Elders
Ernest Yanful
Ernest lives in London and is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Western Ontario. He was born in Ghana and immigrated to Canada in 1981. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Windsor. After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Western in 1986, he worked for the University, Environment Canada in Saskatoon, and Noranda Technology Centre in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, before returning to London to join the faculty at Western in 1993.…
Brent Paul
Brent and his family have attended Village Green since 1979. He retired in 2004 after 30 years as a Teacher of the Deaf. He became an Elder in 2004 and now serves as Elder Emeritus. He is married to Jennifer, and they have three grown children, two daughters-in-law, one granddaughter and a grandson (Joshua, Vicky and Samiya, Jacob, Leidy and Oliver and their foster son Jason). Brent has served the church in a variety of capacities throughout the years. He currently spends much of…
Dale Mackness
I did not become a Christian until age 24 so I missed the joy and wonderful experience of growing up in an evangelical church. Janet and I were married just a few months after my conversion and I felt called to return to school to study theology a year later. I graduated from Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener at age 29 and became a pastor in Hamilton for 12 years followed by 9 years in London. We were blessed with 5…
Kathleen Hill
I started attending VG worship services in 2014 and I was immediately amazed by the clarity and depth of the teaching of Scripture and the warm welcome this community of believers expresses to all. ‘Encouragers’ comes to mind when I reflect on the VG community and listen to others describe VG. I was blessed to be able to share my testimony with VG at my baptism and I am grateful to be a member of this church. I grew up…
Paulette Schiestel
During 15 years of attending VGC, I have served in various capacities and most recently the opportunity to co-lead the women’s bible study. Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for a future that only He can see – Corrie ten Boom Life is a journey and one of my highlights is being Mum to my adopted daughter Cianna. I am passionate about sharing life with people from other countries both…
Ralph Allen
Ralph was born and raised in New Brunswick but has spent the last 35 years in London. He is married to Krista and has four adult children. He has a diploma in electronics and spent 30 years in the transportation industry. Since retiring in 2019, he is at home walking the dog and chief cook and bottle washer. He is also a motorcycle enthusiast, pickleball master and has a passion for bible study.