospel for the first time, felt conviction of his sin,\nrepented, and placed his faith in the person of Jesus. He spent 10 years in Dallas, Texas,\nwhere he and his family were part of a new church plant in Mesquite, TX. There, he\nserved as one of the pastors and enjoyed being part of a church focused on the\nexpansion of God’s Kingdom.\nPastor Joshua, his wife Madeline, and their three children-Justin, Marjorie, and\nJoniell-returned to Aguadilla, PR, along with two other families, to plant new churches\nin the western region of Puerto Rico, where there is a great need for the true gospel-\nnot only preached but also lived out.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nCurrently, they have begun their work in Aguada, PR. In November 2024, they officially\nlaunched Iglesia Coram Deo, located in the northwest region of Puerto Rico. Please pray\nfor this mission-to reach, equip, and send. May the Lord help us reach the West for\nChrist and be a church focused on God’s mission.\n \n \n

V\u00edctor Mateo<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia B\u00edblica Metro\n
Carolina, Puerto Rico
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V\u00edctor Mateo<\/h4>\n \n Lead Pastor
Iglesia B\u00edblica Metro\n
Carolina, Puerto Rico
\n \n V\u00edctor Mateo is married to Yamaira S\u00e1nchez and is to father of Hosanna and Julieta, who\nnow dwells with the Heavenly Father. God saved him at a young age, and he grew up in\nthe church, actively serving in the music, youth, and teaching ministries. In August 2023,\nhe was called to ministry as the interim pastor of the church, and in January 2024, he\nwas officially established as the Lead Pastor of Iglesia B\u00edblica Metro. In 2020, he\ncompleted a bachelor’s degree at the Dominican Baptist Theological Seminary, and he is\ncurrently pursuing a Master of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in\nLouisville, Kentucky.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nIglesia B\u00edblica Metro was planted in 2017. Its mission is to make disciples grounded in\nScripture who believe, love, obey, and share Christ and His gospel. As a church, we are\ncommitted to being a beacon of hope, preaching a solid, Christ-centered biblical\nmessage.\n \n \n

Camilo M\u00e9ndez<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Comunidad de Gracia\n
San Germ\u00e1n, PR
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Camilo M\u00e9ndez<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Comunidad de Gracia\n
San Germ\u00e1n, PR
\n \n Camilo M\u00e9ndez was saved by the grace of God. He is a servant of Jesus Christ, husband\nto Gladys Damaris Rosario and father to Adrian and Kamil.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nIglesia Bautista Comunidad de Gracia, is a church plant in the Minillas neighborhood of\nthe town of San Germ\u00e1n, Puerto Rico. We want to make Christ known to those who\nthink they believe in Him but do not really know Him, -without limiting ourselves only\nto our community, but also going to neighboring towns such as Sabana Grande and\nLajas. We are committed to living for Christ, reaching out to the lost and serving our\nneighbors while we make disciples who in turn make disciples. Our commitment is also\nto preach exclusively the Word of God, the Word of Truth.\n \n \n

Oscar Ortiz<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Esperanza Eterna\n
Can\u00f3vanas\/R\u00edo Grande, Puerto Rico
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Oscar Ortiz<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Esperanza Eterna\n
Can\u00f3vanas\/R\u00edo Grande, Puerto Rico
\n \n Oscar Ortiz was born in 1981 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up in a church\nenvironment, however, he was convicted of sin and called to repentance in 1991. In\n2019, after finishing his master’s degree in Christian Education with a concentration in\nPastoral Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and serving as a pastor\nfor 7 years in Fort Worth, TX; Oscar returned to Puerto Rico to join NAMB in its mission\nto make God known through the planting of a new church. He is married to Wendy, and\nthey have two children, Owen and Marina.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nCan\u00f3vanas\/R\u00edo Grande are located northeast of Puerto Rico. In these cities there are\nmany individuals and religious groups that offer answers to the physical and spiritual\nneeds of the people. However, they are not based on the one true hope found in the\ngospel of Christ. Our prayer is that Iglesia Bautista Esperanza Eterna will be a church that\nreaches out to the lost and empowers believers to live in community in the light of\neternal hope, Jesus Christ.\n \n \n

Gil Ramos<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Renacer\n
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Gil Ramos<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Renacer\n
Ponce, Puerto Rico
\n \n Gil Ramos was born in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is married to Stephanie Torres.\nHe had the blessing of participating in the church life from an early age with his parents.\nAfter understanding the gospel and the grace of God, he had the opportunity to begin\nserving in the local church in areas such as the Youth Ministry and the Ministry of\nEducation. Since February 2018, he has been serving full time in Iglesia Bautista Renacer\nin a revitalization process of the church.\nHe has a Bachelor from the Dominican Baptist Theological Seminary and a B.S. in Liberal\nStudies of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He is currently studying in\nthe Hispanic Master’s program at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nIglesia Bautista Renacer is located in the southern part of Puerto Rico in the city of\nPonce. The work in the Mercedita community began on August 13, 2004. In 2018, the\nchurch began a process of revitalization. Through the revitalization of our church, we\ndesire to better enable us to impact our community with the glorious truth of the\ngospel. As part of this process, we have established a vision as a church that is\nsummarized in these three words: know, love and serve. Know God through His Word.\nLove God and our neighbors. Serve as a necessary result of our knowledge of God and\nour love of God and our neighbor. We want to be a church that preaches the gospel\nfaithfully to the lost and that lives the gospel in our life as a congregation-a\ncongregation that not only preaches the gospel but also makes it evident with each one\nof its acts in the city where God has placed them to glorify Him.\n \n \n

