Our Staff
Rev. Kevin deJonge
Kevin serves as the site leader at Grace Village Church. Kevin grew up in Copetown and eventually found himself living in downtown Hamilton with his wife Michelle for 12 years before moving to St. George. Kevin earned his M.Div. at Reformed Theological Seminary and worked at New City Church in Hamilton in a variety of ministry roles for 4 years.
Kevin loves all kinds of sports, especially playing volleyball and watching football. He loves spending time with friends and backcountry camping with his wife and daughter.
Josiah Ling
Josiah is the Church Planting Apprentice at Grace Village. He hails from the true north of Edmonton, Alberta, the land of AAA beef and Oilers hockey.
In 2017 he moved to Toronto to serve with Athletes in Action on the campuses of U of T, York and TMU. Through AiA Josiah met his wife, Emily and they have been happily married since 2019. They have one happy son, Matthias.
Josiah earned his M.Div. at Heritage Theological Seminary and worked at New City Hamilton in a variety of ministry roles for 3 years. He likes all kinds of sports, but especially his Oilers, volleyball and rugby. He also likes reading, movies and spending time with his family.
Ken Dam
Ken is currently interning on a part-time basis at Grace Village Church while he attends seminary, working towards an M.Div Ken and his wife Claire, along with their two children live just outside St. George in Lynden where they have a little homestead farm. They have loved developing skills that nourish their relationship to the land, to food, to their community, and to one another.
In this new chapter of life, Ken is very excited to be a student again, learning about God’s Word from professors who love the LORD and who love his Church. When time allows, Ken loves exploring cities and campgrounds with Claire, seeing the sights, and hitting the beach.