Grace Valley Church began in the fall of 2015 when Paul started sharing the vision of a new gospel-centered church in Dundas with people of like-minded interest. Over time, God gathered a group of about 50 people around this common vision and they started meeting together to study, pray, and dream together during the winter and spring of 2016. We celebrated milestones together, mourned losses together, and forged a relationship as a church family.
By June, we felt ready and excited to introduce ourselves to the community through a variety of missional activities. Church picnics, backyard barbecues, neighbourhood canvassing and prayer walks were all used to introduce Dundas to Grace Valley Church. In July, we held the first of three planned monthly public worship services in rented spaces throughout town. Now that we’ve begun weekly worship services, we look forward to establishing ministries to bless the community and share Christ’s love with our awesome town.
Kate Tigchelaar was born and raised in Dundas but now lives in Hamilton. She has been married for nearly 10 years and has two young daughters. In addition to being the Grace Valley Church Administrator, Kate is the studio manager of Zekar Photography Studio, a business she owns and runs with her husband. Kate loves a good book, crosstitching and playing lame computer games.
Paul, along with his wife, Jessica, began planting Grace Valley Church in the fall of 2015, after 14 years of ministry in two established churches. Paul’s passion is sharing the good news of Jesus to anyone willing to listen, whether that’s in worship services, small group meetings, or one-on-one conversations over coffee or a pint. When he’s not doing that, Paul enjoys watching his kids play sports (or the English Premier League), reading too many novels, or occasionally fly-fishing on the Grand River.
Mark, his wife, and their children, love Dundas and have lived here since 2010. After over a decade working in landscape construction, he set out to pursue a call to ministry and began taking counselling courses through CCEF in Glenside, PA, eventually completing their available certificate programs. He is currently completing his M. Div. and is under the care of our presbytery.
Email: mark@gracevalleychurch.ca
Phone: 905-971-5326
