Leadership Profiles

Prof. David Oloke

Lead Pastor and Centre Director

The Visioneer of Lifegate Outreach Centre who has been in active Christian service over the past two decades - having served in various leadership positions internationally. He is an accomplished Professor of Engineering, who has been in the UK Higher education system for over two decades. He is also an Engineering Consultant with vast experience in the industry, having executed various projects internationally in the field of Civil Engineering. A devoted husband and father, who loves all.

Mrs. Lola Oloke

Lead Pastor, LifeLadies, Life Kids, and Life Kitchen.

Holds MSc. Clinical Psychiatry, Bsc. Mental Health, Leadership Level 5, Dip. Cert. CBT. She is a pastor at Lifegate Outreach Centre, working in collaboration with the Lead Pastor and other unit pastors. She is an active supporter in the ministry and a blessing to people. She a mother of three wonderful children, who loves Bible discussions, and an advocate of knowing God personally. She is methodical, functions better with systems, and likes to mitigate actual and potential concerns.

Mr. Kefe Noble Ogbakpah

Lead pastor, LifeYouth and LifeTeens.

Kefe holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. He has also earned a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care and a Healthcare Manager. With over a decade of experience in supporting teenagers and young adults, he is dedicated to mentoring them in their pursuit of excellence. Additionally, Kefe is an accomplished author and is deeply passionate about providing support to young people.

Mr. Yemi Okeyinka

Lead Pastor, LifeUsher, LifeMen, and LifeEstates.

PGCert. CPM, HND Arch., Tech. Level 5, Dip. Retrofit Coordination, ACIT, SMSTS, CSCS, First Aid. Yemi is a highly skilled Retrofit Coordinator, Designer, and Architectural Technologist, and construction project manager with many years of experience in the construction industry. He currently consults for one of the leading social housing in the UK and works part time as a lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Dr. Ephraim Danladi

Lead Pastor, Lifegate Communities and LifeStaff.

Holds Ph.D. in Built Environment with robust track record in program management and policy advocacy at World Bank. He also lectures at the Wolverhampton University where he continues to leverage his knowledge in proposal writing to empower local leaders in Solid Waste Management. He coordinates the Lifegate staff and takes the lead in project execution at Lifegate Communities

Dr. Folarin Ojetoro

Lead Pastor, LifeSingers and LifeMedia

Folarin is an engineering professional and educator, currently in the final stages of completing a PhD in Engineering, having successfully passed his viva. He has a background in teaching within both Further and Higher Education and has also worked in Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) consulting, where he was involved in designing building services.

With years of dedicated service in the music ministry across churches in the UK and Nigeria, he currently leads both the Music and Media Teams. His leadership is rooted in strong Christian values, and he is passionate about developing teams that serve with excellence, creativity, and spiritual depth.

Mr. Toyin Oshaniwa

Lead Pastor, LifePublications, LifeKitchen, and LifePantry.

Holds B.Sc. in Applied Biology, PGD, Environmental Management, Professional MBA (ILT) Sustainability Management, and M.Sc. in Agricultural Geography.

Toyin has vast experience in social enterprise, project development, development cooperation, and private sector development. He has many years of leadership experience and is passionate about the environment. He has brought to his Lifegate teams his leadership qualities as well as his passion for growth and making a diffrence.

Dr. Mathias Akor

Lead Pastor LifeOutreach and LifeProtocols.

MSc, FHEA, PhD. Dynamic Educator, Sustainability Advocate, Finance and Leadership Expert.

A lecturer in Accounting and Finance with Global Banking School/ Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), Birmingham. At Lifegate Communities, he leads and coordinates Projects, including partnership, development, and facilitation of the Commonwealth Professional Fellowship program for Sustainable development goals (SDGs).