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Our Leadership

National Leadership Team

The National Leadership Team of The Free Methodist Church in Canada consists of a bishop and three directors. The bishop is elected for a three year term by the delegates of our General Conference. Rev. Dr. Linda Adams was elected as Bishop of the Free Methodist Church in Canada in April of 2024, and is currently serving her first term.

Linda Adams

Bishop

Linda Adams

Rev. Dr. Linda Adams is a graduate of Spring Arbor University (BA 1977) and Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv 1991; D.Min. 2000). She has enjoyed serving in three pastoral appointments—pastor for CE at the Spring Arbor, Michigan FMC; lead pastor of the St. Charles, Illinois FMC; and lead pastor of New Hope Church in Rochester, New York. During her ten years at New Hope, the church incorporated more than 30 refugees from Central Africa into the congregation, opening her eyes to the reality of global poverty and the migration of people because of war and ethnic strife. For 11 years, she led International Child Care Ministries, a vibrant global FM movement in 33 countries. Linda became the first female bishop in any Free Methodist General Conference in our 160-year history! She served a full term (four years) as bishop with the Free Methodist Church in the United States and began her term as our newly elected and consecrated bishop at the end of General Conference 2024.

Linda and her husband John are celebrating 47 years of marriage. Their son Nate is married to Lauren; and have given John and Linda their first grandchild, Isobel, who was born in 2023. Their daughter Carrie lives in Washington, DC, and is engaged to be married. Besides serving the Lord through the FMC, Linda loves to play the piano and sing, swim, walk with friends, read and travel.

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Bishop’s Responsibilities:

  • Vision Casting
  • Pastors Network System Leadership
  • National Church Overseer
  • National Church Administration
  • International Participation
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Jervis Djokoto

Senior Director of Church Health

Jervis Djokoto

Jervis Djokoto (MDiv, Tyndale Seminary, DMin Fuller Seminary Candidate) is a Ghanaian, Canada-based Pastor, Musician and Author. After serving as the President (and founder) of a Ghana-based ministry –Worshippers Ministry International (WMI), for over ten years, Jervis moved to Canada with his wife, Robin. While completing his Master of Divinity at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, Jervis served as the Young Adults Pastor for Sanctus Church, a large multi-site Church on the outskirts of Toronto. During this time, Jervis founded the Young Adult Renewal Network (YARN), focusing on networking Young Adult Pastors to facilitate renewal among this age group. 

YARN has since evolved into The Renewal Movement, which is now focused on renewal for the Church, including but not exclusive to Young Adults. Later, Jervis served as the Missions Pastor of Sanctus Church, overseeing missions work and partnership locally and globally. Jervis served as the Executive Director for The Renew Movement – a budding global initiative focused on facilitating mentorship, training, strategic resourcing and consulting on personal, Church and global renewal. In this capacity, Jervis served the broader Church through his speaking and music ministry, inspiring and resourcing the Church toward experiencing God’s renewing presence and power. 

Over the years, as a Pastor, leader, speaker, author and musician, Jervis has served thousands through musical programs, teaching, conferences, and retreats for groups of all sizes in Indonesia, the UK, Uganda, India, South Africa, Canada and Ghana. Today he wants to see many more Churches and Christians deepen their understanding and relationship with the Holy Spirit and experience deep Spiritual renewal in Jesus’ name. Jervis lives in the Toronto area with his wife, Robin, and their two children, Evangeline and Joseph.

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Responsibilities:

  • Church Health
  • Church Planting
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Deva Ratnam

Senior Director of Finance and Operations

Deva Ratnam

Deva Ratnam is an experienced Finance and Operations leader with 15 years of progressive experience leading teams across corporate and non for profit sectors. His passion is developing people’s potential and enabling organizations to improve their operations and growth.

Deva likes to play soccer and cricket, and is a die hard fan of the Montreal Canadiens. He is an avid reader, especially books on leadership, management and technology; and an outdoor enthusiast who never gets bored of hiking and road trips.

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Responsibilities:

  • Finance
  • Administration
  • Church Consultation and Liaison
  • Church Properties
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Payroll/Pension/Benefits
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Directors

Directors are selected by the Bishop in consultation with our Board of Administration. The Bishop and National Leadership Team oversees, coaches, empowers, and provides administrative services for local churches across Canada.

