Our Team

Wendy is a passionate advocate for those who have been hurt or marginalized by the church. She believes that the church is impoverished if any voices are missing from the conversation. Wendy is grateful to have learned so much from the courage, capacity for grace, and tenacious faith of the many LGBTQ+ Christians she has…

Beth’s life has been transformed through friendships with people on the margins. She learned hospitality growing up as the daughter of a Baptist pastor in Saskatoon, where her family would often welcome refugee friends and assorted neighbourhood kids to join their meals and celebrations. After completing her BSc in Biology, she moved to Vancouver to…

Eric Van Giessen is passionate about the intersections of faith, social justice and creativity/art. As the son of a Christian Reformed Church planter he’s lived in a variety of places in Canada and studied Philosophical Aesthetics & Music at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After university, he spent 5 weeks hiking the Appalachian Trail and then…

“But by the Grace of God I am what I am: and his Grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain [and will never be in vain]” (1Cor. 15:10). Caro’s life has been shaped by the many intersecting identities he holds. Born in the warm, hospitable, never asleep city of Cairo, his early…

Becca has an academic background in international development with a BA from Trent and a Masters of Theological Studies in Urban and International Development from University of Toronto, Toronto School of Theology. Throughout her life, Becca has found herself a part of Pentecostal, Anglican and Anabaptist communities of faith and has worked extensively in church…

Jamie is an author, pastor, and community activist who lives & serves at the intersection of faith, sexuality, and community renewal. With 25 years of experience in ministry across Canada and abroad, he now serves in pastoral ministry and community advocacy in Winnipeg, where he lives with his Aussie wife, Kim, and Ethiopian son, Micah and…