Serafin “Charger” Ilao | Pastor of Evangelism
Pastor Serafin “Charger” Ilao has been a member of Harvest Church since 2000. He serves as the Pastor of Evangelism and runs the Grounds Keeping Department. Under his Leadership, the Destiny International Fellowship (DIF) team, carries out Medical Missions Trips world-wide. When he is not travelling, he coordinates Missions Outreaches for Harvest, helps with Tuesday Morning Prayer, volunteers in the Sunday School Department and Church Food Bank and hosts a Family Linc Group with his wife Arlene.
Pastor Charger served for 20 years in the United States Navy, during which time he attended several Bible Schools. He is currently enrolled with Precepts Ministries and Global Church Learning Center. Prior to his time at Harvest, he served full time as Associate and Youth Pastor at (what is formerly known as) Filipino Christian Church in Norfolk, Virginia. With over 20 years of Ministry experience, he continues to preach the gospel with a Medical Missions team to the Philippines and Cambodia. He also speaks at conferences overseas to equip and train Leaders in China with Global Harvest Network, Cuba, with International United Pentecostal Church, Mongolia, with New Life Church VB and Thailand with Asian Center for Missions.
Pastor Charger and his wife Arlene have been married for 31 years and have 2 adult sons named Jonathan and Jesse. The Ilao family has lived in Virginia for over 30 years. His hobbies include cooking, playing basketball and serving in every opportunity the Lord allows. His vision for the Evangelism Ministry is to take the message of the Kingdom of Christ all over the world. He hopes to continue making people laugh, wow-ing them with his magic tricks and demonstrating the gospel wherever he goes.