Pastor Maciel came from Baytown Texas in 1980 and began his ministry in our youth ministry department under the direction of Rev. Arnold.  In 1987, pastor Maciel became the Mid-Atlantic District youth director where he directed monthly youth services and yearly youth camps.  In 1999, Rev. Maciel and his wife became the Senior Pastors of Life Tabernacle in Vinton, VA.  Pastor Maciel and his wife are graduates of Southern Bible College in Houston. They have been married since 1974 and are parents to three children.  They have been active in various ministries since leaving Southern Bible College.  They worked in youth ministry at Victory Temple church, in Baytown Texas, before teaching at Northshore Baptist Academy in Houston Texas for four years.