First Assembly Church Staff

First Assembly Church Staff

	Rev. John Sotero, Senior Pastor John gave his life to the Lord at the age of seven while attending a Vacation Bible School program. After receiving his calling to the pastorate, he attended Valley Forge Christian College where he graduated in 1982. John has been pastoring in the Assemblies of God for over 20 years, having served churches in the Corning, Buffalo and Pittsburgh areas before coming to Ithaca in 1996. Under his leadership, First Assembly of God entered into a building program in 1998 to relocate the church to Bostwick Road. The present facility, dedicated in April of 2000, represents the beginning of a new era for First Assembly. John and his wife, Patricia, have been married since 1980, and they have three children.

	Rev. Scott George, Youth Pastor Pastor Scott was born and raised in Niagara Falls, NY. He grew up in the church his whole life as he attended First Assembly of God in Niagara Falls. At about the age of 13, when he entered youth ministry, he realized that a relationship with the Lord is the most important thing that a person can have and made a personal decision to always follow Christ. Shortly after this, at the age of 15, he and his family moved to Hurricane, WV. It was at an all night district prayer meeting where Pastor Scott received his calling into full time ministry. After graduating H.S. he attended Valley Forge Christian College in Philadelphia, Pa, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and where he married his wife Chrisanne on January 2nd, 2004. On July 4th, 2004 Pastor Scott and Chrisanne joined our family here at First Assembly of God in Ithaca, New York.

First Assembly of God Church, 197 Bostwick Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 Telephone: (607) 272-5313 E-mail: first_assembly_ithaca@yahoo.com