ABOUT US
Rev Dr Jose A. Velez Jr.
Jose Velez was raised in what was known as "Fort Apache" the Bronx. Being raised in one of the poorest areas of New York City, was influenced in the inner city violence that was all around him. Motorcycle bikers up the block on one end, a big drug dealer on the other end, and the mob presence a few blocks away in Little Italy (the Bronx).
His mother and father was a first generation Puerto Ricans in the US. Jose was influenced by the streets and his father in search of the "American Dream" did traditional business and "street business" which led him a stint in prison from a RICO charge. This affected the proper balance of "right & wrong" early in Jose's life. He got caught up in the violence of the street life. Jose Velez encountered tons of violence on a daily basis that led him to almost loose his life to the streets with 7 bullet wounds all over his body and behind his head. God spared his life from the execution style shooting.
In search of "change" God called Jose Velez to a life transforming retreat in Puerto Rico, that would alter his destiny from the street life to ministry. He soon would meet his wife of over 30 years now to help him on his journey of change and transformation. In his initial encounter with his wife, he mentioned that he needed to know that she would be open to a relationship with God, because he said to her, it would be the course that he was going to be on. Shortly thereafter he won his wife and family for the Lord. They got married and today they have 3 beautiful children and 7 amazing grandchildren.
For over 3 decades, God has used him to start the Victory Renewal Center retreat house in the Poconos Mountains, which has taken many young women & men, adults, and youth on high impact, life transforming retreats. He has prepared many church leaders to work on these weekend retreats as to evangelize them to a new life to Christ Jesus. Tens of thousands of lives have been directly changed and transformed in this evangelistic work in the kingdom. He has served as senior pastor and overseer to a thriving Church in the Big Apple in the Bronx. He was awarded a citation by the NYS assembly for the decades of work in the inner city. Today Jose Velez has started and collaborated many ministries with inner city outreaches, missions projects, feeding programs and pantries, locally, domestically and internationally.
Today Jose Velez serves as Founder and Senior Pastor of True Discipleship Network (TDN). It is an international virtual church that has members in 4 continents around the world. TDN provides Christian programming for Children, Youth, Marriages, & Adults through their live linear broadcasting station. TDN has strategic partnerships domestically and internationally to help many humanitarian efforts in many countries. TDN is poised to be a leading teaching ministry to educate, equip and empower the believers and churches alike.
Jose Velez has appeared in many TV programs (like Good Day New York (Channel 5)), Radio Shows, Newspapers, Magazines, and is a sought out Conference speaker. Specializing in leadership development, church structure and inner city outreach.
His mother and father was a first generation Puerto Ricans in the US. Jose was influenced by the streets and his father in search of the "American Dream" did traditional business and "street business" which led him a stint in prison from a RICO charge. This affected the proper balance of "right & wrong" early in Jose's life. He got caught up in the violence of the street life. Jose Velez encountered tons of violence on a daily basis that led him to almost loose his life to the streets with 7 bullet wounds all over his body and behind his head. God spared his life from the execution style shooting.
In search of "change" God called Jose Velez to a life transforming retreat in Puerto Rico, that would alter his destiny from the street life to ministry. He soon would meet his wife of over 30 years now to help him on his journey of change and transformation. In his initial encounter with his wife, he mentioned that he needed to know that she would be open to a relationship with God, because he said to her, it would be the course that he was going to be on. Shortly thereafter he won his wife and family for the Lord. They got married and today they have 3 beautiful children and 7 amazing grandchildren.
For over 3 decades, God has used him to start the Victory Renewal Center retreat house in the Poconos Mountains, which has taken many young women & men, adults, and youth on high impact, life transforming retreats. He has prepared many church leaders to work on these weekend retreats as to evangelize them to a new life to Christ Jesus. Tens of thousands of lives have been directly changed and transformed in this evangelistic work in the kingdom. He has served as senior pastor and overseer to a thriving Church in the Big Apple in the Bronx. He was awarded a citation by the NYS assembly for the decades of work in the inner city. Today Jose Velez has started and collaborated many ministries with inner city outreaches, missions projects, feeding programs and pantries, locally, domestically and internationally.
Today Jose Velez serves as Founder and Senior Pastor of True Discipleship Network (TDN). It is an international virtual church that has members in 4 continents around the world. TDN provides Christian programming for Children, Youth, Marriages, & Adults through their live linear broadcasting station. TDN has strategic partnerships domestically and internationally to help many humanitarian efforts in many countries. TDN is poised to be a leading teaching ministry to educate, equip and empower the believers and churches alike.
Jose Velez has appeared in many TV programs (like Good Day New York (Channel 5)), Radio Shows, Newspapers, Magazines, and is a sought out Conference speaker. Specializing in leadership development, church structure and inner city outreach.
Apostle Anna Velez
Pastor Anna Velez was born 1960 in midtown Manhattan in N.Y.C. between 83st. & 84st. She grew up poor in a domestic violence home with two sisters. Her mother Maria Concepcion was an orphan in Puerto Rico she came to N.Y.C. in her early 20's then went on to struggled and suffered all her life. She was a hard working woman, but was uneducated and only qualified to work factory jobs. Her father Adam Ortiz worked as a maintenance man on w.79th St., at that time it was not the best paying job. When Pastor Anna was 12 years of age her father was gun down, shot died in the Bronx, and she was left without a father figure. This took her through a different course in life. She went on to look for love in all the wrong places, searching for that father figure.
Pastor Anna had her first child (Eddie) at the age of 19 she was also raising her niece (Indira) during this time. At 22 yrs old while 5 months pregnant of her second child (Fallon) her mother was attacked and stabbed 24 times and almost died. This was a very painful time for Pastor Anna and her family. Pastor Anna remain a struggling single parent for 12 years. At 29 years old she met her husband to be, Pastor Jose A. Velez Jr. During their courtship he introduced her to the Lord Jesus Christ. They married in December 1991 when she was 31 yrs old, she went on to have a third child which she named after her father, Adam.
During Pastor Anna's young life she believed in God but never knew the depth of Him. She has always been a caring loving person and has been knew to go over and beyond to help anyone, so when she learned the truth of God and the fullness of His love she fell in love with Him never turning back. Today she is known for her strength, love and wisdom.
In 1993 Pastor's Anna and Jose Velez founded the ministry of Victory Renewal Center (VRC). So their journey in ministry began.
Pastor Anna had her first child (Eddie) at the age of 19 she was also raising her niece (Indira) during this time. At 22 yrs old while 5 months pregnant of her second child (Fallon) her mother was attacked and stabbed 24 times and almost died. This was a very painful time for Pastor Anna and her family. Pastor Anna remain a struggling single parent for 12 years. At 29 years old she met her husband to be, Pastor Jose A. Velez Jr. During their courtship he introduced her to the Lord Jesus Christ. They married in December 1991 when she was 31 yrs old, she went on to have a third child which she named after her father, Adam.
During Pastor Anna's young life she believed in God but never knew the depth of Him. She has always been a caring loving person and has been knew to go over and beyond to help anyone, so when she learned the truth of God and the fullness of His love she fell in love with Him never turning back. Today she is known for her strength, love and wisdom.
In 1993 Pastor's Anna and Jose Velez founded the ministry of Victory Renewal Center (VRC). So their journey in ministry began.