Dr. Ruth Olvera-Crutchfield
Ladies’ Secretary
Dr. Crutchfield is the wife of 28 years to Minister Jason Crutchfield and mother of four beautiful children, Ayesha, Jared, Jayden, and James, who are twins. Academically, Dr. Crutchfield has a bachelor’s degree in Theology, a bachelor’s degree in Bilingual Communications Disorders, a master’s in Communication Disorders Bilingual Bicultural, and a Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology. Professionally she is a Tenured Associate Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She has multiple publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals and her research interests stem from her Hispanic origins — her focus being on bilingual assessment and intervention along with increasing awareness of the importance of early intervention.
Ministry
Her father, Pastor Juan Olvera, converted to Christ under the ministry of Evangelist Gilberto Munoz. She was raised in the Apostolic Assembly and is a pastor’s daughter and now a minister’s wife. She was baptized at the age of 13 in July of 1987 and received the gift of the Holy Spirit with the sign of speaking in tongues after a year of being baptized on a Wednesday service when there were few present but God’s presence was powerful in San Juan, TX. Dr. Crutchfield has served in leadership at the local level through the youth department as Federation Treasurer for six years, as general church secretary currently, and as a local president for the Dorcas of Christian Praise Tabernacle in San Juan, Texas. She was elected in August 2017 as president of the Ladies Federation of the South Texas Ladies Federation and continues to serve the South Texas Dorcas until August of 2023. She now rejoices in being able to serve at the national level for a second term.
Goals & Joys
Her goal is to continue serving the Lord in the direction that God leads and most importantly, continue to win souls for Christ, walking as a living testimony of a present-day Apostolic woman. Her hobbies include singing, leading worship, reading, writing, exercising, and celebrating her family.
Quick Links
For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be Baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
