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Santiago Valentin, was born in Chicago. From 1988-1992 he served in the Marines. When he returned home he began studying to become a teacher when God called him into ministry. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a BA in Pastoral Studies in 2002 and has an MA in Christian Leadership and an MDiv in Chaplaincy from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served with Youth for Christ as an Area Director for Chicago and other youth ministries for 17 years. He has served as a lead pastor for ten years.
Currently, Santiago serves with Pinnacle Ministries, a ministry that develops healthy churches and healthy pastors since 2012. Since 2014 he has been serving as a chaplain with Corporate Chaplains of America.
He is married to his wonderful wife Angie, together they have 5 children, ages 9-29.