Leadership & Staff

Dave was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in a Christian home with parents who prayed with him, prayed for him, and taught him what the Bible says about who God is and how God calls us to live. All these things provided a strong foundation for Dave, but instead of recognizing God’s kindness in the upbringing he enjoyed, Dave became a proud teenager and young adult who thought he was a self-made man. He disregarded the God he’d learned about and chased after his own selfish goals and ambitions in sports (wrestling) and in academic achievement (engineering). As he went away to study at McMaster University, his dad was praying that God would break him in his pride.

Thankfully, God answered that prayer. In 2003, God humbled Dave to realize that he wasn’t able to make himself into the man he wanted to be after all, and then God showed Dave that his real problem was the selfishness that had characterized his whole life. It was in October of that year that Dave finally understood what people had been telling him his whole life: That he was a sinner, that Jesus Christ was Lord, and he ought to follow Him.

That’s what he’s been doing ever since. Following the Lord has included finishing his engineering degree in 2008, marrying the delightful Jennifer Kathleen Lumsden in 2009, and leaving his construction engineering job in 2012 to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. The years since then have been a whirlwind of finishing M.Div, Th.M, and Ph.D degrees, serving as Discipleship Pastor at a large church in Canada, having 4 children (Annabelle, Caleb, Timothy, and Samuel), working back in the construction engineering field to support his family, and following God’s call to Kingston Ontario to serve as Senior Pastor of Bath Road Baptist Church.

Elder Jim Sutherland has been worshipping at Bath Road Baptist Church for 25 years. He came to Christ at 39, after a family member challenged him to read the Bible. He has served on the Board for three separate terms. He served on the Pastoral Search committee, taught Jr. Church and worked as the administrator for a time. Jim also leads a small group Bible Study. He loves the Lord and wants to serve Him. Jim is married to Dianne and has 3 adult children.

As an elder, one of Chris’s primary responsibilities is overseeing the BLAST program (Bible Learning And Spiritual Training) for the church’s youth. He also teaches the senior BLAST class for students aged 12 and older.

Chris grew up in British Columbia and did not come from a Christian home. At 17, he joined the Canadian Forces and attended the Royal Military College in Kingston, where he first heard the gospel. Several years later, while posted to CFB Gagetown, Chris and Rebecca began attending a godly church. There, Chris came to understand what it meant to follow Christ and surrendered his life to the Lord.

Chris left the military in 2007 and moved to Kingston in 2009 after teaching English in South Korea for 13 months. He and Rebecca have been faithful members of BRBC ever since.

Pascal Ndayizeye came to Canada from Zimbabwe with his family in 2018.  He began to attend Bath Road Baptist Church almost upon arrival in Canada.  He began a service and prayer meeting in his native tongue, inviting those in the city.  He was elected as Deacon to the Board in 2024.

Andrew Couperus and family have been attending Bath Road Baptist for 10 years. Any fixing around the building is orchestrated by Andrew or done by Andrew.

Dr. Glen Mizubuti joined us from Brazil. He has a servant’s heart and is happy to help whether the need is.

Don MacGregor has been busy keeping the Lord’s house in good repair, and tidy for many years and takes his responsibility very seriously.  We are thankful to have Don.

Esperance loves children, and works hard to make sure the trained workers provide a safe and loving environment for children 0-3.  Esperance has four of her own children, and works with children in the school system.

Judy keeps good order of all our finances.  She loves to serve the church, and does it with a very joyful heart.  Judy and her husband Brian have been in Kingston for a dozen years to be closer to grandchildren.