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Covenant Pastor Killed in Car Crash
LA VILLA, TX (October 9, 2007) – J. Armando Machado, pastor of
Iglesia Evangelica Misionera, a South Texas Covenant church, died
Saturday in a single-vehicle accident when his car plunged into the Rio
Grande River.
Machado, 45, had been returning from Reynosa, Mexico, which is just
south of the Texas border, when the accident occurred. He was the only
person in the vehicle. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
Machado, who was born in Reynosa, had been pastor of Iglesia
Evangelica Misionera since 2003 and transferred his ordination to the
Evangelical Covenant Church in 2006. He was a physician before entering
the ministry.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday in Reynosa with burial
there on Monday. A memorial service will be conducted in La Villa, but no
date has been set.
Survivors include his wife, Araceli, and two sons, Eder and Jose Armando.
Covenant News Service will publish more information as it becomes available.
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