Word of Life Church London pastoral team
Pastor Jourdel Lord
Jourdel has been our senior pastor since 2019. He was ordained with Word of Life Ministries in 2021 and graduated from Rhema Bible College UK & Ireland in 2019. He was the previous associate pastor to Pastor Gleison and Marina and then became a co-pastor in 2018.
Jourdel is the coordinator of our Life Groups and Multimedia and Communications departments. He serves as the president of the Board of Directors of Word of Life Church London and is a trustee of Word of Life Ministries Europe.
Pastor Jourdel has a degree in Finances and Economics. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2014 and leads the Christian Fellowship Network at his current workplace.
Jourdel is a joyful person who loves serving and helping people discover and mature in their relationship with God and Jesus Christ, through the Bible, prayer and serving people with the help of the Holy Spirit
Pastor Thiago and Iara Santos
They have lived in England for 13 years, where they have served the Lord and blessed people.
Our senior Associate Pastor, Carlos Thiago and Iara, have been married for 22 years. They have two children, Sara and Nicholas and they are their absolute treasures.
They have been members of Word Of Life Church for 6 years and enjoy the privilege of serving in different departments. Pastor Carlos Thiago and Iara are the coordinators of the Families, Stewards and Worship departments. They also serve on the Board of Directors of Word of Life Church London.
They love this nation and believe the Holy Spirit is moving in powerful ways through the body of Christ, bringing reconciliation between man and God through the Gospel of Christ being preached by the Church. They are a part of this moving of the Holy Spirit and say “YES!” to God and His will.
Pastor Manassés David and Maria Beatris
Pastor Manassés David and Maria Beatris have been part of the pastoral team since 2019. Together, they are Coordinators of Prayer Ministry and Word of Life Kids - our children’s church, and are also Leaders of the London Regional Centre of the Word of Life Bible School Online.
Married in 2015, they have two daughters, Manuela and Micaela. They both graduated from Bible School and have attended RHEMA Ministries School in Campina Grande, Brazil.
Pastor Manassés has a heart for people and works to integrate the men in our faith family. Maria assists the Interpretation department and is called to teach the Word of God.
Angelica Rosas
Angelica Rosas is the Events, Office and Outreach coordinator. She is ordained with Word of Life Ministries/RHEMA. She graduated from RHEMA Bible Training Centre Brazil in 2004, RHEMA Missions School (2009) and RHEMA Ministries School (2020).
Before serving the Lord as one of the coordinators at Word of Life Church London, she was a Mission’s team leader, worship leader and a Youth Leadership and children’s teacher at Word of Life Church (Igreja Verbo de Vida) in João Pessoa - Brazil. She has also served at Word of Life Church in Campina Grande in the Communication team as a translator and redator. She was a member of the Mission’s and Worship Teams.
In 2018, Angelica did a year of Volunteer Word at Lee Abbey Fellowship in Devon. During this year, she has also served Word of Life Church London in the Outreach and Worship teams. Since 2019, she has served Word of Life Ministries as a collaborator for Word of Life Mission’s Agency across the World.
Angelica is also a certified healing Minister by Word of Life Healing Center. Additionally, she has a degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Political Science.
Gleison & Marina Cabral
Our founding pastors are ordained with Word of Life Ministries/RHEMA having graduated from RHEMA Bible Training Centre Brazil in 2008, RHEMA Ministries School (2009) and RHEMA World Missions School (2009). Additionally, Gleison has a degree in Computer Science, and Marina, a degree in Law.
The Cabrals were married in 2006 and are the parents of Matheus (born in September 2014) and Lucas (born in June 2017).
Before serving the Lord as leaders of Word of Life Church London, they were auxiliary pastors at Word of Life Church (Igreja Verbo de Vida) in Belo Horizonte - Brazil. Since then, they have also taught at international campuses of RHEMA and other Bible Trainning Centres in Brazil, France, Portugal, Japan and here in the United Kingdom.
Gleison and Marina moved to the United Kingdom in 2010 when they served Faith Alive Church in Aylesbury. In 2012 they moved to Manchester to assist RHEMA UK & Ireland in fulfilling its vision to establish Bible Training Colleges and plant churches. In December 2013, they moved to London to plant Word of Life Church London, and to serve as the RBTC London Campus Coordinators.
Since 2016, they are also serving Word of Life Ministries as supervisors for Word of Life churches and RHEMA Bible Training Centres school across Europe.