Gilbert began teaching and preaching God’s Word at the age of fourteen. He has been in full-time ministry for 14 years. He was the Youth Minister for the House of Praise International Church for five years and in January of 1991, answered the call of God to pastor.
Gilbert has a strong teaching anointing on his life. His ministry focuses on the equipping of the body to go out and impact their neighborhood, city and nation. He has traveled and ministered in Puerto Rico, South and Central America, Cambodia and many churches in the United States. He is happily married to his wife and ministry partner, Eileen, and has three children: Celeste, Chelsea and Josiah.
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Luisa G. Rosado
The House of Praise to God (the original name of our church) was founded in 1976 by Iluminado & Luisa Marrero. Luisa took responsibility of the ministry due to her husband's illness in 1988.
Luisa led the church with faith and vision and anchored the ministry to the prophetic word declared over this church. During this time she knew that she was going to release the ministry to another person. After much prayer, in 1991 the eldership of the church selected Gilbert Silva, her son-in-law, to pastor the church.
Today, She continues to serve on our church’s board of directors and as an associate pastor. She has an apostolic calling with a prophetic voice to the body of Christ. She has ministered in Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the United States at conferences and churches. She lifts her voice with passion, faith and victory in Christ.
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Art Copeland
Art Copeland was born in a small town in southern California; In May of 1989, he made a decision that would change his life forever. He went into a residential home in Chicago, and it was there that God worked a miracle in his life and set him free of drug addiction. He worked with the residential homes for the next 10 years, where he saw the home in Chicago grow to 150 men and 50 women before he went to Milwaukee for a year.
In December of 2002, he moved to Lorain with a call of God to reach drug addicts in this region. He is an example that there is hope after drug addiction.
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Mark Hebebrand Youth Pastor
Mark is on staff as the Youth Pastor of The House of Praise Int’l Church since 1999. His Heart and Passion for Youth is to see them make good choices, which will in turn help them realize their dreams and their destiny. Mark is also an elder for over three years and he has been married for thirteen years to Sol Hebebrand; he has two daughters, and resides in Lorain, OH.
