Church Staff
Mark HockLey
lead Pastor
Mark grew up in the town of St. Jacobs and he married his high school sweetheart Madeline in 2013. He received a Bachelor of Honours Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Bachelor of Education from Nipissing University and a Masters of Arts of Theological studies from Veritas Evangelical Seminary. Mark spent a decade working in camp ministry and 3 years in youth ministry before coming to serve at Calvary. Mark is committed to exegetical, expository preaching.
Mark enjoys both playing and watching a plethora of sports, hanging out with his family and eating many different kinds of delicious meats such as steak, ribs and chicken wings.
ROLES AT CALVARY:
- Preaching/teaching to equip the congregation
- Support & equip church programs to minister effectively and dynamically in today's world
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JOSH DUFRESNE
PASTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL CARE
Josh was born and raised in Portage la Prairie, MB. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies at Briercrest College in Caronport, SK in 2016, He also met his wife, Kaitlyn, at Briercrest, and they were married in the fall of 2016, after their graduation. He served as a pastor for two years at Crossroads Alliance Church in Montreal Lake Cree Nation, SK, from 2018-2019. He and Kaitlyn have 3 children, and they have been part of the congregation at Calvary since early 2022.
Alyssa LaRocque
Worship Leader
Alyssa grew up in Windsor, with a stop in Toronto when she married her husband Luke. She moved to Muskoka in 2015 to serve as the Program Director at Beacon Bible Camp and has been attending Calvary since then. She is classically trained in piano and self-taught on the guitar, and has led music at churches, conferences, camps, and weddings for many years. As the worship leader at Calvary, she is committed to using relevant, encouraging lyrics and melodies to help the church worship God together. When not helping with music, Alyssa can be found creating new programs for camp, taking nature walks with her daughter and son in search of all kinds of interesting flora and fauna, going on runs around town, and drinking dark roast coffee.
ROLES AT CALVARY:
- plan, prepare and (usually) lead Sunday worship services
- coordinate the A/V and online portions of the services
Kristine Taylor
Children's Ministry Co-ordinator
Kristine grew up in beautiful Muskoka. She has always loved teaching and went to Laurentian University to study Sociology, then graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University. Kristine taught locally, before taking time off to stay at home with her children Rachel and Julia, born in 2008. She has been Calvary's Children's Ministry Coordinator since 2015, and is in charge of making sure that the ministry to our youngest teaches them that they are cherished and loved. Through her ministry Kristine hopes children will grow in their love and understanding of God, as well as experience what it means to be his disciple. Kristine loves reading, baking and organizing and when she is not working at Calvary you can find her working alongside her husband, Michael at Taylor Chiropractic.
ROLES AT CALVARY:
- develop, implement, and organize Children's ministry program
- review and select children's ministry curriculum
- recruit and train children's ministry volunteers
- supervise children's ministry program on Sunday mornings
- ensure that volunteers successfully complete the Plan to Protect program and submit a vulnerable sector check
Jeanette Leach
Administrative Assistant
Jeanette grew up in Toronto, but spent the summers at her family's cottage just south of Gravenhurst, so the town has always been a second home to her, and Calvary was her church home when she was here. She moved to Gravenhurst permanently in 1992, met and married her husband at Calvary, and jumped right into serving at the church, working in Christian Education, Missions, Small Groups and Music Ministries over the years. Now, as Administrative Assistant, she is pleased to give support to the various ministries at Calvary. When she isn't working at the church, you can find her at the cottage, giving support to her husband by sanding his soapstone carvings!
ROLES AT CALVARY:
- Ensure that the congregation stays informed about current and upcoming events through emails, phone calls, the Sunday bulletin and the website.
- Prepare and distribute the weekly Prayer Update
Carla Veitch
hospitality Coordinator
Carla moved to Muskoka with her family in 1994, soon after she became the Food Service Manager at Beacon Bible Camp. Along with her responsibilities at Beacon she worked as an Early Childhood educator with the school board and most recently as the Children’s Programmer at Gravenhurst Public Library. She has catered many weddings and other events and has always been involved in Food Service in one way or another.
She works with a great team of dedicated, and talented women who are eager to serve alongside her at hospitality events within the church as well as the community.
When she’s not cooking she’s bound to be grand-mothering her own grandkids or the many bonus grandkids she adores within the church family.
ROLES AT CALVARY:
- support and plan food and other hospitality parts of church events, including weddings and funerals
- plan and deliver meals (with others) to support families in the church community
DON FAGAN
Custodian
Don was born and raised in Toronto but moved out in the 80's. He and his wife moved to Gravenhurst in 2014, and they started to attend Calvary Gravenhurst in 2015. COVID helped him to make the decision to retire in 2020, and the Lord opened a door for him to be the Custodian at Calvary, where he appreciates the wonderful team he is working with. When he isn’t working at the church, he enjoys hiking or sitting in his canoe, fishing.
ROLES AT CALVARY:
- cleans and maintains the building before and after events and services
- upgrades and updates sections of the building as needed
ELDERS
Calvary Gravenhurst believes and practices elder-led leadership. This means that the men who serve as elders at Calvary are responsible for the primary leadership and oversight of our church. As part of our plan, the lead pastor of our church serves as an elder in addition to his role as pastor. The elders teach, preach, pray and serve the people of our church in a variety of other ways. For more about how Calvary views eldership, read this article from the Desiring God website.
don fagan
dustin good
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mark hockleY
Gary Tayor
Deacons
The role of deacon at Calvary is filled by men and women who see themselves as servants who help to facilitate ministry through practical and logistical support. Each deacon at Calvary serves in a specific role, as outlined below. This allows the elders and staff at the church to focus on ministry-related service. For more details about how the role of deacon is viewed at our church, read this article from the 9 Marks website.
CAMERON THERRIEN
CHAIR
gail brock
Treasurer
eileen godfrey
church secretary
PAUL LEMAY
PROPERTY MANAger
BONNIE TAYLOR
christian education