Meet Our Pastors & Staff

SENIOR PASTOR OF LEOMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Mark Boucher is a graduate of Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, PA, and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO. He is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and has been in ministry for over 25 years. Pastor Mark's calling is to be an example and servant-leader of God's people in order for all to become more like Jesus Christ. His vision of ministry is "to let Christ change us and our world from the inside out." Pastor Mark is grateful to God for His mercy and the calling to serve and equip others. He states, "I felt called into the ministry as a young boy and realized my calling at the age of 17 when I gave my life fully to Jesus Christ. The passion of my heart is to see others come into a right relationship with God and learn to walk with Him every day."

The pathway for Pastor Mark and his wife, Terry (also a graduate of Valley Forge Christian College), has included ministry as a youth pastor, principal of a Christian school, associate pastor, and pioneer pastor. In 1986 the Bouchers began a new church in Clinton, NJ, and spent 9 1/2 wonderful years serving the people of that area. In 1989 God blessed Pastor Mark and Terry with a daughter, Nicole.

In 1995 the Lord called the Bouchers to serve here in Leominster, Massachusetts. Pastor Mark expresses, "We love being here and enjoy working with God's people in reaching out to the surrounding area." 

If you any questions or would like to chat with Pastor Mark, please don’t hesitate to call the church office.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF LEOMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor David McIntosh is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and holds a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. He is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God through Global Universities Berean School of the Bible, Springfield, Missouri. Pastor Dave has taught in the public school system for eleven years in New Jersey. While teaching Pastor Dave also ministered as a youth pastor in Union, New Jersey.

Pastor David McIntosh is a graduate of Leominster High School and from there went on to earn his degree in teaching at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Pastor Dave then moved to New Jersey where he taught second grade in the public school system for eleven years. During that time Pastor Dave was involved in youth work and eventually became a youth pastor in New Jersey. While ministering in New Jersey Pastor Dave was blessed to meet his wife Tatiana. Tatiana is a graduate of the University of Missouri and holds a degree in education. Pastor Dave and Tatiana have been blessed to parent five children. Rebecca, Hannah, David, Andrew and Matthew McIntosh complete the McIntosh family.

Pastor David McIntosh has been part of the pastoral team at Leominster Assembly of God since 2000. Pastor Dave serves as the Associate Pastor under Pastor Mark Boucher here at Leominster Assembly of God. Currently Pastor Davie serves as the missions director, Adult Sunday School Coordinator and the Life Line radio producer. He also serves in the areas of counseling, preaching and teaching bible studies.

VISITING PASTOR OF LEOMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Harvey Meppelink is a 1954 graduate of Central Bible College in Springfield, MO. CBC is a training school for pastors and missionaries in the Assemblies of God. Harvey and Jean have served this fellowship for 52 years, being focused on church planting, mentoring pastors, and sharing Christ. Together they have planted three churches: Chelsea, Michigan, Norwalk, Connecticut and Burlington, Massachusetts. He has served as National Secretary of New Church Evangelism, with a focus on the inner ghettos of 39 major cities in the USA, as well as encouraging church planting throughout the nation. He has also served as Director of Development for Zion Bible College in Barrington, RI, where he also taught a class in “Church Planting.” Jean has pursued a teaching/publishing ministry, having published seven works for Women’s Bible Studies. The Meppelinks have three adult children, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They are teaching, training volunteers within the Leominster Assembly of God.

PASTOR OF EVANGELISM AND ASSIMILATION

Pastor Bob Salliby is a graduate of Bryant University. A successful accountant when he was born again in 1967, he entered full-time ministry in 1972. Pastor Bob’s driving passion in life is to see as many lost souls as possible won and discipled for Christ. He is the author of Effective Personal Soul Winning which he and his wife, Melinda, taught in over 250 Assemblies of God churches throughout the United States and which has been taught in hundreds of churches in many parts of the world.

Pastor Bob directed a successful state-wide evangelistic campaign in Rhode Island which involved scores of evangelical Christian churches. He also served as evangelism director of the Rhode Island Association of Evangelical Churches. He has been a guest speaker at several sectional, district and regional Assemblies of God conferences. A coffee house he directed in Providence, Rhode Island saw 500 commit their lives to Christ in just eight months. Pastor Bob has also engaged in successful evangelistic ministries at camps and state fairs, in churches, nursing homes, industry, public high schools, secular colleges, prisons, on secular and Christian radio and television, at Christian concerts, rallies and crusades, and in door-to-door and street-witnessing outreaches.

