Our Church Team

Pastor Paul and Wanna

Senior Pastor

After graduating from the University of Toronto, Pastor Paul spent 14 years in the Telecommunication & High-Tech industry. His career was marked by his quick ascension to significant leadership positions at a very young age.

He was first appointed to a management position at the age of 24 in a computer distribution company. To ease the strong prompting of the calling of God on his life, Pastor Paul thought he could “hang-on” to his successful career, while ministering “part-time” as an associate minister in a local pentecostal church.

Soon, the prompting from the Lord became too strong that Pastor Paul finally obeyed the Lord and went into full time ministry (2004,) serving as the Senior Pastor of the church (Willowdale Community Christian Assembly) that he had founded a few years earlier (2000).

Today, Willowdale Community Christian Assembly is ministering to the very diverse communities of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Pastor Paul currently resides in Toronto with his wife, Wanna, and his two children (Kristen & Matthew).

 

Pastor Yung and Annie Lee

Managing Pastor and PULSE Youth and Young Adults

Pastor Yung and Annie have been working together with youth and young adults since the beginning of Willowdale. They have a passion for seeing this generation of young people grow into their purpose that God had planned for them from the very beginning.

They love young people and being around young people. Whether it's Annie working the BBM or Facebook chats late at night with someone from PULSE or PY having coffee with one of the young people (at Starbucks of course), their hearts are with the young people 24/7.

Pastor Yung and Annie met during their high school years where PY honed and crafted his guitar/singing abilities by serenading Annie and her friends under the trees in the school yard. They were married in 2006 and currently live in Toronto.

 

Pastor Aaron and Andrea Zaretsky

Willowdale Kids Pastor

When you meet Pastor Aaron for the first time, you will see that his love for people and for children is contagious and inspires all those around him. He has been working with children of all ages for over the past thirty years in various roles and ministries across Canada.

After receiving Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1976, Pastor Aaron followed the call of God in his life and began his clowning ministry in 1978.

Over the years, under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Aaron has seen God use him to lead and inspire children to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

In recent years, Aaron has been involved with ministries across the Greater Toronto Area such as Jesus, Light of the World Ministries (where he served as Children's Pastor) and Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship.

He has been married to the love of his life, Andrea, for the past 18 years. They have grown up children and a number of cats.

 

Marlhys Nobrega

Administrative Assistant

Carlos Castenada

Willowdale TV Coordinator

Grace Campbell

Office Assistant

Samuel Maniyan

Pastoral Intern