More than 20 years ago, Pastor Harold Altamirano first joined the Oregon Conference pastoral team. On September 17, he accepted his new role––leading Oregon Conference Ministerial & Evangelism.

During his career, Altamirano has served as a church planter, a chaplain, a youth coordinator, and a local church pastor for both English and Spanish speaking congregations. In 2008, he worked to plant the Mosaic church––now known as Crosspoint Adventist Church––alongside a core team of young adults, and in 2022, Altamirano led the planting of an English-speaking congregation aimed at reaching second generation Latino young adults and families. Both congregations continue their ministries today. He has served as a local church pastor at a number of churches in Oregon and Florida, as a volunteer chaplain for the Hillsboro Police Department in Oregon, and as the Latino Youth Coordinator here in the Oregon Conference for the past four years. 

Altamirano earned his Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University and has completed all four units of Clinical Pastoral Education. In his service with the Hillsboro Police Department, he focused on domestic violence intervention, death notifications, and officer support. During his time in Florida, he served on the Florida Conference Church Planting Committee as a consultant and coach trained in ACTS church planting modules. He has also been a frequent presenter for the North American Division (NAD), the Southern Union, and a number of division-wide youth, young adult, and church planting events.

He and his wife, Belkis, have raised two daughters, Alexis and Zoe, who in college. Alexis is currently studying theology.

“After a wide-ranging search and on the recommendation of the Search Committee and the Personnel Committee, the Oregon Conference Executive Committee appointed Harold Altamirano as the director of the Oregon Conference Ministerial & Evangelism Department,” said Oregon Conference President John McVay. “Harold is a seasoned pastor, evangelist, church planter, and chaplain. We welcome his passion for excellence, the drive and preparation he has undertaken in his ministry, and his deep love and investment in the Oregon Conference sisterhood of churches." Altamirano will step into his new role on October 1.