{"id":116893,"date":"2016-04-05T17:40:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betel.ro\/about-us\/leadership\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:41:30","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.betel.ro\/en\/about-us\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pastors<\/h2>\n

Alexandru Neagoe<\/strong> – Coordinating Pastor<\/h3>\n

\"Jubileu<\/p>\n

Alexandru Neagoe has been pastor of Bethel Church since 2000, with primary responsibility for the church’s education department.<\/p>\n

In addition to his pastoral work, since 2001 he has also been engaged in teaching in university education, as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology and associate professor of the Department of Social Assistance of the West University of Timi\u015foara.<\/p>\n

He was also involved in the establishment of the Areopagus Center in Timi\u015foara (1997), of which he holds the position of president.<\/p>\n

He received both his BA (1994) and PhD (1998) from London Bible College (Brunel University, London). His doctoral thesis, The Trial of the Gospel: An Apologetic Reading of Luke\u2019s Trial Narratives<\/i>, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2002 and reprinted in 2005. <\/p>\n

He later published other books and specialized articles in the field of theology and social assistance.<\/p>\n

He is married to Elena (Nu\u0163i) Neagoe, with whom he has two wonderful children \u2013 Tania Carmina and Elias Cadmiel.<\/p>\n

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Ioan Bugn\u0103rug<\/strong> – Pastor with prayer and catechesis<\/h3>\n

\"bugnarug\"Born in Baia Mare on March 26, 1967, into an Orthodox family. He finished high school in Baia Mare and then arrived in Timi\u015foara, where he continued his studies and obtained three degrees: <\/p>\n

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, West University of Timi\u015foara (1992)
\nFaculty of Sociology, West University of Timi\u015foara (1995)
\nFaculty of Baptist Pastoral Theology, Emanuel University of Oradea (2005)
\nHe worked as a professor of mathematics and in research in the field of pedagogy. He currently works as a professor of socio-human sciences and theology at the Baptist Theological High School. In 2014 he obtained the title of doctor in theology at the University of Bucharest, with the thesis “The Importance of Christian Principles in Character Formation in the Context of Postmodern Culture in Romania”. <\/p>\n

At the age of 27 he received the New Testament baptism at the Baptist Christian Church No. 1 Betel Timi\u015foara. He was elected to serve as a deacon, then as an elder and on May 24, 2009 he was Ordained as a Pastor in the Betel Baptist Church in Timi\u015foara. He is married to Iuliana. Their family is blessed with a daughter, Silvia. <\/p>\n

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Ionu\u021b Pungil\u0103<\/strong> – Pastor<\/h3>\n

\"bugnarug\"Ionu\u021b Pungil\u0103 was born on August 17, 1990 in the town of B\u0103nia, located in “\u021aara Almajului”, Cara\u0219 Severin County. He grew up in a family of Baptist believers, and in 2009 he received New Testament baptism at the age of 18, in the “Betel” Baptist Christian Church in Re\u0219i\u021ba. <\/p>\n

Shortly after graduating from high school, he listened to the Lord’s call to pastoral ministry, pursuing his ministry preparation studies at the Baptist Theological Institute in Bucharest, graduating in the class of 2015.<\/p>\n

In 2016, he was ordained as a pastor in the “Emanuel” Baptist Church in Carei, serving there as pastor until 2021. At the beginning of 2021, he began pastoral ministry in the church in Tinca, until 2023. At the end of 2023, he was elected as pastor of Bethel Church, with responsibility for the church’s youth ministry department. <\/p>\n

In 2014, he married Adela, and together they have three wonderful children: Yanis Natanael, Elias Erik, and Amalia Raisa.<\/p>\n

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Committee<\/h2>\n

Elders<\/h3>\n
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  • COTTA AVRAM \u2013 cashier<\/em><\/li>\n
  • PATALAU OVIDIU- secretary<\/em><\/li>\n
  • BERCE GABRIEL<\/li>\n
  • SZUCS ALEXANDRU<\/li>\n
  • VIDICAN LAVINIU<\/li>\n
  • JANAI TIBERIU<\/li>\n
  • MOISA AVRAM<\/li>\n
  • OLARIU IONIC\u0102<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Deacons<\/h3>\n
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    • ALDEA OVIDIU<\/li>\n
    • CARACOANCEA CRISTIAN<\/li>\n
    • CIUPE OVIDIU<\/li>\n
    • ICOBESCU DANIEL<\/li>\n
    • MANCIU IOAN<\/li>\n
    • MORN\u0102IL\u0102 CRISTIAN<\/li>\n
    • RASINAR COSMIN<\/li>\n
    • SF\u00c2RCOCI CIPRIAN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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