Pastor Andrea Ferrari was ordained Minister of the Word and of the Sacraments in 1992. After a degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from the Italian Biblical Institute of the Assemblies of God in Italy, he obtained a Masters in Historical Theology from Evangelical Theological College of Wales with a research on the doctrine of Scripture by Giovanni Diodati. Later, he completed the degree course in Philosophy at the University of Milan, writing a thesis on John Calvin’s moral philosophy and theological ethics.
After serving two churches in Sicily (1992-2002), Pastor Ferrari served the Filadelfia Reformed Churchin Milanfor sixteen years, receiving ordination in January 2010 as Minister of the Word and Sacraments in the United Reformed Churches of North America (URCNA). Subsequently, the Consistory of Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, California called him to be a pastor / missionary with the task of founding and organizing the Reformed Church of Perugia. In June 2018, he began his work as Pastor of the Reformed Church of Perugia.
Andrea and his wife Cristina got married in 1992 and together they raised two children: Simone and Daniele.