Our Leadership Team
Matteo Filippi
President
and
Worship Leader
I am 51, and married with 2 children. I am a professional musician, audio engineer and graphics operator. I have a small AV company. My daily work is primarily working live events in these capacities. I crave genuine, lively worship and love the presence of God. Bringing His presence and the gospel to those who don’t know Christ drives me.
I also have a passion to help men in side, and coming out of prison. We have a post release fellowship as part of our ministry. You may connect with me on LinkedIn under matteo-filippi-61399363.You can also hear my writing and music at www.soundcloud.com/matteomusicservice
email me at fgbmfa.matteo@gmail.com
Akinyemi Lapinni
Vice President
Akinyemi Lapinni is a serial entrepreneur, Nonprofit development consultant, a lead trainer with international development partners and Founder and Executive Director of World Changers Development Initiative, founded in 2000 with the aim of raising young people to become global leaders and change makers. His work revolves round Ministry, entrepreneurship, Business as Mission and currently working to start a Business school across Nigerian Prisons as a tool for ministry.
Akinyemi has over 20 years experience in capacity building, peak performance in the leadership and development space. His most rewarding accomplishment so far is mentoring and supporting thousands of young leaders, business start-ups and NGOs practitioners in Africa.
Akinyemi has over 26 years of ministry experience in teaching, preaching, discipleship and counseling in church and major prisons in Nigeria where he has impacted thousands of inmates in outreaches, medical missions and had witnessed salvations and healing of inmates.
His life passion and calling is to raise a generation of global change makers in Africa who will impact humanity. He plans to scale up his Prison programme and Global Youth Leadership Experience Programme in Africa.
Akinyemi is also a life member of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, Nigeria besides his membership in many worthy organisations.
Akinyemi Lapinni is a serial entrepreneur, Nonprofit development consultant, a lead trainer with international development partners and Founder and Executive Director of World Changers Development Initiative, founded in 2000 with the aim of raising young people to become global leaders and change makers. His work revolves round Ministry, entrepreneurship, Business as Mission and currently working to start a Business school across Nigerian Prisons as a tool for ministry.
Akinyemi has over 20 years experience in capacity building, peak performance in the leadership and development space. His most rewarding accomplishment so far is mentoring and supporting thousands of young leaders, business start-ups and NGOs practitioners in Africa.
Akinyemi has over 26 years of ministry experience in teaching, preaching, discipleship and counseling in church and major prisons in Nigeria where he has impacted thousands of inmates in outreaches, medical missions and had witnessed salvations and healing of inmates.
His life passion and calling is to raise a generation of global change makers in Africa who will impact humanity. He plans to scale up his Prison programme and Global Youth Leadership Experience Programme in Africa.
Akinyemi is also a life member of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, Nigeria besides his membership in many worthy organisations.
Dennis
Treasurer / Webmaster
Bio: I am a 59-year-old male, who has found new hope and a better way to live out my purpose in life as a faithful servant of Jesus Christ. Called to serve God in June 2012 founded Disciple of Christ Ministries and Pen Pals for Jesus a prison correspondence ministry. Becoming an Ordained Christian Minister on December 20, 2012.
I am currently working on developing this ministry so I can reach those who are seeking changes in their lives. For the past eight years I have been seeking Jesus and studying his Word. What I have learned has forever changed my life. It all started when I realized I was powerless over my own life. I had hit the lowest point in my life and finally fell to my knees and asked God for direction, strength and the ability to change my defects. That is when I felt His presence in my life, and was lead to the Bible and started to be shown the Love that God has for us. As I continued asking questions and seeking answers, the more God was placing people in my life to help me on my new journey of becoming a Christian.
Steven Provost
Chapter Secretary/Asst Webmaster
Steven Provost, has had many hat to wear during the many years, he has been a Christian college radio Disc jockey at Springfield Technical Community College and a public Community TV Video Producer at Continental Cable Tv Company in Westfield Massachusetts. After many years with personal issues and many difficulties, he turned his life to his Savor Jesus and became a Christian in the 1980's through a program called "Resident Encounter Crist (R.E.C.)" Casio Movement in Springfield Massachusetts. In 1996, he lost his dad by cancer and in 2003 lost his mother. He has one-step brother Mike and his wife (carol), who live here in the state. Steven also has a Niece and Nephew. He is a person with a lot of energy and fight to keep this Running. Today he is highly involved in running a non-profit called Boston Project Rebound Re-entry Services, Inc. To help Returning Citizens returning from Correctional facility in Massachusetts. He is a Member of Roxbury Presbyterian Church and serves on the Media Ministry Team. He also serves on the social impact center that helps people with trauma. The Social Impact Center (SIC) was founded in 2000 with a mission to create and implement educational and economic development programs to strengthen the Roxbury community. His Favorite scripture is Ephesians 4:15. Steven was elected as Chapter Secretary in April 2022.