REV. DR. PETER RAMOS

The Rev. Dr. Peter Ramos serves as the Senior Pastor of the Passaic County Christian Center (PCCC).  He is a native of Spanish Harlem in New York City, and was raised in a church which was birthed out of the Pentecostal Renewal Movement spearheaded by Rev. Francisco Olazabal.  Before beginning his Kingdom assignment at PCCC as Senior Pastor, Pastor Peter served as Assistant Pastor to Apostle Noel Santiago.  He has had the blessing of serving Pastor Wilfredo Lugo as a lay leader, Pastor Miguel Mena as a Youth Pastor and Apostle Victor Nazario as an Elder.  In this joyous journey, each of these men of God, have left prints which have marked the life and ministry of Pastor Peter.

 Pastor Peter graduated from High School in 1976.  That same year, he graduated from the Latin American Bible Institute with a Ministerial Diploma after successfully completing the prescribed 3-year program in theological studies.  His hunger and desire to be enriched intellectually and spiritually led Pastor Peter to matriculate in Logos Bible College.  There he completed his Certificate in Biblical Studies.  He has continued to take numerous courses at both secular and Christian universities, all in an attempt to better equip himself to serve the Kingdom of God and His people. He completed the Pastoral Care Awareness Training Course at Blanton-Peale Institute of Religion and Health co-sponsored by the New York Theological Seminary. He obtained a Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the American Association of Christian Counselors.  Pastor Peter earned a Masters and a Doctorate Degree in Christian Counseling and his dissertation was honored with the “Best Thesis Award” by the Board and Faculty of the New Covenant University.

 In 2003, Pastor Peter founded and incorporated The Christian University LLC.  The Christian University offers a life-transforming curriculum which promotes an education of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Pastor Peter is currently the President and CEO of The Christian University. In 2008, The School of Ministry, the School of Ministerial Fine Arts and the School of Chaplaincy were all established by Pastor Peter and brought under the umbrella of The Christian University. Pastor Peter is the founder and director of the Latino Christian Counseling Center.

 Pastor Peter is the proud father of three children: Priscilla, married and serving the PCCC family as Worship Pastor; Peter Samuel, married and serving the United States as a Sergeant in the Marine Corps; and Pearl, who serves the Lord and the ministry and is currently in High School.  He is the jubilant grandfather of a grandson: Maddox. 

 Pastor Peter loves salsa, merengue and old fashioned “trio” music.  His favorite food is “chaufa de pollo” (chicken fried rice) and his favorite drink is “piña colada” (virgin, of course!)