Reinaldo Reyes<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Buena Vista\n
Cayey, PR
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Reinaldo Reyes<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Buena Vista\n
Cayey, PR
\n \n Reinaldo Reyes was born and raised in Cayey, Puerto Rico. Being raised Roman Catholic,\nhe was able to learn some things about the Bible as a child but it was not until visiting\nthe Iglesia Bautista Buena Vista in Cayey where He was able to hear what the gospel\ntruly is. Reinaldo and his wife Coralys attended this church since 2014 but it wasn’t until\nAugust 2017 that Reinaldo repented from his sins and surrender his life to the Lord.\nReinaldo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in\nManagement. In 2021 after being discipled by his pastor he felt the call to ministry. His\ndesire is to plant churches in places where they are not perceived healthy churches.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nCurrently, he is working alongside the mother church (Iglesia Bautista de Buena Vista in\nCayey) to plant a church in the town of Cidra soon. Both Coralys and Reinaldo have been\nblessed with their first child, Reinaldo David, and are expecting a baby girl in the\nsummer of 2025.\n \n \n

Luis Rivera<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia B\u00edblica del Se\u00f1or Jesucristo Gracia & Verdad\n
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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Luis Rivera<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia B\u00edblica del Se\u00f1or Jesucristo Gracia & Verdad\n
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
\n \n Luis Rivera was born in 1964 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He grew up in Barrio Para\u00edso where\nhe met the Lord Jesus Christ at 11 years old. In 2012, the Lord called him to ministry.\nHe married Maribel Gotay Encarnaci\u00f3n in 1993, and by the grace of God they have two\nchildren, Ruth and Luis Arturo.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nOur goal is to develop and establish a church that fulfills the Great Commission, bringing\nthe good news of salvation, making disciples, baptizing and teaching them to make\ndisciples.\nOur vision is to reach the communities of Fajardo and the neighboring towns with the\ngospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through discipleship.\n \n \n

Luis Rodr\u00edguez<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Raham\n
Aibonito, Puerto Rico
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Luis Rodr\u00edguez<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Raham\n
Aibonito, Puerto Rico
\n \n Luis Rodr\u00edguez was born December 3, 1988 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He grew up in a home\nwith Christian parents, but the Lord called him to salvation at the age of 15. Luis worked\nfor 12 years as a teacher at Coamo Christian Academy in the town of Coamo and as a\nyouth leader at Iglesia Bautista Raham de Coamo. Luis married his wife, Kiara Yelixa, in\n2016, and both seek to do the will of God, grow daily in the grace of the Lord and glorify\nthe name of Christ. They are parents to Rub\u00e9n Alejandro.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nLocated in the center of Puerto Rico, Aibonito is known as the Garden of Puerto Rico. The city,\neither too religious or too liberal, needs the compassion that offers the gospel and the\nlove of Jesus Christ. We pray that Iglesia Bautista Raham Aibonito will serve as a church\nthat reaches out to the lost. We hope to train and disciple believers to live as a spiritual\nfamily amid an earthly family, focused on the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ.\n \n \n

Rub\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez<\/h4>\n \n Iglesia Bautista Misionera\n
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Rub\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
Iglesia Bautista Misionera\n
Ponce, Puerto Rico
\n \n Rub\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since his childhood his mom taught\nhim the Word of God, and by the grace of God he was saved at age 17 (1996). He is\nmarried to Rebeca Garayalde. God has blessed their marriage with Ellah and Mikel.\nHe served as teacher of a Christian Academy and as youth ministry leader in his local\nchurch. He has been the pastor of Iglesia Bautista Misionera since July 2015. He has a\nbachelor’s degree from Puerto Rico Baptist College.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nIglesia Bautista Misionera is located in the southern part of Puerto Rico, in the city of\nPonce. The work in the B\u00e9lgica community began on May 25, 1970. In 2019, the church\nbegan a process of revitalization. Through this process we desire to have an impact in\nour community, trusting in power of the gospel to save and transform lives. As part of\nthis process our church has established a vision that consists of three elements that\nhave the gospel at their core: know the gospel, live the gospel and proclaim the gospel.\nOur aim is to glorify God by knowing and understanding what God has done for us\nthrough Jesus Christ, by living every area of our lives according to the truth of the gospel\nand by proclaiming the powerful gospel of the grace of God to the lost.\n \n \n

