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Speaker Profiles
Pastor/Dr. Letina Jeranyama, President, International Women of Faith
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Dr. Letina Jeranyama is the founder and President of the International Women of Faith Ministry (IWOF) and a Co-Pastor together with her husband Dr. Peter Jeranyama at Faith Tabernacle Christian Center (FTCC) in Sudbury a suburb of Boston, MA. The Jeranyama family is blessed with three children. Letina’s passion is to see all people especially women and girls experiencing the love of God and His power to the fullest. Letina accepted the Lord at the age of 13 years when she had an ‘encounter with the Holy Spirit’. From that time till today, she has a hunger and thirst for the things of God. Letina completed her Masters in Science Education and a PhD in Science Education, both at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Upon completion of her doctoral studies, Letina was offered a professorship position at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she serves as an Associate Professor. In the summer of 2010 Dr. Jeranyama felt the call of God into ministry and she accepted it. Letina enrolled in the Oral Roberts University School of Ministry and was ordained as a Pastor in July of 2013. In April, 2013 through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit Pastor Letina was led to inaugurate the International Women of Faith Ministry with a mandate to inspire, encourage and support women from every background to live a life of faith that pleases God. Letina has ministered in Australia, England, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and various states in the United States.
Pastor Peter Jeranyama
Dr. Peter Jeranyama is the Senior Pastor at Faith Tabernacle Christian Center (FTCC) in Sudbury, MA. He is married and blessed with three children. He serves in ministry together with his wife and their vision is to win the lost, disciple the chosen and raise leaders to serve and live maximized lives. FTCC’s mission is to win souls and turn many to Christ, empower the people that serve to do the work of ministry, to build a life-giving healthy church and to live and communicate the full counsel of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures. Pastor Peter has served in the ministry since his teenage years in various capacities in the Church and has been featured regularly at Youth Explosion Conferences. He is the founding President of a global agricultural development think-tank. Peter holds a doctorate degree from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan and is an Associate Professor of Plant Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Pastor Rudo Rwizi
Pastor Rudo Rwizi (names meaning “Love River” in Shona) is a gifted teacher of the word, an anointed praise and worship leader and recording artist. She and her husband have travelled extensively around the world sharing with the Body of Christ and teaching at many leadership conferences. She is especially passionate about empowering female leaders in ministry. Together with her husband Pastor Rudo has been serving in ZAOGA Forward in Faith Ministries for over 26 years as missionaries and overseers in Australia, United Kingdom, United States, France, Russia, Switzerland to name but a few. Pastor Rudo Rwizi is also an author of a book titled My Pastors Wife which brings awareness to the body of Christ and the life experiences of ladies in ministry. She strongly believes that if your mouth and heart align with the word of God, you are unstoppable.
A p os tl e D r. Te r i k a Sm it h
Dr. Terika Smith is an apostle, author, educator, conference speaker and an anointed vessel of God. She has served in ministry for over 25 years, nine of which is as Senior Pastor. Three short years ago, under the leading of the Holy Spirit, she founded of the Flowing Rivers International Church located in Lawrence, MA, USA. Among her accomplishments in ministry, she mentors local ministries within the city of Lawrence, and the Dominican Republic. Her organization, Terika Smith Ministries was and continues to be very instrumental is helping in the rebuild of Puerto Rico by means of donated goods to families on the island as well as those taking refuge in the Lawrence Merrimack area. Most recently, Dr. Smith delivered the opening prayer for the Senate of Puerto Rico, to God be the Glory. An educator at heart, Dr. Smith served the public educational system for over 17 years. In ministry, she runs the Send Me Minister in Training Institute, an institute with a vision to guide men and women into their call to serve the Kingdom of God.
Her titles ranged from classroom teacher, track coach, Athletic Director, Assistant Principal to Principal. In addition to her service to the Kingdom of God, Dr. Smith worked for the Massachusetts Department of Secondary Education as a RETELL Instructor to educators ranging from classroom teachers to school superintendents. She holds a Doctorate in General Administration and Superintendent Endorsement, a Masters Degree in Spanish Literature and Language, and two Bachelors of Arts, Teaching of Spanish and Latin American and Caribbean Studies along with other certificates of study.
Dr. Smith is very active in various forms of ministry that she has founded. She loves to spend time with friends, travel, watch Family Feud and eat cheese pizza. When not busy, she enjoys spending time with her God given daughter Karen Andujar and grandson, Gavin.
