Speakers
Fr. Ike Udoh, SJ
Deacon Ralph Poyo
Rose Payán
Fr. Ike Udoh, SJ
Unbound Ministries and Chaplain of the
Oakland Charismatic Renewal
Diocese of Oakland, CA
Fr. Ike Udoh, SJ, is currently the Chaplain of the Oakland Diocese Charismatic Renewal.
He is the son of Joseph and Dorothy Udoh, brother to Chika and Osita, and Uncle to two nieces and two nephews. He joined the Society of Jesus in 2004, and was ordained to the priesthood in 2015. Following ordination, he completed studies in Scripture (S.T.L.) and Ignatian Spirituality (Master's), and then served as a priest at Blessed Sacrament church in Hollywood.
Fr Udoh moved back to the Bay Area in 2022 to be the primary caretaker of his mom, and serves in the Diocese of Oakland, primarily at St. Raymond’s, St Joan of Arc and St. Augustine. Fr Ike loves music, spirituality and bringing people to Jesus who heals and sets us free in the Sacraments and through the "Five-Keys of Unbound".
Deacon Ralph Poyo
Founder of New Evangelization Ministries (Texas) and Chairman of Pentecost Today
As founder of New Evangelization Ministries, Deacon Ralph Poyo has become a useful tool for pastors in assisting them in training their parish leadership in evangelization. He has traveled extensively around the country serving as an evangelist and benefits from four years of diocesan and parish venues. With almost thirty years of parish ministry, he understands the complexities and diversities of various ministry environments.
When Deacon Ralph is not consulting with parishes New Evangelization Ministries.org, he is a popular national speaker capable of speaking to a wide variety of audiences. His passionate, humorous and playful style has captivated adult and teen audiences across the country with the truth of the Gospel of Christ. This presentation style disarms his audiences, and he speaks directly to the issues that plague our efforts in living the Catholic faith. Deacon Ralph is married to his high school sweetheart, Susan, and has five daughters, two sons-in-law and three grandkids. He was appointed to the NSC Council in 2017.
Rose Payán
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Rose Payán is a devoted praise and worship leader and Bible teacher whose mission is to guide others into deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ. For more than 46 years, she has served faithfully in Catholic Charismatic Renewal ministries throughout Northern California.
Rose has spoken at numerous Life in the Spirit Workshops across the San Francisco Bay Area and, as a fluent Spanish speaker, she shares teachings with Hispanic Catholic Charismatic communities. In recent years, she has led retreats for Hispanic Charismatic Intercessors of the San Francisco Archdiocese and continues to co-lead a weekly Charismatic Prayer Meeting.
Her ministry is marked by simplicity, authenticity, and the surprising ways the Holy Spirit works through her to touch lives.
