Ministerial Walk

Daniel Del Vecchio was born in the U.S.A. in 1932, the sixth child of Italian immigrant parents. Converted at an early age he grew up in the Italian Pentecostal church. He was called to preach in 1954 and began ministering among migrant workers. He preached on farms, in cities, hospitals and prisons. Then in 1957 he felt the call of God to go to Cuba and during the years of the Cuban revolution, he was able to help establish various churches which continue today under the auspices of the Elim Fellowship.

In 1960 he was married and together with his wife Rhoda went into Mexico and conducted evangelistic-healing crusades. Many miracles of healing accompanied their ministry and souls were added to the churches.

Then in 1964 they began their ministry in Spain, under severe intolerance and religious persecution. Unable to preach freely or give out literature, they made records recording their preaching and singing which were legalized and played on the streets. After two years, they felt the burden to begin labor among the thousands of international visitors that flocked to the Costa Del Sol each year. Spain is second only to the U.S.A. in tourism and now hosts nearly 50 million visitors per year.

With this large influx of people, they began holding English services in a hotel. Soon put out because of intolerance, they continued this struggle until they were able to build a church. It is the first church built in Spain that appears from its exterior to be a house of worship. Because of the thousands of young people flocking into North Africa, they were able to begin communities to supply the social needs of these young people. Some had run out of money, some had been robbed, some were reached in street meetings. As soon as they were converted they were taught to evangelize. From those 15years of the existence of the international community, a host of Christian workers and pastors are ministering in many parts of the world. Not having financial backing, they used abandoned buildings, homes and hotels to be demolished, to house the growing number of converts. These places were used as training centers and places in which to bring in the needy and homeless.

The last place was a six story hotel in the center of Torremolinos. As many as 280 beds were occupied. It was used to house the staff and also as a coffee house ministry to the transients, as a supermarket and Christian day school. The facility was given for use free of charge for six years until it was demolished.

This work spilled over into the Spanish population and centers were opened to especially help the growing number of drug addicts. Before this time the efforts to evangelize were resisted. But because the work was supplying a social need that the government was unable to meet, the attitude of the country changed. Instead of trying to get people to come to church, the workers had to turn them away unable to meet the needs.

Moreover the Spanish Senate sent a commission of seven Senators to investigate. After 3 days seeing the work, they wrote a favorable report to the government. Local governments began to cooperate. The governor of Malaga donated 9000 square meters for the construction of a church. A park which includes a tennis court was created at their own expense and turned over to the city.

In 1984 Remar was organized as a separate identity, in order to help meet the social needs. Pastor Del Vecchio is now honorary president. It is under the direction of Miguel Diez and has grown to great proportions working in 22 countries. They have opened drug rehab centers, orphanages, hospitals and schools. In addition 4,000 businesses finance their efforts.

Based on the revelation of the four seasons of the church that God gave Brother Del Vecchio, this and other groups have had phenomenal growth. Remar now with over 1,500 beds and businesses all over Europe has a daily budget of over 100,000,00 USD.

This revelation of the four seasons of the church has inspired others to do the same with similar results. Bethel, under the direction of Elias Tepper is working in various countries and has a daily budget of nearly 15,000 USD. This revenue is the result of the fourth season with evangelism, discipleship, social work, and becoming self supporting from the united labor of those converted. Salaries are not paid, but all income goes to support and develop each center.

Besides orphanages, schools and feeding programs in Africa, they have been given the direction of four prisons in Guatemala. They are financed by the government and directed by Christians.

Brother Del Vecchio’s teaching to over 1000 ministries and leaders in Buenos Aires, Argentina has inspired many social works to begin in central and South America particularly in Brazil. The churches under his direction in Spain help support an orphanage in Bogota, Colombia.

He is now presently involved in training young people to minister in several fields of endeavor as well as to inspire leaders and pastors. At present Daniel and Rhoda together with their daughter, Deborah, live on a rehabilitation and training farm. It is self supported by agricultural enterprises such as a dairy, cheese factory and the sale and packaging of sweet corn.

Together with his disciple and associate, Bernard Grandjean, they form a team that ministers under heavy anointing which God is using to impact and challenge Christian leaders.