The Leaders

Arthur Gonsalves

Pastor & Elder

Chip and Crystal have been married for over 20 years. As of 1998, they had been living happily in Florida after Chip had finally completed his 15 years of preparation to be a vascular surgeon.

A vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases the vascular system, specifically, arteries and veins. Chip Gonsalves was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, grew up in Andover and was the first in his family to attend college. Read more

Paulo Lima

Pastor & Elder

Paulo Lima was born in Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brasil in December 7, 1971. He is the third child out of 11. He heard God's word for the first time at age 9-10 and at age 11, he realized he wanted to be a Christian and a missionary.

Paulo received Christ as his Lord and Savior at age 18 on January 4, 1990 [Reference: John 1:12]. He was baptized by immersion with the Holy Spirit and fire in February 1990 [Reference: Acts 2]. Paulo did a seminar on theology from 1990 to 1991 and in the year 1992, he did public evangelism. In 1993, he started a church in rural areas. Read more

Levenia Furusa Mavingire

Elder

For anyone who knows Levenia Furusa Mavingire; when they hear about her, the first thing that comes to mind is a scene of her running or driving children to or from school, or, a scene of her feeding the destitute on the streets of Lowell.

If there are people who get involved in their communities; say ‘kudos’ to this woman. Levenia is something else. Levenia is a people person. You find her in church bringing sandwiches for the congregation every Sunday morning; or at a women’s gathering giving them some hope and encouragement; Read more