Presenters

• Kevin Acosta

  Pastor Kevin Acosta was born in Miami FL in the year 1999, at the age of 17 he attended Southern Adventist University and attained a Bachelors Degree in Theology while currently working on his Masters in Divinity. During his time in college he was the director for a comedy show called Studio 4109, as well as directing a play for Latin American night. He spent much of his summers working as a camp counselor in Indian Creek Camp, and more recently was working with Pastor Kendall and Pastor Link in Arise Miami. He enjoys preaching, Bible studies, and life groups, and has a passion for ministry relating to mental health and youth. It is important to him to address the needs of the congregation, and to create a place where anyone can feel comfortable expressing their doubts, hardships and anything else that might impede the work of God in someone’s life. On his downtime he enjoys reading, video games, movies, and sports, and does whatever he can to live life to the fullest

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• N. Abraham Rose

  Pastor N. Abraham Rose is native son of the beautiful island of Jamaica and immigrant son to the states of New York and Florida. He is employed with the Florida Conference and currently serves as the senior pastor at the Plantation Seventh-day Adventist Church in Plantation, Florida.
  
  Prior to joining this Conference, Pastor Rose worked with Central Jamaica and Greater New York Conferences, respectively. He has an open and inclusive style of leadership that inspires his team leaders and members to work together toward the mission of the church, the results of which have been continued spiritual and numerical growth. He loves what he does and is passionate about saving lost souls.
  
  Pastor Rose is an ordained pastor, trained and certified as a Marriage Counselor and Chaplain, and holds career-related professional memberships. Additionally, as a board member of Direct Action Research Training, DART, which is the national umbrella organization for BOLD Justice, an inter-faith justice ministry made up of some twenty-five congregations, he is an advocate for the cause of justice and fairness in the State of Florida.
  
  He enjoys cycling, tennis, and spending quality time with God and his family. One of his life’s goals is to retire and open a woodwork shop. He has been married to Christine for the past twenty-six, and together they share two adult children.