Grace Toronto. A church for the city in the city. Get to know us.

1. Where were you born?
Quito, Ecuador

2. Where did you grow up?
Quito, Toronto

3. Where were you educated?
Lawrence Park Collegiate, Toronto
Houghton College, N.Y. and McMaster University, Hamilton, B.Sc. Chemistry
Business courses at University of Toronto, York University
C.A. with Ernst and Young, Toronto

4. Can you tell us about your journey of faith?

I was born into a Christian family in Ecuador where my parents were medical missionaries. I received Christ as my saviour at the age of eight in Quito.

Upon moving to Toronto at the age of twelve, I no longer was surrounded by Christians and had a difficult time accepting a different culture. Throughout high school I was in quiet rebellion. Going to university helped me in my faith where I met other fellow Christians. I married upon graduation and started attending Spring Garden Baptist Church, Toronto where I was a deacon, led the College and Careers group and taught Sunday school.

Unfortunately, my first marriage broke down. That period was very difficult on me but during this time, I grew in my Christian faith. I have two children, Ryan and Jody by my first marriage, who live in Toronto.

B. How did you come to be a part of the Grace Toronto Church body, and how have your gotten involved since?

I learned about Grace Toronto Church through a friend who was attending Grace Toronto Church. After attending a second Sunday at Grace, I met Evelyn who got up to say a prayer for the church and the city and after the service, I said, “Nice prayer; how about lunch?”  A year later we married at Grace Toronto Church.

At GTC, I have led the weekly prayer group, led an Alpha Group, attended Grace gatherings, chaired the Board of Directors and I am currently the treasurer. Evelyn has overseen the GTC Sunday operations in the mornings and was Eastern Canada’s Women in the Church president for our denomination for several years.

I currently run a real estate financial consulting company.