Pastor Gwen Mugabe
Married to Pastor Byron Mugabe, they pastor Fountain Of Life Word Ministries in Rock Hill, SC. They have three children, Joshua, Josiah and John who love the Lord. She came to know the Lord as a teenager and accepted the call of God on her life. Going on to graduate from Victory Bible College in Canada and New Life Bible College in Tennessee. She is an anointed woman of God who loves the Lord and has a burning desire to see Jeremiah 29:11 realized in the lives of God's people. Marriage preparation, survival, enjoyment and beyond is her desire for God's people hence they host the Marriage Prep and Bootcamp meetings where prayer, counseling and practical lessons are taught. They address all aspects of marriage, before during and after. She firmly believes that everything God made, He made it good and marriage is no different. With preparation and coaching, marriage can be and is a wonderful blessing.
Pastor Adonis Khupe-Ayema
Pastor Adonis Khupe-Ayema is the founder and president of Beauty for Ashes Ministries international, a ministry dedicated to hope to the hopeless and healing to the broken hearted through the Word of God and the practical demonstration of God’s love. She has a passion to see people receive inner healing, physical healing, the pulling down of strongholds and captives free. She is a woman of prayer, an intercessor, an entrepreneur and IT Applications developed by profession. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their three children.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion and Christian Counseling and is currently pursuing her Masters in Divinity with concentration on Christian Leadership and Church Ministries. In addition to her achievements she’s also a breast cancer survivor.
Pastor Esther Mwangi
Pastor Esther Mwangi (Karanja) was born and raised in Kenya. She committed her life to the Lord when she was in high school. She immediately started ministering as the Christian Union Chair Lady after her Baptism in the Holy Spirit. In 1987, as a single young woman, Pastor Esther relocated to USA to pursue an education in Biblical studies. She has been married for 32 years to Dr. Jeremiah Karanja they’re blessed with three adult children, Joseph, Saraphina and Stephen. In the year 2000, Pastors Jeremiah and Esther birthed International Gospel Fellowship Church (IGF) in Connecticut where she’s a co-pastor with her husband. Pastor Esther and Jeremiah are both licensed psychotherapists in CT and together they own a private practice, Behavioral Healthcare Pathways, in Bloomfield. Esther has an extensive working for CT Department of Children and Families over a span of 18 years. She has also worked for University of Connecticut in an adjunct role. Esther keeps a busy schedule ministering both in the continental US and international conferences as needed. Her ministry is primarily to women and she has hosted annual conferences, since 2001, namely, Victorious Ladies’ Conference.
Monica Bera Yeboah AKA Macaria
Monica Bera Yeboah known as and called by some as Macaria or Lp Macaria is a Christian, Music minister, song writer, recording artist, a wife and mother to 3 children. She is a Registered nurse by profession and is involved in the Lay ministry in the United Denomination group of churches founded by Bishop Dag Heward-Mills. She assists her lovely husband, Pastor Samuel Yeboah whom she has been married to for 14 years. Together they Pastor the young people at the First love church in South West Philadelphia. Macaria is called to the Helps ministry and serves in many capacities as an assistant to her Head Pastor, she is a Choir leader, Praise and worship leader, Soloist, serves in the Children’s ministry, and a Mentor to young people among many others. She is also a proud member of the IWOF.
Pastor Richard Boateng of LORD & Rich Music
A pastor, songwriter, leader, husband, and father of four children all by God’s Grace. He has written many songs including Jesus, Infinitely Beautiful; My Soul Praise The Lord; I Thirst for You; We Worship You; Your Presence, O God; Your Grace Strengthens me; You Are The Great I AM; God, our King; and many other heavenly inspired songs yet to be released. His songs ‘Jesus, Infinitely Beautiful,’ and ‘I Thirst for You’ received The Tommy Walker Ministry Song Writers’ Award in January, 2022. Pastor Richard has served in various capacities in the Body of Christ. As a Music Director for The Central Assembly of God Church in Kumasi, Ghana from 1995-1999; also served simultaneously as the Assistant Music Director for the Ashanti Regional Diocese of the same Church. Music Director for: The Lighthouse Chapel International, Forest Hill Branch, in London 2000 -2002; Lighthouse Chapel International(LCI)- Silver Spring from January 2004-September 2009. He was sent to start a branch of LCI in 2009; LCI, the Phileo Diocese- 2005-2010 and Hadar Diocese from 2013 to 2018. He was appointed an LCI Pastor in the year 2013 then called to serve in the Children’s/Youth Church in January, 2018. Pastor Richard has a passion for singing, songwriting, and soul winning, and a passion to lead children and the youth in becoming prayerful and spiritually strong Christians. His Vision for LORD and Rich Music is to fill the earth with Holy Ghost inspired songs that will draw many to Christ, thereby depopulating hell to repopulate Heaven.
