REMARKS
Council Member Amanda Farías introduces and thanks Reverend Raymond Serrano for the invocation
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Council Member Amanda Farías introduces Reverend Raymond Serrano, who delivered the invocation for the meeting. She provides background information on Reverend Serrano's work in the Bronx community, highlighting his dedication to serving others through his church and nonprofit organization.
- Reverend Serrano has been building community in the Bronx for over 15 years
- He founded Life Together Works NYC, a nonprofit offering various community services
- Farías expresses gratitude for Reverend Serrano's presence and contributions to the Casa Hill community
Amanda Farías
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Thank you, reverend.
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For more than 15 years, reverend Raymond Serrano has been building a community in the Bronx through his devotion and love for his neighbors.
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His church in the Casa the whole neighborhood of my district is a place of worship and connection, as well as a dedicated community space serving hundreds of people a month with food distributions, community events, and more.
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Bourbon Serrano was born and raised in the Bronx living in Fortum, Rochester, and Coop City.
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He earned his bachelor's degree in pastoral ministry from NIAC College and has been serving in full time ministry for the past 26 years.
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He served as a director of the care ministry at Crossroads Tabernacle and the administrative pastor at Harvestfield Community Church.
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Before he he was led to plant life together fellowship in 2010 with his beautiful wife, pastor Percy Percy Serrano, and his 12 older, other brothers and sisters in Christ.
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In 2020, Reverend Serrano found life together works NYC, a nonprofit organization that serves the community with free services such as a weekly food pantry, senior citizen nutrition classes, movie afternoons, and the LTWorks NYC School of the Arts, which offers children in the community with free music lessons.
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Pastor Ray has served as regional director for the Ilim Fellowship Metro New York, New Jersey region as board president of Diasco Christians Association and currently as founder and executive director of Life Together Works NYC, and the East Bronx community active in disaster.
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I'm fortunate to have pastor Serrano and the live together community as neighbors and with them just down the block from my district office.
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Thank you again so much for being with us today and for all that you do in the Casa Hill community and for making this trek down to city hall on this very rainy day.
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I will now make a motion to spread today's invitation on the record.
