Staff Team
Each member of our staffing team is an essential part of our community of Faith, all whom have made significant contributions to our congregation. They all bring their unique set of skills and expertise.
APPOINTED MINISTER:
Rev. Christopher White
Rev. Christopher joined us for his first official service on February 01, 2026. He came out of retirement because he felt called to return to ministry because of the enormous challenges and anxiety that are now part of our world. He is also a working journalist, who writes primarily for Broadview Magazine who writes about church and the times we live in. He also started a Substack called 'Getting Through This Together', where he share not only his Broadview work, but his thoughts on the church, faith and times in which we find ourselves.
MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Andrew Poaps
Andrew is the newest member to our Faith staff family! He was welcomed as our Music Director on Palm Sunday in 2024. Andrew has over 10 years of experience as Director of Music and Worship arts, serving in various churches throughout the Hamilton and Niagara Region. Andrew studied music at the post-secondary level at McMaster University followed by attending Teacher’s College at Redeemer University in Ancaster. Andrew also serves as an elementary school music teacher with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.
OFFICE ADMIN:
Emily Smith
Emily joined our Faith community in January 2022, taking on the role of office administrator. She is responsible for all communication with our community of Faith, including designing and sharing our digest, website and social media pages. She was born and raised in Hamilton, and in previous years has joined us for euchre nights and trivia night! Emily graduated with honours from the Business Administration program at Mohawk College in 2018. Following grad, she worked as a general manager for Pita Pit Canada. She enjoys outdoor adventures, listening to music, spending time at her family's cottage and being in the presence of her loved ones.



