Summary
Work History
Education
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Affiliations
Certification
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Edwin Cotto

Miami,FL

Summary

Accomplished Pastor bringing more than 14 years of expertise in cultivating and shepherding a multicultural and multiethnic community. Successful providing discipleship, welcoming new members, facilitating pastoral care and preaching to community. Accomplished in contributing to spiritual formation and disciple-making efforts. Excited to bring talent and spiritual leadership to growing church.

Committed to creating thriving community and guiding individuals transformed by gospel. Successful background in organizational leadership, ministry program development and mission-oriented strategic planning.

Organized and dependable.

Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

Work History

Pastor

Tamiami United Methodist Church
Miami, FL
07.2019 - Current

• Provide spiritual care through visitation, counseling, discipleship, and prayer.
• Oversee administration and management of all areas of ministry.
• Lead dynamic programming through in-person events and virtual platforms, since the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Conduct worship services, prayer services & Bible studies on a weekly basis.
• Closely work with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
• Provide spiritual and administrative leadership to church and manage daily operations.
• Officiate special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and new members.
• Visit church members unable to attend church to provide accompaniment through prayer and sharing communion.
• Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members with a noticeable increase in members and participants, as evidenced via broadcasted services through virtual media.
• Promote responsible biblical stewardship.
• Supervise associate pastor and ministry candidates.
• Show respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Perform pastoral and administrative duties in accordance with the Book of the Discipline of the United Methodist Church.

Pastor

Methodist Church Of Puerto Rico
Carolina, PR
07.2010 - 06.2019
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
  • Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
  • Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
  • Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
  • Partnered with city officials, non-profit resource organizations, civic groups and members of public for outreach to disadvantaged communities.
  • Led renovation and expansion project, successfully renovating or remodeling existing sanctuary, multipurpose facility and restroom facilities and classrooms.
  • Installation of antenna -
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Associate Pastor

Methodist Church Of Puerto Rico
Puerto Nuevo, San Juan, PR
07.2008 - 06.2010

• Assisted Senior Pastor in day-to-day events of a mature metropolitan church with a stable membership.
• Preached, planned and conducted worship services, according to supervisor's guidance and direction.
• Provided spiritual guidance to the Youth Group.
• Directed the church chorus.
• Worked closely with leadership to carry out programming and church mission within the community.
• Visited homes and hospitals to pray and bring communion to those ill or unable to attend church.
• Successfully coordinated remodeling project of the altar.

Owner/General Manager

New Creation Christian Bookstore
Bayamon, PR
05.2004 - 06.2010

Evangelist / Music Ministry

Kairos Ministries
Bayamon, PR
02.1990 - 11.2009

Evangelization through preaching and music ministry, visiting churches, schools, colleges, prisons all over the island of Puerto Rico and also throughout Hispanic communities of the United States and Latin American countries in Central and South America.

Education

D.Min. -

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, IL
05.2021

Master of Arts - D.Min.

Seminario Evangelico De Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
05.2008

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Sacred Heart
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Skills

  • Crisis Situations
  • Pastoral Counseling
  • Spiritual Leadership
  • New Member Assimilation
  • Sermon Writing
  • Compassionate Care
  • Congregational Care
  • Biblical Stewardship
  • Administrative Leadership
  • Preparing Weekly Sermons
  • Community Outreach Programs
  • Hospice Visits
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Preaching

Affiliations

· 2021-Present - Spiritual Leader of the Emmaus Community for the Hispanic community in Florida, U.S.

· 2020-Present - Member of the Executive Committee of the Southeastern Jurisdiction Hispanic-Latinx Caucus of the UMC

· 2018-2019 – Spiritual Leader of the Chrysalis Community of Puerto Rico

· 2018-2019 – Member of the Board of Directors as Vice President of the P.R. Methodist Coop (Savings/Credit Union)

· 2017- 2018 – Member of the Board of Directors as Secretary of the P.R. Methodist Coop (Savings/Credit Union)Add affiliations

Certification

  • Nonprofit Finance: Toolkit for Leaders - Northwestern | Kellogg (Feb-2019
  • Financial Tools for Strengthening Your Organization - Northwestern | Kellogg (Feb-2019)
  • Conflict Resolution - Puerto Rico Methodist Board of Missions section

Timeline

Pastor

Tamiami United Methodist Church
07.2019 - Current

Pastor

Methodist Church Of Puerto Rico
07.2010 - 06.2019

Associate Pastor

Methodist Church Of Puerto Rico
07.2008 - 06.2010

Owner/General Manager

New Creation Christian Bookstore
05.2004 - 06.2010

Evangelist / Music Ministry

Kairos Ministries
02.1990 - 11.2009

D.Min. -

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Sacred Heart

Master of Arts - D.Min.

Seminario Evangelico De Puerto Rico
Edwin Cotto