Rev. Julio Ríos Valentín Jr.

Rev. Julio Ríos Valentín Jr. was born on October 2, 1976, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.  He was born to humble parents Julio Ríos Caban Sr. and Minerva Ríos Valentín.  He has two sisters whose name are Vanessa Ríos-Reyes and Yesenia Ríos-Martínez, and his brother who is Joel Ríos.  God has blessed him with 4 handsome nephews and 3 beautiful nieces: Jesiah Joel Ríos, Rafael Reyes IV, Jiovanni Mikael Reyes and Julián Xavier Reyes, Noelle Grace Martínez, Emerie Rae Martínez, Aubrey Karis Martínez.

In November 1978, his family decided to move from Puerto Rico to the United States. They eventually settled in Jersey City, NJ, and shortly after moving there they began visiting the Pentecostal Church of God in Hoboken, NJ, under the direction of Pastor Rev. Juan A. Sánchez and his wife, Mis. Rosita Sanchez.

At a very young age he was drawn to ministry and God’s calling on his life. He preached his first sermon at the age of 10 at a missionary service sponsored by the children’s society. During his time in the Church in Hoboken, he was very active. He served as a teacher, musician, preacher, and leader under the direction of his Pastor.

In 1995, the Lord took him to the state of Florida, to help a church planting project that had been established in Hollywood, FL. There God continued to use him in teaching, preaching, in the music ministry and as leader.  During that time, he became one of the pioneers who helped in the development of the Latin American Council Youth Association in the state of Florida and served as the first Vice President of Hollywood/Miami District.

In January 2000, he returned to his home and church in Hoboken, N.J. Here God continued to order his steps and he became a teacher within Department of Christian Education.  He also began working as a church musician and he was president of the church’s youth ministry.  Within the Latin American Council, he served as the District Vice President of New Jersey North, where he oversaw and helped develop youth societies in more than 30 churches.  Additionally, he was named the Director of International Missions Department of the Youth Association of the Latin American Council.

God continued to manifest his purpose when he allowed the Visionaries of Christ ministry to be founded. This ministry is made up of pastors, preachers, singers, and musicians.  The ministry has toured 33 states and 8 countries preaching, teaching, evangelizing, and working in missions for the Glory of God and for the expansion of the Kingdom of Heaven.

God further blessed life of Rev. Ríos Valentín when in October 2000 he was received as minister of the Latin American Council. God blessed him even more at the age of 29, on the eve of his seventh anniversary celebration with Visionaries of Christ Ministries, by calling him into the pastoral ministry.  In September 2007, Rev. Ríos Valentín completed his ministerial process and was anointed as an ordained minister of the Latin American Council.

In 2009 while he was training to be the director of operations of the company where he worked secularly, God dealt with him directly in his office and called him to full-time ministry.  In 2010, following God’s direction, he moved to the city of Philadelphia where God opened the door for him to work with the Pentecostal Church of God International Movement.  The Bishop, Rev. Santo Román of the Latin American Council, understanding that it was God’s direction, gave him a letter of recommendation, which presented him as a son of the council.  The letter was received and accepted by the Pentecostal Church of God International Movement and On May 4, 2012, Rev. Ríos Valentín was received as an ordained minister or the organization.

During his ministerial career, Rev. Ríos Valentín has been a Pastor in Reading, PA, and was the founder of the Potter’s Wheel Church in Philadelphia, PA. God also granted him the privilege of founding a National branch of the Ambassadors of Christ Youth Association (A.J.E.C.). He was named as the 1st National President of A.J.E.C. in the United States. There he served working and helping A.J.E.C. in the 9 Regions that are in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Rev. Ríos Valentín is also the founder and director of Visionaries of Christ Ministries, Inc., which serves as a parachurch aid to various organizations, councils, and congregations. The ministry is made up of several departments which are M.A.N.O.S., R.E.A.L. Initiative, and the “M.O.V. Project.

Through the M.A.N.O.S department. (Mentors Assisting New Organizations Succeed) the ministry serves as a mentor to several Pastors in various states. Rev. Rios Valentin along other team members serve as counselors and a guide to assist in their ministerial development and the administrative progress of their respective congregations. The ministry annually holds a conference for Pastors and their families in order to empower, strengthen and bless their marriages and children.

The ministry also serves various organizations and councils by providing training for leaders through the “R.E.A.L.” Initiative Project” (Reaching Effectively Assertive Leadership), educating them through conferences and workshops. God has also allowed him to develop a missions department within the ministry which works with children. The “M.O.V.” Project” (Missions Outreach Vision) helps sponsor an orphanage in Guatemala and has worked with families and communities in the countries of Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Rev. Ríos Valentín has also been working with couples for more than 15 years, sharing marriage conferences and premarital counseling with them.

Rev. Ríos Valentín has more than 25 years of experience in church leadership and as a teacher. Additionally, he has 23 years of experience as a minister, always giving glory to God for everything He has done, is doing and will continue to do in his life.

Currently God has him working in the state of Florida where we know that God will continue to use him to expand the Kingdom of Heaven for the glory of God. AMEN!