ABOUT US
OUR CHURCH IS BIBLICAL
AND EVANGELICAL
WHO WE ARE
Our church is biblical and evangelical. Therefore we do what Christ comissioned us to do and what the apostles taught. We do nothing that contradicts the Bible. The presence and the glory of God manifests in our lives personally and corporately through salvation, miracles, signs, wonders and healing. We believe that Holy Spirit lives in us, speaks to us personally and gives us daily direction. Our church exists to see the Kingdom of Heaven come here and now to earth
- Pastor Ruben
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be a healthy Church in these areas: Spiritual, emotional, educational, economical, structural and evironmental
OUR VISION
We see a Church helping people go from brokeness to wholeness.
OUR VALUES
Growth, Order, Service, Friendliness, Faithfulness
OUR HISTORY
Pastor Ruben was born on June 18 1956 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He is child number 10 of Pastor Jose (Pepito) and Carmen Perez. Ruben was born and raised in a Christian family. When he was 4 years old he boldly declared that he was going to be a pastor and a doctor. He served in the church ever since he was a child. At 12 he preached his first message and at the age of 16 he gave an evangelistic campaign in the Dominican Republic. In addition, he was a youth pastor, teacher, elder and leader of children.
He always had a love for souls and a special interest in education. He graduated from the Bible Institute of Assemblies of God, in Orlando. During his teenage years he focused on his studies which were directed towards medicine. He graduated Magna Cum Laude (high honors) from the University of Puerto Rico and at the age of 24 he received the degree of Doctor in Medicine. In 1981 along with his only childhood girlfriend and wife, Astrid, moved to New York City and then Michigan where he did his medical specialties. During his training, he experienced first hand how families suffered due to spiritual, social, emotional, and physical problems. In the summer of 1986 he completed his two medical specialties: Family Medicine and Internal Medicine.
In 1993, God revealed to him that he was going to be a pastor of a large church and in the fall of 1994 while on his way to Kissimmee to preach, God spoke to him audibly that he was going to be a pastor. On 17 June 1995, while driving on John Young Parkway, God spoke to him audibly again saying ‘that land is for the church.’
His calling was confirmed in many different ways. One of those that stands out was when his own brother came from Puerto Rico and told him how he had been running from his pastoral call his entire life and it was time to stop running. Long story short, the church began on October 8th 1995 with just 12 people and has grown since to 800 thriving members. We trust that Christ will continue to bring more lives unto Him through our church and we pray that you’ll be a part of what God is doing at Victoria Church.
SMALL BEGINNINGS
Our Beliefs
God is the creator and the ruler of the universe; He has existed eternally as three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are equal and only one God.
Jesus Christ is the only son of God, he is co-equal with the Father. Jesus Christ lived a human life withouth sin, and he offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world by dying on the cross. He rose from the dead on the third day, and will return again to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make mankind believe in their need of Jesus. He lives in every Christian since the moment of their salvation. He provides the Christian with: Understanding to live, understanding of the spiritual truths, and the direction for what is correct. He gives every believer at least one spiritual gifts at the moment of their salvation. As Christians, we should live under his control everyday.
The Bible is the word of God for us. It was written by different authors under the same supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme resource of truth for believing and for the Christian life. Because it was inspired by God, it is truth, infallible, withouth errors.
Mankind was created in God's image to be like him in character. The human is the supreme object of God's creation. Even tough mankind has tremendous potential to do good, he is stain by the tendency to disobey God. This disobedience is called sin. Sin separates people from God and causes a lot of problems in life.
We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross is the basis for the forgiveness of ours sins. So, salvation occurs only when a person puts their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ and believes that only His blood cleanses all sin.
We believe that baptism was established by Jesus Christ, giving us the example and later ordered to do it in the Great Comission.
We believe all Christians should live their life for Christ and not for themselves. Every believer should mature and be conformed to the image of Christ by obeying the word, praying and living in the Spirit.
The church is the body of Christ of which Jesus Christ is the head. It is an organism originated and founded by Jesus Christ (Matthew 6:18). The members are those that have trusted by faith in the work that Christ has done. We believe that the purpose of the church is to love God, grow in His Word, make friends, serve others, and let others know about Him (Mark 12:30; Colossians 3:23; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 Corinthians 12:27). He is the head of the body which is the ''CHURCH''. (Colossians 1:18) ''We are all members of that body and God himself has placed us in the body of Christ as he wanted them to be.'' (1 Corinthians 12:27) ''But is fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. (1 Corinthians 12:18) The Church also is the great family here on the face of the earth. ''Consequently, you are no longer foreign and aliens, but fellow citizen with God's people and members of God's household'' (Ephesians 2:19).
FROM BROKENESS TO WHOLNESS