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Pastor Priscilla
Rivera
She
was born in the heart of Spanish Harlem, New York to Peter
Ramos & Ivette Roman De Jesus. She was born and raised in
church. But at the age of 9, she accepted the Lord as her
personal Savior and was baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Growing up, she was a faithful member of the Pentecostal
Church of God “The Great Commission” in the city of
Paterson, New Jersey. There she began to teach every Sunday
at the age of 16 to a group of girls from the ages of 7-12
years old. She was given a class of 5 students and in a year
it had tripled in size. She labored for 6 years as a Youth
Coordinator. She coordinated the worship teams and trained
leaders for the Great Commission Youth Ministry. She also
was Director of Praise & Worship for the general church.
Where she coordinated and supervised 25 background vocalist,
15 worship leaders and musicians. She was also a member of
“Los Conquistadores” where she was able to touch many lives
through her musical talents in North & South Jersey, New
York and Panama. She was also the member of “Llamas de
Fuego”, where she ministered at North & South Jersey, New
York and Massachusetts. While studying in high school with
Lighthouse Christian Academy, she founded the youth ministry
“Youth United and Ignited”; it was a high school based
ministry to reach out to young people. With her high school
principal, Pastor Lucy Morell and the ministry of Evangelist
Prophetess Karen Broadway Wilson, she traveled to North
Carolina and Georgia to minister in song.
She has studied and trained in Renewal School of Ministry in
Bronx, New York, Montclair Music Studio in Montclair, New
Jersey and The Christian University in Paterson, New Jersey,
where she is completing her Bachelors degree in Theology.
Since 2005, she has been laboring in Passaic County
Christian Center. She currently supervises the Arts
Ministry, Children Ministry and the Service Ministry. She is
also the Executive Director of
The
Christian University.
In 2008, she married her long time sweetheart Pastor
Victor A. Rivera. Together, they labor in the ministry. She
has been gifted with a prophetic anointing in song. A
ministry that complements her husband Victor, who
flows with a pastoral anointing.
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