Our Missions Partnerships

Church Planting

Franky and Alaina Garcia - Grace GatinEau

Franky and Alaina Garcia are planting Grace Gatineau. Franky is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in (North) America. Prior to planting, he served as an assistant pastor at Resurrection Ottawa. He and his wife Alaina lived in Gatineau while they served at Resurrection Ottawa and are excited to now plant a church in the community they call home. For more information about their work, click here.

PHIL AND LINDSAY TADROS - MISSION TO STONEY CREEK, HAMILTON, ON

Phil and Lindsay Tadros are planting a church in Stoney Creek. Phil is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in (North) America (PCA). He currently serves as pastor of a new gospel community called Sojourn. By God's grace, they have been gathering and training a launch team, partly from their sending church. This fall Sojourn begins regular public worship. They are excited to celebrate and nurture the new life God has given among a few people among them who have responded to the message of the gospel. They are excited that God is bringing more and more Creekers and East Hamiltonians to their group. For more information about their work, click here.

chris and kaila pignatiello- The King’s Cross church, edmonton, ab

Chris, Kaila and their three kids are planting a new church in Alberta’s capital, Edmonton. Chris is an ordained minister in the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America) and prior to planting The King’s Cross Church, he served for two years as a Church Planting resident at Christ Church Toronto until 2019. For more information about their work click here.

Mike and britney chhangur- christ church halifax, ns

Mike and Britney with their five kids, live in and serve the urban core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, planting Christ Church Halifax. Before being called to church planting, Mike worked in healthcare and was ordained in the PCA while training in pastoral care and church planting at Resurrection Church in Ottawa. The Chhangurs are thrilled to be serving in Atlantic Canada, and alongside others here, helping form "A New Church Celebrating An Ancient Faith For Our City's Good." For more information about their church, click here.

Graham and nicole Allen - Mission Fish Hoek, South Africa

Graham and Nicole Allen are planting Mission Fish Hoek. Graham and Nicole both grew up in South Africa. Graham served as Pastoral Resident at Christ Church Toronto from 2019-2021. They are working to plant a church in Fish Hoek, a coastal suburb of Cape Town. Graham is working in association with PARCSA (Presbyterian and Reformed Church of Southern Africa). 

Martha Froese - MISSION TO THE WORLD

Martha grew up in Ontario and came to understand the gospel through a campus ministry at the University of Waterloo. Now God has called her to continue to invest in students. Martha desires to see students transformed by the Gospel and become life-long disciples who will reach the nations. Martha is currently in process of transitioning to campus work in Tokyo, Japan.

Katie Mentzer - Intervarsity

Katie helps community members, teachers and churches volunteer with InterVarsity across Canada. It’s her joy to be strategic about connecting all sorts of people who are called and equipped to serve youth and young adults. She loves helping youth and students discover Jesus through Scripture and think carefully about what they believe. You can learn more about InterVarsity here.

Matt Fraser - Movement Seminary qUEBEC

Matt and his wife, Kristen, live in Lachute with their four children. They serve with Movement Seminary in Montreal and Matt pastors Dalesville Baptist Church. They have previously served in Ontario, Zambia and Ukraine. Matt has a passion for theologically deep, relationally vibrant churches. You can learn more about Movement Seminary here or Dalesville Baptist Church here.

Partners in Serbia

Our partners live and serve in Serbia, where they are seeking to strengthen the church through training leaders in both formal and non-formal contexts.

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