STEVE KIM

Steve, Kathy, Corrie, Lily, and Owen

Steve Kim was born and raised in Toronto. The Lord saved him in 2010 while he was listening to a missionary preach on the Sermon on the Mount. He began attending Grace Fellowship Church of West Toronto that same year and was baptized. In 2011, he left with 18 others to plant Grace Fellowship Church Don Mills on the east side of the city. There, he met his wife, Kathy, and the Lord has since blessed them with two daughters, Corrie and Lily, and a son, Owen.

After completing a one-year pastoral internship at the church plant, Steve returned to Grace Fellowship Church of West Toronto in October 2015 to serve as the Associate Pastor. After more than seven years of ministry there, he accepted the call to be the Senior Pastor of Eastwood Baptist Church.

Steve is currently enrolled at Heritage Seminary in the Masters of Divinity program. His desire is to preach the Bible and proclaim Christ in all of His beauty so that the lost may be saved and the saints may find their souls happy in the Lord.

When he isn’t spending time with his family or serving his church, you will likely find him fishing for walleye on Lake Erie.

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JOHN HOOD

John, Cheryl, Aliyah, Stefen, Brielle, Micah, Joshua

John Hood was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area. He grew up in a Lutheran church, where he heard the gospel preached to him regularly. However, a misguided belief that sin is only forgiven through confession to another believer left John stuck in an endless cycle of sin and confession with no lasting peace with God. In 2004, while at York University and amidst great spiritual confusion and despair, John cried out to God, asking Him to reveal Himself and His love and truth. God, in His GREAT kindness, heard this prayer and quickly revealed the gospel, that we are forgiven of ALL of our sin by confessing and believing that Jesus alone is our Saviour! John was so transformed that he was given a heart for gospel ministry from that day on.

In 2006, John met his wife, Cheryl, an American, when they both joined a mission trip to Russia. They were married in 2009 and have been blessed with five children: Aliyah, Stefen, Brielle, Micah, and Joshua. They lived in the inner city of Toronto for the first 15 years of their marriage, sharing the gospel and loving their neighbours while John worked in the construction industry. They were both baptized in 2015, and in 2021, John completed a pastoral internship at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto. He served a short stint as an elder there before moving to St. Thomas to take the role as Assistant Minister and Community Chaplain for Eastwood Baptist Church.

When he isn’t spending time with family and serving the church, John enjoys studying Biblical Theology, playing sports, watching historical dramas, and eating food from around the world.

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RITA CHARRON

Rita is the Church Office Administrator, a Jesus follower grateful for the opportunity to work alongside her brothers and sisters in Christ. Rita is married to Kory and they have 3 beautiful children together.

Eastwood has been Rita’s home church since 2006. Her desire is to see the church grow and flourish in the truth of God’s Word and to be faithful in serving the Lord as His bride.

One of her favorite passages is Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths”.

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