Lives long steeped in the Salvation Army led Nereus Mogaria and Valentina Agudelo to replace John and Kelly Ross in July as ministers of the Port Jervis church. The Rosses mentored them and then moved on to the Newburgh ministry. Mogaria has attended Salvation Army events since before he was born, he says. His existence likely stems from Salvation Army activities several generations earlier. Five generations of his family have been involved with the charity-focused ministry, he said. His great grandparents in India were Salvation Army officers, as are his parents in Brooklyn. Growing up, he went to Salvation Army summer camps, music programs and Bible school near his home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a Hispanic and Asian community.
Salvation Army Leadership Shift
Salvation Army Leadership Shift
Salvation Army Leadership Shift
Lives long steeped in the Salvation Army led Nereus Mogaria and Valentina Agudelo to replace John and Kelly Ross in July as ministers of the Port Jervis church. The Rosses mentored them and then moved on to the Newburgh ministry. Mogaria has attended Salvation Army events since before he was born, he says. His existence likely stems from Salvation Army activities several generations earlier. Five generations of his family have been involved with the charity-focused ministry, he said. His great grandparents in India were Salvation Army officers, as are his parents in Brooklyn. Growing up, he went to Salvation Army summer camps, music programs and Bible school near his home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a Hispanic and Asian community.