Anthony Goodhoofd grew up in a Christian home. Based on experiencing his mom’s very real dependency on God’s provision during his teen years, he made a firm decision to follow Jesus and made a public profession of that faith commitment. In the years that followed, he and his spouse Rita attended the Christian Reformed Church during which time Anthony served in various leadership roles that included diaconal, elder, planning/ideation responsibilities. After moving to Cambridge in 2010 and attending Forward Church for a number of years, Anthony was baptized in 2014. Anthony and Rita previously led Forward’s various Frontlines’ teams, currently participate on the Senior’s Pastoral Care Team and serve at Forward whenever and wherever time and circumstance allow. Anthony is a retired creative after being self-employed his entire career having run a Toronto-based graphic design/communications company. He and Rita have four children, three grandchildren and live in Guelph.
André Shadrach accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour during his university days and has been a faithful follower since, making his daily devotions a priority. In 2010, André and his family began attending Forward Church and now call it home. In addition to having served as an elder for six years at Forward, André has served in many leadership roles including men’s ministry and discipleship groups as well as helping to start up and manage Forward Hockey. For many years, he and his wife Lori have welcomed discipleship groups and engaged & married couples into their home to journey along with them. Their two married daughters, sons-in-law and three grandchildren also attend Forward. In partnership with his wife, André operates a professional recruiting firm for the manufacturing and technology sectors. André’s spiritual gifts include encouragement and mentorship.
Joshua Dela Cruz has been attending and supporting various ministries at Forward Kitchener since 2018. On Sunday mornings you can find him playing violin with the worship team or praying and welcoming newcomers from the stage. He also leads a Discipleship Group with his wife, Melanie, and they both enjoy hosting guests at their home in Breslau. Josh works in the tech industry as a product designer and loves discovering new ways to use technology for God’s glory. To stay active, he likes to play volleyball and ping pong but is especially fond of rock climbing with his teenage daughter, Anjali.
Kevin Cawthra and his family (wife Helen, sons Marcus, Damion, Ben) have been attending Forward Church for close to 10 years now, and are Members of the church. Kevin and Helen have recently been involved in facilitating the Merge Marriage course at Forward, and volunteering at CNT (Cambridge Neighbourhood Table). Kevin has two decades of senior leadership experience in the not-for-profit and charity sector, he is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), and is currently the CFO of Compassion Canada. Prior to that he held senior leadership roles in finance and business operations at Ambrose University (in Calgary) and at Gideons Canada (now ShareWord Global) and served for 5 years as the Board Chair of Cambridge Christian School.
Rich Huisman has been married to Rachel for 28 years and has four kids:Joshua, Noah, Isaiah & Emma. They’ve attended Forward for 14 years and served in Kidztown, the Nursery and Alpha. The family is passionate about fostering and have fostered for over 10 years. Rich has recently completed a Masters in Christian Leadership program, authored a book called the “Leader’s List” and has a consulting business that helps businesses in terms of their leadership & vision.
Craig Pilkington has been a member of Forward Church since 2003. At the age of five, Craig asked Jesus to come into his heart. He was baptized in his early teens in order to be obedient to the Bible and to publicly declare his relationship with Jesus. Craig serves in Forward’s Student Ministry. Spiritual Gifts include giving, administration and mercy. Craig has a degree in mechanical engineering and has industry experience in robotics automation and custom software development. He is a partner in Calculated Design, a custom software development company. Craig and his wife, Jaclyn, have three children. Craig has served previously as an Elder and has held the position of vice-chair and chair of the board.