Clarkstown Reformed Church

INTRODUCING OUR PASTOR
Rev. Dr. Elias Dantas

Dr. Elias Dantas, a native of Brazil, grew up as one of 22 children in a nominally Christian family until he gave his life to Jesus Christ as a teenager at an evangelistic meeting, which featured a Presbyterian youth choir. As he grew in his faith, he also struck up a romance with his wife, Amelia, who just happened to be from a strong Christian family.  Dr. Dantas and Amelia have three adult sons, Elias Neto, Tim and Andre, two daughters-in-law, Talita and Carol, and a grand-daughter, Daniela.

Dr. Dantas' formal theological instruction includes a Bachelor of Theology; Master of Theology; Doctor of Missiology and Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies. His ministry experience includes teaching and administrative work at the university and seminary level in Brazil, USA, and other countries for the last 23 years, church planting, missionary work and pastoral ministry in Brazil, Canada and the United States.  Before coming to his present assignment, as Director of the Doctoral Program at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, Dr. Dantas served as pastor at Bel Air Presbyterian Church, (Los Angeles, CA).  

Dr. Dantas also serves as a member of the National Board of the Ethnic America Network, operating out of the Billy Graham Center. The Network is a coalition of ministries encouraging and equipping local church bodies to share Christ's love with the growing ethnic communities in the US and Canada.

With a heart for global ministry, Dr. Dantas also travels extensively speaking for leaders of many denominations in countries such as Egypt, India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Venezuela, Thailand, Mozambique, Brazil, Ukraine, Belarus, Korea, and Moldova. Lastly, Dr. Dantas has written four theological books and several chapters in scholarly books.

We, members and congregants of the Clarkstown Reformed Church are excited about what God has in store for us and for our neighborhood through the ministry of Dr. Dantas. We want to invite you to visit us, and to give a chance to Rev. Dantas to know you.

Our worship service is on Sunday, 10:30 a.m. We hope to see you.

God bless you.