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.

Josh was born and raised in Portage la Prairie, MB. Josh believed in Jesus Christ to save him from his sins at a young age. He grew up playing hockey, baseball and many other seasonal sports in rural Manitoba, which over time took priority over his relationship with God and the church. At 18, God called him to confess his sins not only to God, but to members of the church and live in daily surrender to Jesus as Lord. Over the next two years, Josh was discipled by three older men who met regularly with him for confession, accountability, Bible reading, and prayer. These transformative relationships led to Josh being baptized and committing to study at Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, SK the fall of 2011 to grow in his faith in Christ. Josh completed a B.A. with a major in Biblical Studies in 2016. During his studies Josh met his dear wife Kaitlyn who was in the same program. They graduated in 2016 and married later that fall at Katie’s beloved childhood Bible camp, Beacon Bible Camp just outside of Gravenhurst.

Josh previously 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.

Josh is passionate about his pastoral call to equip the saints for the work of ministry and to see Calvary grow in speaking the truths of Jesus to one another and the world (Ephesians 4.11-16). He is thankful for the specific way he is commissioned to to do that through biblical counselling, visitation, and the gospel community ministry at Calvary Gravenhurst — teaching and admonishing the saints in order to present everyone mature in Christ (Colossians 1.28). xt goes here

Brennan is very excited about the opportunity to serve in family ministry at Calvary.

“I see a budding generation that is ripe for harvest and deeply believe I have been called to invest whatever the Lord gives me into this generation for His glory. These young people are the future of our church and the future warriors of Christ who will shine bright His light in our ever darkening world. I see this role as nothing short of the responsibility of equipping parents and helping them to raise up spiritual warriors from the day of their birth into adulthood.  I’m so excited to be entrusted with training as many as the sovereign Lord ordains me, to stand behind our Savior as he burns the enemy’s kingdom down. (Ephesians 6:10-18, Revelation 20:7-15)”

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 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

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 summer church home. 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.
- Give administrative support to the leadership
- Prepare and distribute the weekly Prayer Update

Phone: (705) 687 - 2886 Ext #1
Email: Office@calvarygravenhurst.com

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