Murray Sherk
Murray grew up in rural South Western Ontario and has been a part of EMCC churches most of his life. He is a member of Bethel EMCC in New Dundee and has served in various ministries and leadership roles over the years, including Board Chair, small group leader and Elder.
Randall Rehkopf
Randall serves on the National Team as a part-time Regional Minister, primarily in Ontario’s Region of Waterloo, and he is Lead Pastor of Wilmot Centre Church.
Sam Barry
Sam began serving in the EMCC in 2006 when he was hired by one of our Ontario churches. In addition to his role on the National Team, he currently serves as Associate Pastor at EastRidge Church in Stouffville. He and his wife Ashley have built a vibrant and active home life with their three children
Tim Bryson
Tim is a part-time RM in Toronto, Ontario. He also pastors St. Clair Evangelical Missionary Church (Scarborough, ON), where he has served since 2014.
Ralph Van Oostveen
Ralph has served as a pastor in full time service for 36 years. He began in Palmerston EMC in 1989 and he is currently serving at Bethel EMC in Lindsay, ON. In January 2026, Ralph also joined the EMCC National Team as a part-time regional minister for EMCC churches in the north of Ontario.
Heidi Middleton
Heidi's ministry involvement dates back to 1985, when she was an active member of Sheridan Hills Missionary Church, serving on the worship team alongside Pastor Ivan and Donna Preston. Since then, she has faithfully served in a variety of leadership roles across the EMCC and other denominations, including worship leader, intercessory prayer team lead, board member, treasurer, and secretary
Rebecca Doner
Over the years Rebecca has served in almost every area of ministry in the church and in one way or another has loved and learned from them all. She currently serves at her local church leading both their Women’s and Table Fellowship ministries.
Krista Bennett
Krista is an Ordained Minister and a Certified Life Coach with more than two decades of experience coaching leaders into their kingdom call.
Shannon Hamill
Shannon’s role within the EMCC is to maintain, update and manage the EMCC databases, credentialing and reporting platforms.
Shauna Albrecht
Shauna is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the logistics of EMCC gatherings and meetings such as the General Assembly and Regional Gatherings, as well as assisting the Executive Team administratively.
Lithin Josy
Lithin serves Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada in the role of Financial Administrator from our Calgary Office.
Desiree Pascua
Desiree Pascua currently serves as a Junior Financial Administrator, supporting the finance department with a wide range of administrative and accounting responsibilities.
Cal Knights
Cal serves on the EMCC National Team by providing guidance to EMCC and member churches related to property management and real estate requests.
Jennifer Estabrooks
Jennifer serves on the EMCC National Team as the Benefits Administrator. She joined the staff of the EMCC in the fall of 2024.
Heinz Janzen
Heinz serves as the EMCC Multiplication Initiative Coordinator, with a primary focus on assisting churches in the multiplication of churches that reflect contextual expressions.
Genevieve Epp
Genevieve serves as the EMCC Growing Young Initiative Coordinator and Next Gen Team Lead.
Stephanie Loback
Stephanie works on the EMCC National Team as our Graphic designer. She started working with us in 2024.