Pastor Joseph Nieves became the new Lead Pastor of Trinity Church on May 3, 2009.  Together with his wife Ruth, they bring passion, vision, and leadership to our church and community.   Pastor Joe and Ruth were married in June 1997, and have three boys, Joey (9), Josiah (3), and Seth who went to be with Jesus on April 10, 2004. 

Prior to entering Bible School, Pastor Joe had dreams and aspirations of being a New York State Trooper.  Pastor Joe earned an Associates Degree in Police Science from Orange County Community College, Middletown, NY, and attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.  After a radical encounter with the Lord at Times Square Church in New York City, God changed the course of Pastor Joe's life and he answered the call of God to preach.  In 1993, Pastor Joe enrolled into Zion Bible College in Barrington, RI.

Pastor Joe graduated in 1997 from Zion Bible College of the Assemblies of God with a Baccalaureate Degree in Bible, majoring in Pastoral Studies and minoring in Christian Education.  He was ordained by the Assemblies of God in 2001. 

Pastor Joe and Ruth together began ministry as Youth Pastors at Providence Assembly of God in Providence, RI.  After serving in Providence, they left to Boston to pioneer a new church that they called International Worship Center in Roslindale, MA.  After several years in Boston, the Lord called Pastor Joe and Ruth to be the Senior Pastors of Christian Assembly Church, Pittsfield, MA from 2003 until April, 2009 where they saw remarkable growth and increase. 

Pastor Joe was born and raised in the Bronx, NY, until he and his family moved to the Middletown area in 1985.  Pastor Joe attended Trinity Church as a youth until going to Bible School in 1993.  He graduated from Pine Bush High School in 1989 where he played 4 years of football.  He loves the New York Yankees and the New York Giants.  He enjoys reading, working out and watching a good clean movie with his family. 

Ruth was born and raised in Puerto Rico until her family moved to Brooklyn, NY when she was 7.  She Graduated from John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, and attended Orange County Community College in Middletown, NY and Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL, where she majored in psychology.  Ruth was saved and filled with the Holy Spirit as a young adult at Trinity Church.  She loves to read, write, and bake.  She is also an avid Yankees fan.

Pastor Joe says, "I am excited for what God is doing and what He is going to do in Trinity and in Middletown, NY.  I truly believe that God has great things in store and that the best is yet to come!"