Terwillegar Community Church

Ken MacDonald, Senior Pastor

 Pastor Ken grew up on the farm east of Olds, Alberta. He is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University in 1969 – Bachelor of Arts in History. He and his wife, Marg both attended the North American Baptist Seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota graduating in 1973 with Ken obtaining a Master of Divinity degree and Marg, a Master of Arts in Christian Education. Ken and Marg pastored First Baptist Church in Arnprior, Ontario (1973-1979) prior to coming to Edmonton to serve at Meadowlark Baptist Church. Ken served at Meadowlark Baptist Church, later to be called West Meadows Baptist Church for 23 years. During this season he completed a Doctor of Ministry program through the North American Baptist Seminary.

Ken gave leadership to the formation of the new Church Plant, Terwillegar Community Church beginning in the fall of 2002. Ken’s passion is connecting with the community to share the exciting love of God. He serves as a trustee on the Taylor College and Seminary Board.

Ken and Marg have three married daughters and five grandchildren. His relaxing moments are spent with the latest technical gadgets, golfing, travelling, keeping current with politics and best of all, his family.

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Norbert Janke, Associate Pastor

Pastor Norb was born and raised in Edmonton, and after graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989, he graduated from Taylor Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 1992. Since then he has served as Associate Pastor at Hawkwood Baptist Fellowship, Calgary (1992-1997) and as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church, Arnprior, Ontario (1997-2008). At TCC he is responsible for connecting new people, overseeing the HOME Groups, and ensuring that TCC serves the community of Terwillegar, as well as teaching on a regular basis.

He met his wife Tina, from Cleveland, Ohio at a conference in Chicago in 1993. They were married 13 months later. Pastor Norb and Tina have two children, Lucas (13) and Anna (11). When he’s not spending time with his family, he enjoys following sports, playing soccer, running, golfing, and organizing his golf ball collection (he may be the only person who needs to re-grip his ball retriever!).

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Melanie Lee, Children’s Director

Melanie grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and attended McKernan Baptist Church with her parents and two younger brothers. She came to faith in Jesus as a result of the teaching that went on in her home and family, but also came to a personal decision to follow Him in her teens while at Camp Caroline. She attended the University of Alberta, but thought it would be fun to sing in a variety of ensembles and in a choir so she went to the North American Baptist College (now Taylor College) for two years. She returned to the U of A, graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Education Psychology and Elementary Generalist) degree, and enjoyed teaching Grade One for a number of years. Currently she is a stay-at-home Mom, although she is hoping to return to the classroom at some point.

Melanie is happily married to Steve and together they have three children, Madison (5), Braden (3), and Carson (2). When not busy caring for her family, providing leadership to the Children’s Ministry and scheduling the numerous volunteers, Melanie loves to run – particularly with her friends from TCC – and enjoys setting a goal and training together to reach it. She also enjoys reading, singing (of course!), and admits to having a weakness for reality shows.

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Jenie Mathew, Secretary

Jenie was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. There she attended Ryerson University and graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Social Work. Although she is a registered Social Worker, she is currently taking a break and serving at TCC in the area of office administration. As Secretary she produces the weekly Sunday News, manages our database, and looks after the many small but important details.

She moved to Calgary when she married Manoj and six years later they moved to Edmonton. God has blessed them with three children, Mya (7), Yasmeen (5), and Thomas (1). While she works part-time at TCC, she is obviously a full-time, busy mom...cooking, cleaning, driving, changing dirty diapers, and all that other fun stuff! Jenie enjoys cooking, singing, and traveling, but most of all spending quality time with her husband and kids. While she enjoys her full and vibrant life, she secretly would have loved to become a fashion designer!

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Nicole Michaud, Preschool Director

Nicole was born in Edmonton, and lived here until she was 13 years old. She then moved to the Lower Mainland, but returned last year with her husband Guy, 6 yr. old son Zackery, and 4 yr. old daughter Alexa. Nicole wanted to be a teacher since she was a preschooler herself, so was very excited when she accomplished that goal. Nicole is a wife, a mother, a teacher, and has been a director of education for a private tutoring company as well. Nicole is now thrilled to be starting up and directing the new Terwillegar Community Preschool!

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