MIKE VELARDE
BRO. MIKE VELARDE
- Birthday: August 20, 1939
- Civil Status: Married
- Nationality: Filipino
- Spouse: Belen Velarde
- Position: Televangelist Real Estate Developer
- Religion: Roman Catholic
Bro Mike Velarde finished Geodetic Engineering from the University of the East, Manila. With a company bonus and savings, he started buying land and developing residential subdivisions south of the city. He made a fortune until 1983 he went bankrupt because of Economic turmoil. He undergone heart surgery and after a recovery in 1978, he started a weekly Bible-quoting radio show on DWXI, a station he acquired in 1982. He then held monthly prayer rallies outside the vicinity of the radio station. Since then, his church has grown rapidly, to what it is now, the El Shaddai Fellowship.
Velarde was Born in Caramoran, Catanduanes.