Meet the team

Lead Pastor

Tim was born and raised in Arkansas where he first began ministry at the age of 19. God has since blessed him with opportunities to minister the Gospel as a youth pastor, worship pastor, missionary to Argentina and Peru, a guest lecturer for Moscow Theological Seminary (Russia) and Odessa Theological Seminary (Ukraine), a senior pastor in Toronto, and now as the lead pastor of MBC. Tim also serves as the board president of Global Education Ministries, and is a contributing author for both The Gospel Coalition Canada and Servants of Grace.

Tim Elmore

Tim’s education includes a BA in History, Master of Christian Education, and a Master of Divinity in Theology.

While serving in Argentina, Tim met and Married Lindsay. Together, they have three children.

tim@mbcstratford.ca

@timelmore2 on socials

Marshall Morden

Associate Pastor

Marshall Morden is married to Candace and they have two lovely daughters. He has been a member of MBC for a number of years and recently left his career in business to pursue vocational ministry. He is currently studying at Heritage College & Seminary alongside his associate pastor role. Our youth program, Rooted Student Ministries, is led by Marshall.

marshall@mbcstratford.ca

Alex Walker

Corporate Ministry Director

Alex has a passion for music, and he has been serving churches leading worship for a number of years. He has been playing the guitar for well over 10 years and has taken up many, many instruments in the time since. Alex married his high school sweetheart, Rylee, in April 2020.

He serves a few roles at MBC like Sunday service production, and supporting general ministry needs, resources, and planning.

alex@mbcstratford.ca

Jacrise Lagud

Kids Ministry Director

Jacrise has been married to her husband Hesed for 10 years, and and loves making music, taking road trips and walking by the river with their dog. She grew up attending a church in Toronto where she served in various ministries, including worship, kids, youth and young adults. She’s always had a heart for kids, and has a desire to walk alongside families in making disciples of Jesus.

She recently joined our staff in 2022, and In addition to kids ministry she operates the church office desk as well! You can reach her by calling the church or email

jacrise@mbcstratford.ca

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Walter Eicher

Building Caretaker

Walter has been the church custodian since 2002. His hard work keeps the church spotless. After the different groups head home, Walter gets the church back in shape and ready to go for the next event.

Walter has been married to his wife Dianne since 1970. They have two sons and are loving grandparents to their granddaughter Jade. In his down time, Walter loves to cook as well as work in the gardens around his house.

Need to reach Walter? Call the church office and we'll connect you.

519-276-2196

Kathy Gummerson

Bookkeeper

Kathy is married to Jonathan and they have two beautiful daughters. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role here at MBC. Kathy has been keeping our books since 2018.

kathy@mbcstratford.ca

Summer Intern

Samuel Crerar

For the summer of 2023 we welcomed Sam to our staff. He’s an awesome addition to our team and will be supporting Youth, Young Adults, Worship and Kids ministries.

You can reach them by calling the office

Our Elders Team

Left to right; Hesed Lagud, Marcel Peper, Michael Whitehouse, Randy Johnson, Pastor Tim Elmore, Andrew Morden, Pastor Marshall Morden