| Alton
White
- Director of Administration / Director of Member Services |
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Alton White has been a member of Faith Sanctuary since 1981, and is a licensed minister with the United Pentecostal Church International. He manages our Compassion Care Ministry, teaching Sunday School and serving on the Church Board. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Administrative Studies and is a Certified Purchasing Manager (CPP) with the Government of Ontario. He and his wife Carol continue to celebrate their status as grandparents of Aija Simone and Tia Rene. |
| Melvin
DeMerchant
- Director of Special Events |
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Melvin came to the Lord as a teenager in Perth Andover, New Brunswick. He graduated from Jackson College of Ministries in Jackson, Mississippi in 1984 with a Bachelor of Christian Education degree. He and his wife Colleen were married in 1989 and have been blessed with three children, Randy, Graham and Emily. For the past fifteen years, he has served in various areas of ministry and was appointed as the Director of Special Ministries in March 2004. |
| Adrian
Peel
- Director of Adult Ministries |
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Adrian was born and raised in Zimbabwe and made a personal commitment to the Lord Jesus in 1984. He has a passion to see people come to faith in Christ and develop to their full potential, in His image. He holds a Masters degree in International Business and has enjoyed a successful career in Africa, Europe and North America. Adrian also has a Master of Divinity Degree from Tyndale Theological Seminary. He presently serves as our Director of Discipleship. He is married to Lucy and they have two children, Daniel and Andrea. |
| Verona McKenzie
- Director of Children's Ministries |
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Verona became a Christian during her early teen years and has been involved in some area of ministry ever since. Married to Rev. Granville McKenzie for the past 25 years, she has not only supported him faithfully on his ministry journey, she has also dedicated many years of service to Christian education, bus ministry, youth ministry, married ministry, feeding the hungry, business and facilities administration. As the Children’s Ministry Director, her passion is to help in the transformation of children into spiritual champions. Her two children, Jonathan and Asher, are her inspiration. |
| Lucy Peel -
Director of Small Groups |
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Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Lucy made a personal committment to the Lord in 1985. She has been involved in ministry for over 20 years on three continents, Africa, Europe and North America. She has a Bachelors of Arts English Honours Degree. Lucy has a wonderful husband Adrian and is blessed with two children, Daniel and Andrea. She has a passion for positive, transformative community where souls can be saved and a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ can be developed. |
| Errol Heron - Director of Outreach |
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Errol began serving the Lord in 1983 and attended Bible school at Caribbean Bible Institute (UPC) in Kingston, Jamaica, between 1992 and 1995. He has a Masters of Education in School Psychology from the University of British Columbia and is employed as a psycho-educational consultant with the school board. Errol has a passion for soul-winning and is particularly interested in reaching souls on the university and college campuses. He is seen as friendly, kindhearted, jovial, and often has an encouraging word to share with others. The love of his life is Maxine and together they have two children, Amanda and Samuel. |
| Ryan McKenzie -
Director of Youth Ministries |
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Ryan was born in Toronto, Ontario to wonderful parents, Desmond and Rhonda. He attended Georgetown District High School and completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto.
Ryan is the co-founder of Roadmap for Success, an annual event held in communities across the GTA designed to provide mentorship, career workshops, and networking opportunities for youth ages 13-18. Ryan is also an active advisor to the alumni board of INROADS/Toronto - an organization dedicated to preparing talented youth for corporate and community leadership.
At Faith Sanctuary Ryan is dedicated to creating a youth culture where members blend harmoniously in a song of faith, unity and optimism in a way that attracts non-believers to Christ and energizes surrounding communities. His desire is for young people in all walks of life to discover authentic and exciting identities in Christ. He has a passion for helping individuals find ways to use their unique personal gifts for next level ministry and the glory of God. Ultimately, Ryan's hope is that today's generation would recognize their crucial importance to God’s Kingdom and use Christian principles to build lives they can enjoy,careers that succeed and relationships that work.
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