Dr. Michael Caparrelli

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Dr. Michael Caparrelli was born and bred in Providence, Rhode Island, a troubled kid who squandered his adolescence in institutions. When he was 18 years old, his life was transformed by the power of Jesus Christ, and he was fathered by Pastor Pat Manzo, the current President of New England and New Jersey Teen Challenge.

From 2009-2019, he founded and pastored Sacred Exchange Fellowship. The church served as a hospital for the sick, growing from 15 people in a storefront to over 250 people with its own property in East Greenwich RI. In 2021, he finished his PhD in Behavioral Science with an emphasis upon Addiction Psychology. His doctoral dissertation is entitled, 'The Impact of Involvement With the Evangelical Church upon the Recovery Journey of People with Chemical Addictions". That same year, he resigned to travel with a ministry known as UnMuted; a ministry that gives victims of oppression their voices back.

Currently, he’s keynote speaker in churches, schools & other venues across the U.S. on subjects such as depression, addiction, grief, early childhood trauma, etc. In June 2021, he opened for John Maxwell at the National Adult & Teen Challenge Convention in Orlando and also conducted a workshop in same platform as Dr. John Townsend.

He has authored four books that help the broken overcome. His books have been adapted into the curriculum of several Adult & Teen Challenge Centers as well as the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. He is a professor of 6
psychology courses at Northpoint bible college, Manchester Community College and the Community College of Rhode Island.