Dr. Marco Velasco Sosa and his wife, Myra Alvarado, began a new stage of their ministry in May 2017. Brother Velasco will be serving as a Theological Education instructor at the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas (SENDAS) on specialized assignment through Global Mission.
Dr. Velazco is the son of Maria Eusebia Sosa Montes and Antonio Velasco Palacios. He is originally from Chiapas, Mexico. He is married to Mayra Alvarado, originally from Sonora, Mexico. They met in 1982 at the Church of the Nazarene in Ensanada, Baja California, Mexico. They married on April 11, 1987. They have two children: David, 22, and Ana Myrza, 25.
His ministry developed in two parts. The first was in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico from 1987 to 2004. There he served as the founder and pastor of the Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene and as the Academic Dean of the Nazarene Bible Institute, now the Nazarene Seminary, Tecate Campus.
The second part of his ministry was in Chiapas from 2004 to 2013 as co-pastor of the Tuxtla Third Church of the Nazarene in the Mexico South District. He co-pastored in collaboration with Pastor Fredi Arreola.
His studies have advanced in a complementary way along with his pastoral and academic development.
- Bachelors in Theology 1983-1986 (Nazarene Theological Institute)
- Master of Arts 1990-1995 (Point Loma Nazarene College)
- License Degree in Sociology 1998-2001 (UABC)
- Masters in Family Counseling 2010-2013 (SENDAS)
- Doctorate in Ministry 2012-2017 (NTS)
“My passion during all of these years has been pastoral ministry and teaching. After 27 tears of pastoral ministry I dreamed of being able to dedicate myself to teaching full time. In May 2017 I began, along with my wife, a new stage and adventure in ministry by being part of theological education at SENDAS on specialized assignment through Global Mission. My wife and I are grateful for this great opportunity to serve.
