Joe has worked with congregations in Hornepayne and Parry Sound. He was born in Portugal and raised as a Roman Catholic but found a home in the United Church in the 90s. He enjoys spiritual reading and is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and The Toronto Blue Jays!
Lisa grew up in the United Church and has spent many years working, learning, and volunteering to build a foundation of community-based ministry. She worked as a student minister at Eramosa Pastoral Charge, the University of Guelph’s Ecumenical Campus Ministry, and at the drop-in program at Royal City Mission, and is currently completing her diploma in Diaconal Ministry through the Centre for…
Bethany is thrilled to be able to work with the children and youth of Parkminster as the Sunday School and Youth Coordinator. She has been a member at Parkminster for more than 6 years, and chose Parkminster partly because of how this church values its children and their children’s ministry. She has a strong interest…
Neil Murray is our Director of Music. He graduated from UWO in 1993 with an Honours Bachelor of Music Education. The following year, he studied chamber music at the Bordeaux Conservatory in France. Neil taught privately for 16 years, offering lessons on piano, saxophone, clarinet, flute and guitar. He has been involved in church work as a music director for over 20 years! Along with his work at Parkminster, Neil currently teaches K-8 music at a Montessori school.
Debra grew up in the United Church as a PK (Preacher’s Kid). After university, she served as a Youth Minister at a United Church in Mississauga. After having two children of her own, she started a career in youth services with various community organizations. Currently, she is the Executive Director at the Kitchener Waterloo Skating Club.
Debbie is a life-long member of the United Church of Canada and has had connections with PMUC since leading the YTCA group, which preceded TCOW, to Nicaragua in 2004. Debbie has been a part of congregations in Bayfield, Mississauga and Stouffville before being able to settle in the Waterloo area. She lived through a number…
Ian has been a university student and research professor of topics related to human biology, motivation, anxiety, and meaning in life for 40 years. Academic and real life learning from marriage and parenting three teens have deepened his gratitude for the brilliance of Hebrew and Christian stories to live by. After being raised by Baptist minister…
Sue has been a member of Parkminster for over 30 years and has been on the Board of Trustees since 2008. Over the years, she has served on many committees including Worship, Membership and Stewardship and is a past chair of Church Council. Sue recently retired after 33 years as a physiotherapist with the Arthritis…