Pastor Bob served Leominster Assembly of God as Treasurer, Business Administrator and part time director of Gospel Explosion from April 1999 through May 2006 and has served as full time Pastor of Evangelism and Assimilation since May 2006. Pastor Bob is the instructor of the Effective Personal Soul Winning and Drawing Closer to God classes. He is also the director of the Alpha Course, monthly Gospel Explosion services, New Awakening telephone ministry and New Christians Assimilation Ministries. The Salliby’s have a teenage daughter, Christine.

YOUTH PASTOR

We are thrilled to have Pastor Darryl and Bobbie-Jo Riehle leading our youth. Pastor Darryl is currently attending the Assemblies of God School of Ministry and expects to receive his first level of ministry certification this June.

While living in California, Darryl was a leader for three years in Cleansing Stream Ministries, a healing and deliverance ministry through the Church of the Way in Van Nuys.

Since coming to Leominster Assembly of God in 2002, he and his wife, Bobbie-Jo, have served together in ESL and in two young adult small groups, and they have assisted with the Gospel Explosion USA and Alpha Ministries. Darryl also served on the deacon board from 2006-2008.

The Riehles have two children: a six-year-old son, Noah, and a seven-month-old daughter, Micah.

PASTOR OF WORSHIP ARTS

We are blessed to have Pastor Rafael Oliveira on staff as our Pastor of Worship Arts. He and his wife Flavia have joined our congregation in May 2008. Pastor Rafael has extensive experience in ministry and music and also has a vision to make God known in the Leominster area through music and drama. 

Pastor Rafael has been involved in music since he was five years old. His main instrument is the flute, and he plays six other instruments professionally (clarinet, saxophone, piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drums). He has led choirs, orchestras, music schools, and bands in churches and secular fields. He also composes, arranges, and writes music.

Pastor Rafael’s qualifications come from years of experience and study including Canada Christian College, Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music, and Berean School of Ministry. He has had ten years of experience in sound, two years of experience directing video and editing, and five years of experience in church drama.

“I am originally from Brazil. I was raised in a Christian family in Fort Lauderdale, FL. I have also lived in New York, Boston, Toronto, Canada, and Cape Coral, FL. I have a heart for worship. I am limited, but my God isn’t. He has given me great dreams [for Leominster Assembly of God]: various types of bands and orchestras, several choirs (worship, church, women’s, men’s, youth), multiple worship teams, sound teams, video teams, a drama team, and, possibly, recording CDs from the church worship team.”

OFFICE MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Melinda Salliby is a graduate of Zion Bible Institute in Rhode Island. For several years she traveled with her husband, Bob, as he taught Effective Personal Soul Winning seminars across the country. During those years her singing ministry provided inspiration and encouragement to the churches they visited. Since July 1998 Melinda has been supporting the ministerial staff in the office as secretary and administrator. On Sundays you will find Melinda singing with the worship team.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR / TREASURER

Denise feels it is a privilege, an honor, and a great responsibility to be a steward of God’s money at the church. She came to us with 7 years of church bookkeeping experience, having been the Treasurer of a smaller congregation. God called Denise and her family to LAOG in 2003. Soon after their arrival she was working side by side with the Treasurer at the time, Bob Salliby. Denise’s previous experience, coupled with the knowledge gained under Bob Salliby, prepared her for this current position. Denise has a Bachelor’s degree from Worcester State College in Business Administration/Accounting. She accepted Christ as her savior in her freshman year of college and was married to her high school sweetheart Rick, in her senior year. She is a mother of 2 teen boys and works part time in the church office. She is thrilled to be able to use her love of accounting for the Lord.

RECEPTIONIST & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Terry Boucher is the wife of Senior Pastor Mark Boucher and a graduate of Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, PA. Terry's smiling face is the first to greet you when you enter the office. She has served as the receptionist since 1997. On Sundays you will see Terry at the piano during praise and worship.

Christine Salliby is a graduate of First Assembly of God High School in Worcester, MA.  She and Terry share the receptionist position.  Christine also provides administrative support to the pastors on staff.