Luis Eduardo Moreno

Luis Eduardo Moreno Moreno (28 October 1934 – 9 May 1996) was a Colombian preacher, co-founder and 1st Leader of the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International.^[2]

Brother Luis Eduardo
Leader of the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International
Luis Eduardo Moreno during a baptism.
Native name	Luis Eduardo Moreno Moreno
Church	Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International[1]
Successor	Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive
Personal details
Born	(1934-10-28)28 October 1934 Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Died	9 May 1996(1996-05-09) (aged 61) Bogotá, Colombia
Parents	María Jesús Moreno and Eduardo Moreno Bedoya
Spouse	María Luisa Piraquive (1966–1996)
Children	César Eduardo, Alexandra, Perla, Iván Darío, Carlos Eduardo
Occupation	Preacher
Education	Technical-Industrial High-School

Commonly known as Brother Luis, he was the first husband of the Colombian Christian leader Maria Luisa Piraquive and father of senator Alexandra Moreno Piraquive.^[3]

Biography

Luis Eduardo Moreno was born on 28 October 1934^[2][4] in Pereira, capital of the Risaralda Department.^[4] Although his family was Catholic, he started to assist to various Pentecostal churches when he became an adult. In these churches he had disagreements with the religious leaders due to the way in which they managed the congregations. In 1965 he met Maria Luisa Piraquive, whom he married a year later. In 1972 he co-founded with his mother, wife and other believers, the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International.^[2] Moreno died on 9 May 1996 in Bogota due to a heart attack.