Creating a friendly atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable sharing their needs is Darlene’s mission for her place as a staff member at Forward. Her prayer is that God will grant her His eyes to see, His ears to hear, and most importantly, His heart to love others as we are called to in His Word. It is her hope that in doing these things she would bring glory to Him. When at home, she can be found in her craft studio sharing her faith and teaching classes in cardmaking.
Hilary is passionate about administration and creating systems. She has always felt at home behind a desk, even as a young child playing pretend as a secretary. Hilary is always willing to use her gift of administration for God’s kingdom and is excited to expand that in her role at Forward. When Hilary is not in the office, she enjoys relaxing with a good colouring book or spending time with her husband and two children.
Clazina considers it a privilege to work in God’s Church with the amazing staff of Forward Church. She has a love for numbers, spreadsheets and budgets that makes others’ eyes glaze over and is very thankful for the finance team that she works with. She has attended Forward since 1991 and has worked at Forward since 2015. She has five amazing kids and three beautiful grandkids. She enjoys travelling, camping and spending time in her RV.
Verne has been a well-loved staff member here at Forward for 22 years and has been heavily involved in serving since 1986. Verne takes great joy in serving behind the scenes in his Facility Maintenance role. He is known for this wood working abilities and helping others. Verne’s favourite place to be is at home with his wife or anywhere that he can be surrounded by his 6 kids and 13 grandkids. Verne loves God and loves serving His people. Over Verne’s many years of working at the church he has quietly and softly invested into the lives of other staff and people within our church family. Verne loves diving into his Bible, taking what he has learnt and making sure that eternal consequences come from that. Need something done right? Verne is your guy!
Greg has been in ministry in the KW region for over 30 years and counts it a privilege to serve the people of our community. He loves to hear people’s stories and walk with them in the difficult and often confusing seasons of life, helping them to see how God and His Word applies to their situations to bring hope, healing and transformation. Greg also serves on the board of an international mission agency and enjoys time and activities with his kids and grandkids.
Andrew desires to see the Church step out and serve in Jesus’ name. In his role, Andrew seeks to show people just how uniquely God has created and positioned them to bring the hope of Jesus to the world around them. Connecting with people who are far from Jesus or searching Spiritually gives Andrew energy.
Outside of work, Andrew is the husband to Laura and the father to four incredible and energetic kids. Andrew loves sports of all kinds, with a particular affinity for Spikeball.
Ann Marie started attending Forward Church in 1995 when she relocated to Cambridge to finish her music degree at Heritage College. Over the years, she has put her music degree to work by being involved in the music ministry both in and outside of Forward. In 2003, she joined the staff and has put her love of organization, multitasking and being detail oriented to good work. Though her role has changed some over the years, her desire to serve where God has planted her has not. She considers it a privilege to be a part of the ministry work here at Forward and her greatest joy is in assisting others. She enjoys puzzling, a good book and time spent with family and friends.
Kirk is passionate about helping people grow as disciples of Jesus as well as developing more leaders for the mission Jesus has called us to. His journey through life has given Kirk a great desire to support those who are hurting and looking for hope. Kirk has been serving the local church since he was a kid, where he even sang a solo at church (but was never asked to do that again). He is a big fan of the Blue Jays, Raptors, and Buffalo Bills – and endures the Maple Leafs.