STAFF

Brad Close, Pastor
pastor@zioncrc.ca

Brad’s heart is to know God, follow Jesus, and experience the power of the Holy Spirit.  He grew up in the east end of Toronto, and graduated from Tyndale Seminary with his Master of Divinity degree in 2005.  Then he moved to Halifax to work as a Campus Pastor at Dalhousie University, and also spent a couple of years working in street-level ministry in Halifax.  Brad now lives in Oshawa with his wife and two children.  He was called to be the Pastor at Zion Church in 2019.  He is passionate about teaching God’s Word, contextualizing the Gospel, connecting with people, and seeing people grow in their faith.

Michelle VanderMeer, Director of Ministry & Administration
office@zioncrc.ca

Michelle grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo where her family served as missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. She studied accounting at Durham College and has been working at Zion Church since 2020. Michelle loves being able to serve and love the church family and community through her role. Have any questions about ministries at Zion or anything administrative related? Michelle is in the office on Tuesday to Friday, and she’d be happy to talk with you!

Tony Nocera, Facilities Coordinator
office@zioncrc.ca

Tony has lived in Oshawa since 2007. He works as an IT Support Specialist for the City of Toronto Engineering Department. Tony loved working in a team environment that provides assistance to people everyday and he enjoys working with people and making the best of every situation. When he is not working, Tony enjoys spending time with his family by watching a good movie, enjoying the outdoors, or taking a day trip. He is an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoys all types of fishing. If you want to talk about fishing stories, he is your guy!