Leadership Team

pastor emmanuel and hope odama

Ministry Founders

Pastor Emmanuel and Hope Odama answered God’s call to start Hanamel Gospel Ministries in 2024.

By God’s grace, Pastor Emmanuel serves as the Founder and Lead Pastor. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Bio-resources and Plant Production from Kagoshima University, Japan, and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Africa Reformation Theological Seminary in Uganda. Called to teach God’s Word, Pastor Emmanuel is passionate about upholding the integrity of Scripture and explaining it carefully for all to understand.

Hope Odama, co-founder of the ministry, serves as a Sunday School Teacher in the Children’s Ministry. Known affectionately as “Teacher Hope,” she is passionate about nurturing young hearts to know and experience God’s grace and compassion. Teacher Hope’s professional background is in Catering and Hospitality, Social Works, and Early Childhood Development. She loves cooking, being hospitable to friends and family, and impacting young lives spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

The LORD has graciously blessed Pastor Emmanuel and Hope with a son.

Pariyo Ronald Jerry

Associate Pastor

Pastor Jerry, a professional teacher of English literature, dedicates his time, skills, and resources to serving as an Associate Pastor.

He is committed to seeing lives transformed through grace and compassion, and he inspires and uplifts others with his eloquence and proactive approach. His dedication to faith and service reflects a deep calling to bring positive change to those he serves.

Pastor Jerry is married to Pamela, and God has blessed them with a daughter; Jianna Elspeth.

diana santiago

Associate Pastor

Pastor Diana serves as an Associate Pastor. She is a devout servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, and loves people. She is passionate about true and lasting spiritual transformation of God’s people, getting them ready to meet our Lord on His soon second return.

Pastor Diana also serves as the Team Lead of the Intercession Department, and by God’s grace, her deep commitment to service has tremendously blessed the Hanamel community. She loves reading books and journaling reflections and insights from her private moments with the Lord.

Pastor Diana is married to Isaac, and they are blessed with a daughter and two sons.

Pamela maliko pariyo

Sunday School Teacher

Teacher Pamela leads the Children’s Ministry. As trained Children’s worker, she brings enthusiasm and dynamism to her role as a children’s educator. She passionately believes in acknowledging God’s grace and loving kindness as a free gift offered to everyone.

Teacher Pamela also sees God’s love as a powerful source of hope and strength, and she’s deeply committed to giving the young ones a head start in life, thereby laying a strong foundation for them in God’s word.

Together with her husband, Pastor Jerry, Teacher Pamela is committed to serving the LORD and they have a lovely family.