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Our Staff

Our Staff

Meet our staff who serve at Mimico Baptist Church.

Pastor David Donaldson

David Donaldson serves as our Associate Pastor-Ministry Teams.

Beginning with his missionary parents to Northern Ontario, he learned that the local church is truly the hope of our communities. Starting in the north, then decades of leadership in St Catharines and Guelph churches, he brings years of experience in church leadership. Throughout these years David has integrated his church ministry with his vocational work.

After 20 years in Christian bookstore management, earning a seminary degree, and 9 years in pastoral training in Kenya, God opened the door for pastoral ministry. First, as interim pastor at his and Diane’s ‘home’ church in Guelph, then here at Mimico Baptist. 

David and Diane have two grown children and two grand-daughters. Together they enjoy back-country canoe tripping, quiet evenings at home, movies, reading and playing board and card games. 

Contact Pastor David at david@mimicobaptist.ca.

Pastor Lin Ying Liu

Lin Ying Liu serves as Associate Pastor-Mandarin Ministries.

She immigrated to Toronto with her family from mainland China in 2010. During her twelve years in Mimico Baptist Church, Lin Ying grew in her faith, from seeking to being baptized in 2011. She completed the Master of Divinity (Pastoral Major) at the Canadian Chinese Theological Seminary. In every step of Lin Ying’s faith journey, she has had wonderful guidance from God, as well as the support of her husband Xue Wei and daughter Joy.

Lin Ying is passionate about studying God’s word, sharing the gospel, encouraging brothers and sisters to grow spiritually, and living the life of Christ. She also enjoys running and hiking, and loves listening to other people’s stories and sharing her own.

柳林莺是密密可浸信会(MBC)的国语传道。2010年,她与家人从中国大陆移民到多伦多。在MBC的十二年,林莺信仰成长、生命更新,她从慕道、决志信主、受洗到蒙召在加拿大华人神学院接受装备,完成道学硕士教牧主修,进入全职服事。每一步都有神美好和奇妙的带领,以及她的丈夫学伟和女儿Joy的支持。

林莺对研读神的话语、分享福音、鼓励弟兄姐妹属灵成长、活出基督生命都充满热忱。她也喜欢跑步和远足,乐于倾听他人的故事和分享自己的故事。

Contact Pastor Lin Ying at linying@mimicobaptist.ca.

Jan Thomas

Jan Thomas has been the Music Director for over 30 years. 

Her love of the classic hymns combined with a delight in new choruses of worship and praise led her to a blended style of worship which uses both a mini-worship team of piano and guitar, and also a choir and the organ. Jan believes that music adds greatly to the worship service, expressing, reflecting and guiding our response to God. It is her sincere desire to provide a music program which is Scripturally based and beneficial to the congregation. Various opportunities are provided for participation. 

Her husband, Dave is also involved in the ministry of music at MBC. Her daughter, Laura is involved in her church in Guelph. Her son, Jeffrey (Andrea), and grandchildren Emily and Olivia are involved at their church in Whitby. She has a B.A. from the University of Toronto, earned her piano certificate from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and studied organ privately.

Contact Jan at jan@mimicobaptist.ca.

Rev Alvin Lau

Alvin serves as Pastoral Team Lead.

Since his baptism at the age of 16, Alvin has been involved in a variety of ministry settings (e.g. student leadership, university campus ministry and local youth ministry). With his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Western University) and Masters of Divinity in Youth and Family Ministries (Tyndale University), he joined CBOQ Youth in June 2000, was ordained in March 2004 and as part-time Pastoral Team Lead with Mimico Baptist Church since May 2025.

Alvin and his wife first joined Mimico Baptist in April 2002 and later with their two adult children Elijah and Abigail. Since then, he served in a variety of volunteers including: Youth Leader, Christian Education Council Representative, Chair of the Board of Directors, Livestream Manager and Communications Manager.

He also serves full-time as Youth Ministries Associate with Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (our association of churches to whom Mimico Baptist belongs). Alvin serves youth leaders and churches as they pass on the truths of God to the next generation, “the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.” (Psalm 78:4b NIV)

Contact Pastor Alvin at alvin@mimicobaptist.ca.

Sharon Kettlewell

Our office administrator Sharon Kettlewell has been attending MBC since 1988 and started her job as secretary/Office Administrator in 1992. 

She has lived in the Lakeshore area (Mimico/New Toronto) all her life. She graduated from Mimico High School and attended two years at York University. She married Richard in 1976 and has two grown children. She is also the proud and fun loving Nana to twins, a girl and a boy.

Sharon’s favourite Bible verse since becoming a born-again Christian in 1969 is 1st Corinthians 10:31, “ So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do All for the Glory of God.” She has done her best, with the Holy Spirit’s help, to live this verse, whether at church (working, singing and volunteering in the choir and as our former librarian) or in her other jobs in the community (usher for MLSE and her one person SES Publishing & Services business.)

You can contact Sharon at sharon@mimicobaptist.ca.

Peng and Ellen Liu serve as our custodians.