First Fruits Church of God
"a safe place"

   Rev. Hiram H. Claudio, Jr. (Pastor)

Welcome

Rev. Claudio is an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) and has been a credentialed minister since 1993.  He has worked in many different church settings, ranging from a church planting effort in the South Bronx to being on staff of a growing suburban church in Central Islip.  He was appointed pastor of this church in April, 2004.

Pastor Claudio is a native New Yorker and has lived on Long Island for the past 38 years.  He and his wife, Lori (also a native New Yorker and a 47 year resident of Long Island) have been married for 25 years.  They have two sons - Andrew (who is 20) and Peter (who is 8).

He has also been a frequent retreat speaker and leader, serves on many state boards for the Church of God, and has traveled to 6 nations as a short term missionary teacher / preacher.  He has ministered in the following nations:

(mouse over each flag to see country name and year of ministry)

ARGENTINA in 1993 & 1998GUATEMALA in 1996HONDURAS in 1996 PHILIPPINES in 2000INDONESIA in 2000ZIMBABWE in 2001




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