Pastor Hiram 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 to pastoring a church on Long Island’s east end.

He is a native New Yorker.  He and his wife, Lori (also a native New Yorker) have been married for 39 years.  They have two sons – Andrew (who is 34) and Peter (who is 21).

He is a frequent retreat speaker and leader, serves on many state boards for the Church of God, and has traveled as a short-term missionary teacher/preacher.  He has ministered in Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, the Philippines, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.

He was appointed pastor of this church on Sunday, June 30, 2019.