Ministry Focus
Victor serves as President of our ministry. Together with his wife Nuwen, they are planting Grace & Peace Church, a new Spanishspeaking church in Davie, Florida. This church is a means of grace to challenge believers to experience the transforming gospel while serving the most disadvantaged people and families in the community, especially children, women and the homeless, for them to arise with hope.
Faith Story
Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior when he was 9 years old at a church planted by Joaquin A. Vargas, founder of Global One80. He became the first Christian in his family and was instrument to bring all his family to the Lord.
He graduated from a church-led Bible Academy in Pastoral Theology. Then, he attended a private university in Santo Domingo to pursue a degree in Psychology. Later on, he finished an MA in Family Therapy and a MBA in Strategic Direction of Human Resources.
His ministry focus has been to present the gospel to vulnerable people groups, including children, women and homeless. He has served in leadership positions with Compassion International where he served as Country Director for Dominican Republic. Also, he served with World Vision as Director of Organizational Development, and other nonprofit organizations.
He was instrumental to help start churches in Dominican Republic, serving as youth leader, Sunday school teacher, church planter and pastor. Victor Arias believes in the power of the gospel to set people free from poverty, and in Christian education to help transform the children and youth. His own life is a reflection of the importance of leading children out of poverty to bring them to Christ.
Victor has three daughters and three sons: Camila, Gabriela, Alina, Carlos and twins Marcos and Thiago.