Editor’s Notes: The acronym for “Refuge of Hope” is “Refugio,” but the church will be consistently referred to with its full name to avoid confusion with Ignite Life Center’s previous immigration program, “Ignite Refugio.” Ignite Life Center is affiliated with Refuge of Hope Church, but Refuge of Hope was not a contributor to the former Ignite Refugio program, and the similarity in names is coincidental.
On January 16, head pastors of the Refuge of Hope church in New Rochelle, New York (NY), Mariano and Clara Rivera were sued for negligent supervision and premises liability. Their former estate, Brook View Rye LLC, was also sued for premises liability.
Mariano Rivera is a world-famous former baseball pitcher and has won the World Series with the NY Yankees five times.
Mariano Rivera has a long history of friendship with Gainesville Pentecostal Church Ignite Life Center’s (ILC) head pastor Mark Vega. Vega served as the Yankees chaplain while Mariano Rivera played…