Deoleo is called to intercultural ministries of the General Board.

Ruben Deoleo has accepted the call to the Congregational Life Team, Intercultural Ministries, Area 2 position for the Church of the Brethren General Board, effective Nov. 12. Deoleo has most recently served in Atlantic Northeast District's Hispanic Ministries.

He brings a wide range of work experience with people of different cultures, ages, beliefs, economic status, and countries of origin. Deoleo is a graduate of O & M University in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, with a doctoral degree in law equivalent to a degree in political science in the United States.

He has been an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren since 1994. He and his family have been living in eastern Pennsylvania.

Source: 10/24/2007 Newsline