Leaders @ Kitsilano Christian Community - Kitsilano Christian Community Church

When you come to Kits sometimes it is hard to tell who is in leadership because so many people are involved in the life of our community. There are countless people involved in leadership with Sunday School, Youth Group, Worship, and Community Life. We are grateful for all who contribute their time and gifts to this community!

Staff

Jennifer grew up on the Canadian prairies and moved to the West Coast in 2017. She holds an MDiv from Carey Theological College and is ordained with the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada (CBWC).

Jennifer has been serving in ministry since 2014 in various capacities, first as a camp administrator, then as a pastoral intern, and most recently as an Associate Pastor for seven years.

She loves preaching, writing, and getting to know new people over a cup of tea. She is a compassionate listener and is especially concerned about encouraging those who are suffering physically, mentally or emotionally. Every day she holds on to the promises of Isaiah 46:3-4: God made us, and he will sustain us, carry us and rescue us!

Jennifer and her partner, Sarah Grace, have been married since 2000. They live in South Surrey with their four teenage/young adult children, their foster son, and their dog Max. In her down time she is an avid fan of BTS and enjoys fantasy novels, jigsaw puzzles and watching movies with her family.

Please reach out to her by email if you’d like to connect!

Don has been providing transitional or interim leadership to small to medium faith based non profits since 2008. He views coming alongside churches and other Christian organizations in some form of transition as a privilege, and sees transitional leadership as a very rewarding ministry. Mostly serving churches of all sizes and backgrounds, Don has also worked with church camps, street outreaches, counselling centres, church child care centres and more.

Don and his wife Karen relocated to White Rock mid-2020 after 21 years on Vancouver Island. They have a daughter who is a Trinity Western nurse and family in Langley – 2 grandsons 6 and 4, a son downtown Vancouver in the hospitality industry, and a son in Montréal working on a PhD at Concordia University.

Kelly Dycavinu is a pastor, writer, and life-long learner based in Vancouver, Canada. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing (UBC), an MA in Theological Studies (Regent College), and is
currently working on a second master’s in Counselling Psychology (UBC).

Kelly is especially interested in ancient Near Eastern texts, classic literature, Greek mythology, folk and fairy tales, trickster narratives, biblical narratives, and creation accounts. How we view ourselves and others is influenced largely by the stories we hear/see and the stories we tell. The link between story and identity fascinates her.

Whatever the task at hand, Kelly takes an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates artistic practices. She loves to capture one’s imagination towards the possibilities and wonders of God’s work in the world, to explore all the multi-faceted ways our stories intersect with God’s.

She enjoys spending time with her two children and their friends, thrift store shopping for vintage/MCM treasures, listening to Ludovico Einaudi’s music, and playing frisbee with Sakona, her two-year-old Aussiedoodle.

A social introvert, Nadia can be lured out of doors to tend gardens of both the literal and figurative nature. She is a pastor at heart, but a nerd in thought. Nadia has spent most of her adult life in urban and international ministry, in Canada, the USA and Africa. She loves her family fiercely, always has a stack of books she is reading, believes in the theology of radical welcome and is reimagining faith all the time.

Church Council

Moderator: Jenn Milley
Clerk: Diane Fulton
Finance: Nigel Barker
Deacon Rep: Paul Klintworth
Member at Large: Madeline Barbour
Member at Large: Bernadette D’Silva

Other Key Leaders

Giving Administrator: Victor Ewert
Prayer Chain: Lee Best Sunday School Coordinator: Winona Montgomery

Deacons

Chair: Paul Klintworth

Lee Best
Jan Bingham
Thea Ewert

Siobhan Smoker

Sherry Lukits

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