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Our New  Pastor Rev Eric Miletti

Eric M. Miletti was born and raised in Puerto Rico

He has a bachelor’s in philosophy from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree in Divinities from the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico. During his time at the Seminary, Eric was awarded by Global Ministries and the Seminary a full scholarship to study in Israel. He also did summer studies at Saint Mary of the Lake in Chicago and the Theological Seminary at Princeton University in New Jersey. Eric also was the President of the Student Council and student representative at the Seminary’s Board of Directors.

Eric has served his country as a US Army Chaplain for ten years. As a Chaplain (CPT), he served as a Deputy Commander at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, and as a Command Chaplain at Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) at Soto Cano Air Force Based in Honduras, Central America.

As a Pastor, Eric served as a Certified Mission Developer and Ordained Pastor at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, San Antonio, Texas. Later, he became a Director of Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop Associate at the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA.

As an academic, Eric worked for ten years as a University Professor of Humanities, Sociology and Religion in Universidad del Este, Universidad de Puerto Rico, and Universidad Interamericana, Fajardo. Moreover, Eric did write a religious article for the Caribbean Religion Encyclopedia of York University, Toronto, Canada. Additionally, he produced and hosted Red 96.5 FM Radio for three years, a popular Sunday radio program in Puerto Rico, Rites, and Beliefs.

During the Pandemic, Eric has been leading the Latin-American School of Theology LATAM as part of the ministries of the Latin-American Lutheran Synod. The online education for Spanish-speaking leaders through America offers History of Christianity, Theology, and Biblical Education as part of their curriculum. Eric is a certified Pastor of the LCMC.

Recently (August 2021), Eric M. Miletti published in Sevilla, Spain, from Mirahadas Editorial, his first book entitled Wailing of a Mighty Wind. The book is a philosophical view of the social predicament of Christianity as an Institution versus Christianity as a spiritual path.

Eric has been married to Lilia Miletti for the past thirty-six years. Eric and Lilia have two daughters, Leemarie and Rhodie, two grandsons and two granddaughters.