Pastor Samuel Rodriguez was born on September 29, 1969.  His parents were Puerto Ricans who had moved to the United States.  When Samuel was 16 years old, he delivered his first sermon and quickly grew to be a widely known evangelical preacher.  In 1992, Pastor Rodriguez became an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God.  In 2000, Pastor Rodriguez founded the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, which is the largest Hispanic Evangelical Christian organization in the world.  Rodriguez became a member of the board of the National Association of Evangelicals in 2006.  Pastor Samuel Rodriguez is a gifted author and has written several widely read books such as, Be Light, You Are Next, Persevere with Power, and Your Mess, God’s Miracle.