Rev Bolivar Flores

Rev. Bolivar Flores was born in Moca, Dominican Republic, to his parents Leocadia Salcedo and Pedro Flores. He began his studies at El Paso de Moca. At the age of 12, he demonstrated his leadership abilities, working with the school principal to manage a pavilion with two classrooms.
He graduated in 2000 with honors.

In 2001 he immigrated to the United States and continued his studies. He graduated from New York Theological Seminary. After graduation, he continued his mission as an evangelical pastor and founded "El Ministerio El Sol Sale Para Todos Internacional" in 2016. In his ministerial work he has helped thousands and thousands of people in the United States, Dominican Republic and Peru. His hard work led him to be Vice President of the Coalition of Pastors and Ministers of New Jersey, Chief of Chaplains in the city of West New York. In addition, he is the Chief of Staff of New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people returning from prison. At NJRC he has assisted over 27,000 program participants.

In 2018, Reverend Bolivar Flores established an agreement with the Coalition of Latin American Consuls of New York (CLACNY) that said CLACNY would assist in obtaining identification for immigrants from 17 different countries returning from jail. Reverend Flores also serves on the board of directors of several universities, hospitals and the New Jersey Latino Law Enforcement. He also chairs La Magia de Las Bellas Artes, a cultural social welfare organization, and provides spiritual counseling to major public officials. In addition to serving on several boards, Reverend Flores is also a member of the Wealth Disparity Taskforce Criminal Justice. Reverend Flores was also chosen by the Supreme Court to select two of the next federal judges of the United States of America.

In 2023 he launched his radio show Open Conversation for Reverend Flores every Friday starting at 6 o'clock on 97.5fm, where he speaks on social justice, community engagement and education. Reverend Flores is the author of two books entitled "Hispanic Religious Leaders and Civic Engagement" and "Non-Profit Organizations, Structure and Finances". He is also a member of the Religious Leaders of New Jersey.

In his spare time, Rev. Flores writes for different local newspapers on addiction as a lecturer on Opioids and Fentanyl, Human Rights and Social Justice.