Dr. Adiel De Torres was born on October 30, 1973. He is a second child out of 3 to parents who are local pioneering missionaries in the Philippines. His grandfather, Dr. Fortunato Hernandez, was won to the Lord by a missionary of Dr. Lee Robertson in 1946. His grandfather is one of the very first Baptist preachers in the Philippines. Two of his grandfather’s daughters married a preacher and one of the two is Dr. De Torres’ mom. At the age of two, he was brought to Legaspi City, where his Dad became an associate pastor and Dean of the Bible College. Then at the age of 4 was brought to Pasig City and finally settled at the age of 6 in Santa Rosa, Laguna. He got saved at the age of 10 under the preaching of his father, Dr. Mario De Torres. He graduated early at the age of 15 from his secondary studies as one of the first graduates of the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) curriculum in the Philippines in 1985 at Christ Baptist Church, Muntinlupa City as salutatorian. He finished his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at the University of the Philippines and afterwards went to Law School for three years trying to run away from God's call in his life all these years until the Lord got hold of him in 2000 in a Pastor’s Conference in uncle’s church, Dr. Ed Laurena at Christian Bible Baptist Church where Dr. Clarence Sexton was preaching.
He married his wife Pamela Loteyro in January 23, 1999. His wife graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Letran College. Adiel served as the Associate Pastor for his father in Santa Rosa Bible Baptist Church from 2000 to 2004. In 2004 and 2005, he graduated at Clarksville Theological Seminary, Clayton, North Carolina, United States with a Masters and Doctorate degrees in Theology respectively.
He and his wife became members of the Carpenter’s House Baptist Church, Germantown, Ohio and went back to the Philippines as missionaries and started Carpenter's House Baptist Church in Calamba City, Philippines in 2006 along with their two sons, Mar Anthony and Hezekiah Nathan then both 5 and 3 years old respectively. The Asian Christian Training School (ACTS) was also started and has already seen preacher boys become pastors and missionaries in different parts of the Philippines. Another one has graduated in Officers School at the Philippine National Police Academy. More boys are continuously being trained and raised by him and his wife. By faith they are raising, feeding, clothing, sheltering and educating them for free from ages 5 to above. A girl’s home also was started in 2010. To date, there are 11 mission works and churches started who are pastored by the boys they have trained out from this ministry. Other preacher boys are continuously being trained and sent in and around the Philippines.
He is also the Founding and Executive Director of Task Force TAGALIGTAS Inc. (a Law Enforcement Organization in the Philippines duly recognized and registered) working and partnering with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement agencies and international police organizations. He is also an active law enforcement member of the Alabama Tactical Officers Association (ATOA) as International Chaplain. Concurrently he also is the Asia Project Director of the Armor of God Project and the International Law Enforcement Trainings (ILET). Through his work and efforts, bullet-resistant vests (BRVs) are continuously being donated by the thousands to the Philippine National Police and yearly police tactical trainings are being conducted and given to various PNP offices, special operating units, and different government law enforcement departments and offices throughout the Philippines. He is also a member of the PNPA Sandigan Class of ’94. His ministry to law enforcement has seen hundreds of police and military officers and personnel saved and has opened a great opportunity for him to minister to the Philippine government. Dr. De Torres also is currently a senior consultant and adviser to various senior police officers and to both local and national government officials.
In January 18, 2013, his father Dr. Mario De Torres, in his 40th Year of Ministry retired from the pastorate of Santa Rosa Bible Baptist Church. Dr. Adiel De Torres was called and named as the succeeding pastor and is now both the Lead Pastor of Carpenter’s House Baptist Church both in Calamba City and in Santa Rosa City while still being a missionary and church planter in the Philippines from Carpenter's House Baptist Church, Germantown OH.
Last May 11, 2017, with his home pastor's approval and consent, Missionary Adiel & Pamela was welcomed and unanimously voted to become members of Sunlight Baptist Church in North Carolina under Pastor Jeremy Anderson and was highly recommended by the pastor and Evangelist Dr. Don Anderson to become officially missionaries under the Macedonia World Baptist Missions (MWBM) in Braselton. Georgia.
On June 12, 2017, he and his wife were unanimously accepted by the MWBM Board of Directors under the strong leadership of Dr. Scott Caudill to become MWBM's missionary to the Philippines.
By God’s grace, Dr. Adiel De Torres leads and his wife Pamela serves CHBC's missions and ministries that has grown to be a strong and dynamic fellowship. Their passion is to expand the Gospel of Jesus Christ by aggressive soul winning and vigorous church planting. CHBC is a family of believers actively engaging the community and the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ by taking a firm biblical conviction felt in a warm and caring atmosphere to build faith, family and lasting friendships.