Leadership
ELDERS
Zack DiPrima | Teaching Elder
Zack is a teaching elder at Trinity Church, giving special attention to preaching and discipleship. He grew up in a Christian home in South Florida, where he came to faith at ten years old under the preaching of faithful pastors. After studying finance in college, he and his wife were members of Mount Vernon Baptist Church for three years until they moved to Winston-Salem to plant Emmanuel Church. In recent years, Zack completed his M.Div. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also working on a Ph.D. in Church History. Zack returned to Atlanta in 2021 to join the pastoral staff of Mount Vernon until planting Trinity Church. He is married to Erin, and they have three children: Ezra, Ada, and Cora. Email: zackdiprima@trinitychurchkennesaw.org
Kalep Kanode | Elder
Kalep grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was raised in a Christian home. He believed and was baptized as a middle schooler, but began closely walking with God his senior year of high school after gaining a deeper understanding of his own sin and God’s grace in Christ. Kalep met his wife Katrina in grade school, and they were married in 2016 shortly after moving to Atlanta. They have a daughter and a son: Avery and Asa. Kalep works full-time as a structural engineer and was called to be an elder at Mount Vernon in 2020 until planting Trinity Church in 2024.
Jack Lupas | Elder
Jack grew up in eastern PA and moved to the Atlanta area right after college. God miraculously saved Jack in his late 20s, and he was baptized soon after. He is a business owner in the waste stream management and recycling industry. He and his wife Jan have been married for over 35 years and have 3 daughters and 6 grandchildren. Jack joined the eldership of Mount Vernon in 2022 until becoming a founding elder at Trinity Church Kennesaw.