Sandy Crozier

Director of Stewardship Development 

Sandy Crozier

Sandy has served as the Director of Generosity and Stewardship of The Free Methodist Church in Canada for over 13 years and spends most of her time helping people discover the joy in generous living – both in and outside of the church.

Sandy speaks and teaches on generous stewardship in local churches across Canada.  She also teaches the Personal Church and Stewardship Foundational Course and has developed the Financial Hope Small Group resource for local churches on connecting faith and finance in everyday life.  As part of helping local churches cultivate a culture of generous stewardship, Sandy trains and equips boards and church leaders on how to start a new conversation on giving, adopting innovative giving technology, asset mapping, and narrative budgets.  

Sandy met her husband, Rusty, while working at Yonge Street Mission’s Evergreen Coffee House (a ministry to youth on the street in downtown Toronto) and has served alongside him in ministry and life for over 42 years until his passing in 2022.  Sandy continues to celebrate life and family with her two married children and six extremely active grandchildren that continue to make life interesting.

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Lisa Howden

 Director of Communications

Lisa Howden

With over 30 years of non-profit communications experience, Lisa has been involved in ministry at The Free Methodist Church in Canada since 1997. Her responsibilities include establishing and driving a multi-channel communications strategy, and overseeing the production of all media projects throughout the briefing, planning and production stages. She leads a team of diversely skilled communication, marketing and design professionals that assists her in promoting the vision and goals of the FMCIC.
 

Lisa is available to consult with local churches about creating and implementing strategic internal and external communications plans.

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Responsibilities:

Promoting FMCIC vision and goals

Establishing a multi-channel communications strategy

Developing brand voice and integrity

Leading diversely skilled communications specialists

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Adam Kline

Director of Intercultural Missions

Adam Kline

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Responsibilities:

Communicate the Great Commission

Equip churches for mission and justice

Discern evangelism in the Canadian context

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Paula Moriarity

Director of Global Missions; ICCM Director

Paula Moriarity

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Kevin Stenhouse

Director of Ministerial Formation

Kevin Stenhouse

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Board of Administration

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David Kreutzweiser

Chair

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Jonathan Grant

Secretary

Steven Braun

Treasurer

Cherith Alexander

Abena Serwaa Armah

Daniel Graham

Sabrina Jordan

Etienne Ndagijimana

Barry Taylor

Jennifer Wagar

Regional Coaches

Regional coaches, church planting coaches, mentors, and network leaders also provide leadership to our local churches and church planters.

Adrian Collins

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Seth Freeman

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Vern Frudd

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Daniel Massey

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Philippe Reichenbach​

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Church Planting Coaches

Edrice Clermy

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Cam Taylor

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Mentors

Will Keller

Barry Taylor

Brent Russett

Nathan Umazekabiri

Network Leaders

Dave Moriarity

David Panton

Diane Clifford

Dyan Mouland

Jason Tripp

Jenn Wagar

Jody Pfeifer

Kim Henderson

Laurie Lemke

Louis Innocent

 

Mark Earle

Pierre Sanambe

Pierre Zidor

Robert Lay

Ross Kingston

Stephen Bond

Terry Clyne

Tim Richards

Todd Stelmach

Study Commission on Doctrine

Linda Adams

Matthew McEwen

James Pedlar

Debbie Yeboah

Amy Bratton

Jay McIntyre

David Schuchardt

Michael Kluthe

Sarah Newman

Rob Webb

Ministerial Education, Guidance, and Placement Committee (MEGaP)

Brenda Babich

Benita Borrowman

Seth Freeman

Alan Guenther

BJ Hand

Jack Harrison

Matt Isaak

Beverly Kay

Patty Perry

Trevor Swanson

Shelley Utz

Doug Wightman

Andre Borgelin

Myrlande Petit-Phar

Nathan Umazekabiri

Ghislain Wilson

Pierre Zidor

Kathy Casement

Blake Found

Nora Harder

Carol Kenny

David Moriarity

Craig Peters

Sherry Schaefer

Todd Stelmach

Kevin Stenhouse

Joan Stonehouse

Matt Wiley

Mark Young

Eugene Zubryn

Nominating Committee

Wilder Boutin

Vern Frudd

Jayne Randall

Sheldon Carlson

Terry Gibson

Thomas Eng

Luke Haggett
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