Meet Ernesto Rosa, the New President of the C&MA Church of the Dominican Republic

Ernesto Rosa accepted our Lord Jesus at the tender age of 12 and has in ministry more than 40 years. As the newly appointed President of the C&MA Church of the Dominican Republic, he hopes to follow God’s guidance in helping the church’s members grow spiritually.

Rev. Ernesto Rosa was born in San José, Salcedo, Dominican Republic, in February 1957. He grew up in Tablón Villa Tapia, where his grandparents taught him about Jesus and the gospel. He married Herminia De La Rosa in 1981 and they have two sons: Eleazar Rosa, 37, and Ernesto Ariel Rosa, 32. When he was 12 years old, Ernesto accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and dedicated his life to learning more and more about the Word of God through theological studies and seminars, such as Theological Studies by Extension (TEE) and the Alliance Bible Institute (IBA).

Ernesto Rosa started pastoring in 1979 at the age of 22 in the city of Puerto Plata, when he was sent by the president of the Alliance at that time, Pastor Rolando Pichardo. Ernesto has been pastoring for 41 years and is currently serving in Santo Domingo Este, the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Casa de Adoración (House of Worship).

By the grace of God, Ernesto was chosen to lead the Dominican Republic’s national church. His four-year term is set to begin in May 2020. During this time, with the help of the Lord, he wants to work on the spiritual growth of each one of the church’s brothers and sisters. He also intends to double the number of members through evangelizing, and he hopes to finish the construction of a camp to carry out activities of the national church to give the pastors support.

Ernesto asks us to pray for the Lord to give him wisdom, insight and vision to lead the national church. He also asks us to join him in prayer for the Lord to raise up workers who are willing to answer God’s call, to send missionaries to other nations, and plant Alliance churches in provinces where there are no churches. Let us also pray for Rev. Rosa’s family.