RYFC Leadership

Wesley Ogude

President

Wesley is a passionate disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ and a dedicated Minister of the gospel. Wesley was born into a very humble family and grew up in abject poverty. He gave his life to Christ over 25 years ago and the story of his life changed forever.
He has served in different capacities in the body of Christ including pastoring, preaching, teaching, counseling and in different leadership capacities in the church. Wesley has a burning passion and a calling to see youth and young adults across the body of Christ fulfill their glorious destiny in Christ.

He served as the Youth Pastor of the first Foursquare Gospel Church in Toronto for over 10 years. He is the Founder and President of Royal Youth for Christ (RYFC), which is pioneering the first Christian & professional one-on-one mentorship for youth and young adults across the body of Christ worldwide.

Wesley is currently a member of All Nations Full Gospel Church Toronto. In addition to God’s infallible word, God has used the lives of his Pastors and a number of respectable Mentors in the body of Christ to shape his faith. Wesley is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) in Canada; a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) in the US and both a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a Chartered banker from Nigeria.

He is also a certified SAP application consultant from Toronto and an international investor. Wesley holds 2 Masters degrees, including an Executive MBA from the Queen’s School of Business in Canada. Wesley was an investment banker for over 10 years and has been in corporate leadership in some of Canada’s largest corporations for over a decade. He is currently the CEO of Springwells Group, a fast-growing private real estate and consulting firm in Canada.
Wesley is happily married to Remi, his undergrad classmate, friend and lover. They are blessed with 3 awesome children: Tobi, Tosin and Tola.

Remi Wesley-Ogude

Executive Director

Remi is a faithful and passionate disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ and a dedicated Minister of the gospel. Remi was born into a strong Islamic religion family and was raised practising Islam. However, she had a life-changing encounter with Jesus during her undergraduate years and her life changed forever. Remi is a very prayerful and compassionate believer who has served in different capacities in the body of Christ including, preaching, teaching, counseling and in different leadership capacities in the church. Similar to her husband, Remi has a burning passion and a calling for youth and young adults across the body of Christ. She served with her husband as Co-Youth Pastor of the first Foursquare Gospel Church in Toronto for over 10 years. Remi is the Executive Director and co-founder of Royal Youth for Christ International Fellowship (RYFC).
Remi began her professional career in the banking and financial services industry after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and an MBA. Remi obtained her third degree in Nursing from the University of Toronto. She has been a progressive practising Registered Nurse (RN) in some of Canada’s leading Hospitals and Healthcare facilities for over 10 years. Remi has been happily married to Wesley, his undergrad classmate, friend and lover for over 25 years and they are blessed with 3 great children: Tobi, Tosin & Tola

Remi is a faithful and passionate disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ and a dedicated Minister of the gospel. Remi was born into a strong Islamic religion family and was raised practising Islam. However, she had a life-changing encounter with Jesus during her undergraduate years and her life changed forever. Remi is a very prayerful and compassionate believer who has served in different capacities in the body of Christ including, preaching, teaching, counseling and in different leadership capacities in the church. Similar to her husband, Remi has a burning passion and a calling for youth and young adults across the body of Christ. She served with her husband as Co-Youth Pastor of the first Foursquare Gospel Church in Toronto for over 10 years. Remi is the Executive Director and co-founder of Royal Youth for Christ International Fellowship (RYFC).
Remi began her professional career in the banking and financial services industry after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and an MBA. Remi obtained her third degree in Nursing from the University of Toronto. She has been a progressive practising Registered Nurse (RN) in some of Canada’s leading Hospitals and Healthcare facilities for over 10 years. Remi has been happily married to Wesley, his undergrad classmate, friend and lover for over 25 years and they are blessed with 3 great children: Tobi, Tosin & Tola

Charles Arimoro

Vice President, Finance & Missions

Charles is an accomplished IT Professional and Project Management Leader who currently works as a consultant in the Greater Toronto Area as a Business Analyst/Project Manager.
Charles is a man of faith with a strong passion for enabling youth and young adults have a head start in life by providing them the opportunity to maximize their potentials and avoiding pitfalls along the journey of life. He currently serves in the House of Praise, Mississauga a Pentecostal church where he makes himself available as a vessel in the kingdom of God. He is also an avid soccer follower whose favorite team is Liverpool FC.
He is a certified Canadian Risk Management Professional (CRM) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Charles is married to Busola and they are blessed with 2 boys Jedidiah and Jahmai.

Charles is an accomplished IT Professional and Project Management Leader who currently works as a consultant in the Greater Toronto Area as a Business Analyst/Project Manager.
Charles is a man of faith with a strong passion for enabling youth and young adults have a head start in life by providing them the opportunity to maximize their potentials and avoiding pitfalls along the journey of life. He currently serves in the House of Praise, Mississauga a Pentecostal church where he makes himself available as a vessel in the kingdom of God. He is also an avid soccer follower whose favorite team is Liverpool FC.
He is a certified Canadian Risk Management Professional (CRM) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Charles is married to Busola and they are blessed with 2 boys Jedidiah and Jahmai.

Olumide Ogundeji

Vice President, Strategy & Execution

More than 20 years ago Olumide chose to follow his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ who found him, cleansed him and made him their own. He desires to see Jesus Christ glorified in all the earth and for all creation to worship, walk with and work for the triune God. He is very passionate about God’s work and he has worked with youth and young adults in different churches and ministries both locally and internationally. He is a member of Hope Bible Church, Oakville and in addition to the infallible Word of God (The Holy Bible), his faith is strengthened by absolute trust in God, prayer and the writings and teachings of faithful men and women of God including his Pastor, Robbie Symons.
Olumide is an accomplished Information Technology Professional and Project Leader. He currently work with a Toronto headquartered global mining company as Director, Global Enterprise Applications and PMO. He holds M.Sc. and MBA degrees. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Olumide is married to Anne and they are thankfully blessed with 3 children; Michael, John and Grace.