African Methodist Episcopal Church
AME 7
Reverend Jose O. Lozano is a native of Honduras, Central America. He is married to Reverend Sheila Lozano. They have two children: Shakira (28) and Omar (22). Rev. Lozano received his call in 1993, in Rodalben, Germany, while serving at Canaan Baptist Church. He has served at the following congregations: Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Pirmasens, Germany; Family Worship Center (COGIC), Columbia, SC; Greater St. Paul AME Church, Dixiana, SC; Friendship AME Church, Columbia, SC; Mt. Olive AME Church, Columbia, SC; Luz De Cristo AME Church, Columbia, SC and Lever Chapel AME Church, Prosperity, SC. He is currently the pastor of New Hope AME Church, Pinewood, SC
Rev. Lozano established the first all-Hispanic AME Church, Luz De Cristo/Light of Christ, in the state of South Carolina and the second in the United States. He also merged an English-speaking congregation and a Spanish-speaking congregation, establishing the first multicultural AME church.
Rev. Lozano served in leadership positions for the following organizations: Logistician in the United States Armed Forces for 20 years; First Bilingual Chaplin at Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, SC; Chaplin and Board Member of The South Carolina Hispanic Leadership Council, Columbia, SC; Volunteer Facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Veterans Hospital, Columbia, SC and Bible Studies Mentor at the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ ), Columbia, SC.
Rev. Lozano's educational background includes Trainers Certification from Ft. Jackson, SC; a Diploma from Logistics Management College, Ft. Lee, VA; a Diploma from Fayetteville Technical College, Fayetteville, NC; a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Accounting with a minor Sociology from Coker College, Hartsville, SC, and a Masters of Divinity Degree from Northwestern Theological Seminary, Port Richey, Fla.
Rev. Lozano is proud to be the pastor of New Hope AME Church, located in the great city of Pinewood, SC!