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December 19 Today in OPC History

Benjamin Alvira

 

On December 19, 1997, the Rev. Benjamin Alvira was received by the Presbytery of Philadelphia and installed as an evangelist of the regional church to serve among Hispanics in the Philadelphia-Camden area. Born in Fahardo, Puerto Rico, Mr. Alvira married Milca Candalaria in 1973. In 1980, he graduated from the then-Philadelphia College of the Bible.

He received a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Episcopal Seminary in 1998. Mr. Alvira would labor for five years as an evangelist for the Presbytery of Philadelphia. From 2002–2009, he served the Presbytery of New Jersey as an evangelist for the Camden area. In 2021, Ben and Milca's son, Sam, was ordained and installed as pastor of Grace OPC in Pennsville, PA.

On March 8, 2022, Ben Alvira died and went to be with the Lord in Glory at the age of 70.

Picture: Ben and Milca Alvira

 

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