Meet the Staff at Langley United Church

Minister of Word, Sacrament and Pastoral Care – The Rev. Rod MacKinnon

Church Musician – Sharon Prindle-Collins

Sharon works as a Public Health Nurse and Lactation Consultant in North Surrey. Nursing is her occupation, but her passion and heart and soul lie in leading people as they praise God in music.

Sharon comes to us from Jubilee United Church and before that from Northwood United in Surrey, where her husband Mark served as minister for a number of years. Sharon and Mark have two children; Amy is taking voice and music education at the University of Victoria and Scott is in a Work/Study program at Kwantlen.

Sharon enjoys gardening, reading, music and being outside in the beauty of B.C.

Choir Leader – Tim Bailey

Staff person for Ministry with Children and Families – The Rev. Gabrielle Suedfeld

Gabrielle is a retired United Church minister who attends Langley United Church. She has served congregations in Hazelton, Ryerson, Gladwin Heights and Queens Avenue, and has also been minister of the Central Mainland Marine Ministry in Prince Rupert Presbytery. She has an M.Div. from VST, and works with the Native Ministries programme of VST as a tutor and in curriculum development. She has had many years of experience in creating Children's Church material and intergenerational worship.

Gabrielle has five grandchildren, and is also interested in home faith experiences. Her hobbies include gardening, quilting, history, and music.

Staff person for Ministry with Youth – Thomas Dennett

Thomas has been at Langley United for as long as he can remember, probably since he was 4 or 5. When he was youth aged, he was very involved with youth ministry, particularly on a presbytery level. Thomas started working for the church when he was 16, as a cabin leader at Cultus Lake United Church camp, and has continued working for the church in some capacity since then. He has a substantial passion for faith centered summer camps, and many of his summers have been spent in a beautiful location contemplating some of life's biggest questions. As a youth, Thomas' absolute favourite youth event was May Retreat and he encourages all youth to attend. Currently Thomas also serves as the chair of the YAYA Board, a group dedicated to youth ministry on a presbytery level.

Recently, Thomas has acquired his Bachelors degree in Philosophy, as well as his certificate in Explorations, from Simon Fraser University. In the future he hopes to get a Master's of Public Policy, and specialize in policy regarding topics close to his heart such as youth and education.

Office Administrator – Jovana Ivanovic

Jovana joined Langley United Church staff in November 2007. She resides with her family in Langley City. Jovana holds a Bachelor of Music degree and actively gives private instruction in violin.