Elders & Leadership

Part of being a Presbyterian church means we are governed and cared for by a team of Elders. Together with our ministers, they serve on Session and meet monthly through the year. Elders support, encourage, and guide our church.

At Knox, we also have a handful of leadership bodies that lead and steward our resources and special areas of ministry. Our current leaders are listed below.

Elders

Our elders care for our faith community through Knox Villages. There are 6 villages across the GTA, and we invite you to contact the Elder or Elders overseeing your village to get connected with the Knox community right in your area. See the map below for the boundaries of each village.

If you are not sure which elder to contact or if you do not use email, contact Rachel van Geest, 416-921-8993 x3239.

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Gerry de Koning |
YORK / WEST TORONTO
eldergerry@knoxtoronto.org

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Leon Smith |
SCARBOROUGH & EAST YORK
elderleon@knoxtoronto.org

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Suna Smith | DOWNTOWN
eldersuna@knoxtoronto.org

Greg Summers | DOWNTOWN
eldergreg@knoxtoronto.org

Co-clerk

Norine Love |
CENTRAL TORONTO
eldernorine@knoxtoronto.org

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Martha Brown |
CENTRAL TORONTO
eldermartha@knoxtoronto.org

Co-clerk

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Brenda Brouwer |
ETOBICOKE & WEST GTA
elderbrenda@knoxtoronto.org

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Eva Aboagye |
NORTH YORK & NORTH GTA
eldereva@knoxtoronto.org

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Sabrina Simmons |
SCARBOROUGH & EAST YORK
eldersabrina@knoxtoronto.org

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Administrative Leadership

Apart from the trustees, each leadership body in our church is accountable to the Session for their ministry functions—many will have at least one elder serving on the committee, and our ministers are ex-officio members of all church committees.

Trustees

These elected volunteers steward the finances of the Jesse Ketchum Trust Fund (JKTF) and hold our church's property in trust on behalf of the congregation.
Eric Brouwer (chair), Victoria Bell Varro, Paul Derksen, David Geleynse, Jimmy Susetyo

Building & Property Committee

These volunteers and staff work to set the vision and priorities for the stewardship of our building and property.
Chris Mudiappahpillai (chair), Tom Affleck (consultant), Martha Brown (elder),
Sam Boateng, Channing Sze

Missions Committee

These volunteers and staff oversee the financial applications and care of our supported missionaries.
Pr. Khevna Dave, Jeff Bloom (chair), Sabrina Simmons (elder), Hazel Mucio, Karen Williams

Leading with Care

These volunteers and staff oversee the implementation of the Leading with Care Policy, the policy of the Presbyterian Church to ensure a climate of safety for children, youth and vulnerable adults in our church and ministries.
Eva Aboagye (elder), Emi Koyama, Wally Lee, Ken Szeto, Sue Williams