Jorge Santiago<\/h4>\n \n One Church\n
Comer\u00edo, Puerto Rico
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Jorge Santiago<\/h4>\n \n Pastor
One Church\n
Comer\u00edo, Puerto Rico
\n \n In November 2012, after more than 10 years of drug addiction, I, Jorge Santiago was\ncalled to salvation and Jesus saved my life. In February 2013, I was baptized by Pastor\nJames L. Benson at the Primera Iglesia Bautista de Groveton in Alexandria, Virginia. I\nbegan to grow in the faith and fell in love with the Word of God, seeking God’s guidance\nfor my life. I am a native of Comerio, Puerto Rico, and Rebeca, my wife, was born in El\nSalvador. In January 2013, we got married. We now have two children, Sebastian and\nSofia. We are a family who loves God and demonstrates that love by serving. Our family\nhas experienced moments of joy and peace, as well moments of sadness and tribulation.\nEach moment has been a tool to build the love of our family in faith.\n

THE CHURCH PLANT<\/p>\nOn September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, changing history forever.\nRebeca and I were heartbroken when we visited Comer\u00edo two days after. We were in\nthe midst of suffering, destruction and lack of resources. We left our house every day,\nearly in the morning in search of supplies to take to our people in Comer\u00edo. We prayed\ndaily for God’s provision, and He provided daily. Rebeca and I put together a washing\nmachine project for the city. We focused on Matthew 22:37-39. Loving the community\ngenuinely caused people to want to hear about God. That is how One Church Comer\u00edo\nwas born, on the foundation of love.\n\t

Send Relief<\/h2>\n \n

Jonathan Santiago<\/h4>\n \n Send Relief Puerto Rico
\n Ministry Director\n \n

Jonathan Santiago was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and felt God’s calling at the age of 16. After graduating high school, he left Puerto Rico as a North American Mission Board (NAMB) summer missionary. He served at the Mission Center in inner-city Houston while attending the Art Institute of Houston and University of Houston.<\/p>\n

In 2001, Jonathan returned to his native country where he served as State Student Director, leading youth and collegiate ministry for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Puerto Rico for six years. Jonathan also served at Iglesia Bautista Monte Sion as lead pastor.<\/p>\n

In 2007, Jonathan was commissioned and appointed as a NAMB missionary and returned to the U.S. to serve with the Baptist Convention of New York as the Associate Director of Student Evangelism. In 2011 he was asked to lead the Evangelism and Partnerships effort for the Baptist Convention of New York, and he served in that role until July 2018. He has represented New York in the State Student Directors Association and Baptist Collegiate Network (BCNet). He chaired the committee for under-reached ethnic students and served as the Southern Baptist Chaplain at Syracuse University for five years. Jonathan has served as part of the SBC Hispanic Advisory Council appointed by the Executive Committee and on the national board of the Immigration Alliance as one of its founders.<\/p>\n

He currently lives in Puerto Rico where he serves as the Puerto Rico Ministry Director with Send Relief, overseeing both ministry and operations. Jonathan and his wife Yesenia are blessed with three beautiful daughters, Alyah Raquel, Amayah Rose and Alyannah Rut.<\/p>\n \n

Itamar Elizalde<\/h4>\n \n Send Relief Puerto Rico
\n Ministry Coordinator\n \n

Itamar Elizalde was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, where her parents moved to plant a Spanish-speaking church. She professed faith in Christ as a child and served in her local church for many years. In college, she was discipled by her campus minister and gained a passion for discipleship, student leadership development and missions. She holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Massachusetts at Lowell and a master’s degree in criminal justice and criminology from Florida State University. After working in her field for a time, she responded to a call to collegiate ministry in New England and then a return to Puerto Rico to serve with Send Relief.<\/p>\n

MINISTRY COORDINATOR<\/p>\n

Itamar manages local volunteers and helps to oversee operations at the Ministry Center.<\/p>\n

Send Relief began responding to the needs in Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Thousands of volunteers were mobilized in the aftermath of the storms to rebuild damaged homes, distribute meals and share the hope of Christ through service. Send Relief, in partnership with Send Network (church planting), continues responding to the crisis of hopelessness by connecting mission teams with the needs of local church plants across the island.<\/p>\n

Initially housed at the former Baptist seminary, the Ministry Center provides housing and meals to the steady stream of mission teams that come to the island to repair storm-damaged homes and to deliver food and goods to many in need. In March 2019, the Ministry Center was moved to a nearby temporary location as construction for the new permanent facility began. The facility can currently house approximately 80 volunteers.<\/p>\n\t

Support Staff<\/h2>\n \n

Neysha Acevedo<\/h4>\n \n HR Senior Consultant \n \n \n

Nancy Oyola<\/h4>\n \n Send Relief Ministry Center Operation Assistant\n \n \n

Wendy Ortiz<\/h4>\n \n Administrative Assistant\n \n

Valeria Acevedo<\/h4>\n \n Financial Assistant\n\t\t\tcontent\n\t\t

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Send Puerto Rico<\/h3>\n

Puerto Rico is an archipelago among the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. East of Cuba, the region is over 2,000 miles away from the United States and includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones, such as Mona, Culebra and Vieques. The population exceeds 3 million.<\/p>\n

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