Helena comes to CBWOQ with a passion to equip and empower women to fulfill their God-ordained callings, and to see the development of vibrant and dynamic communities of women across Ontario and Quebec who are marked by deep and transformational knowing of God’s love and purpose for them, love for each other and for their communities. She is in her second year at Tyndale Seminary in the MDiv Global Mission and Intercultural Studies program.

An interim pastor with South Cayuga Baptist Church and a certified spiritual director, Tracey has ministered within the Canadian Baptist family for years. She gives leadership to our discipleship/spiritual formation programming while developing a supporting network for women who lead.

Renee is the artist and scientist behind the words, images and design of Baptist Women communications. An award-winning author and editor, she’s  a former VP, communications/promotions for Baptist Women of North America.

Rev. Debbie Iversen has been the pastor of Bethel Community Church in Hamilton for the past seven years. Prior to that, she lived in Belgium for 17 years where they raised their two children. In Belgium, she taught Prostetant Religion in pusblic schools, She is all about healthy relationships with God and others and has a heart for people.

A proud resident of Hamilton, Ontario, Abby is actively involved in her church and community in many roles. Mother to an almost two-year old, her many opportunities for cross-cultural engagement have given her passion for mission, both local and global.

Laura brings a passion for connecting, developing and loving people of all ages as she seeks to mobilize communities for the kingdom, both locally and globally.

CBWOQ has transitioned to using an agency to handle all our bookkeeping needs and we no longer have a treasurer on staff. The agency is Church Bookkeeping, a firm based in Waterloo, Ontario.

If you have questions or queries about any financial matters, please call or email our office directly. Our administrative assistant, Abby Lambshead, will respond to your concerns. Phone 416-620-2954 or email [email protected].

No stranger to CBWOQ, Heather comes to her role with decades of experience giving leadership at the Board level to the Canadian Baptist family, from CBM to CBOQ to her home church, First Baptist Church, Kingsville. A practicing lawyer, Heather brings to CBWOQ a love for Baptist women and a focused wisdom in leading ministries through seasons of transition.

Noreen is married with two children. She chairs the deacons board at Omemee Baptist Church, and is CBWOQ's women's ministry link for Trent-Valley Association.

Dr. Darlene Kirsten Maxey has a general counselling practice in Windsor and Leamington, Ontario. She has taught counselling courses at Wayne State University and University of Detroit Mercy, worked as school counsellor, and worked with people with eating disorders. She has created and presented workshops and programs in Canada and the United States. She specializes in parenting, eating disorders and counselling children.

Most of all, Darlene is a hometown girl raised in Windsor. She lives on the street named after her grandfather and beside her mother, Charlotte Watkins, who lives in the family homestead where Charlotte was born. Darlene’s roots are in the Amherstburg Regular Missionary Baptist Association.

Hilary is a mother, teacher and a cook for the Out of the Cold program. She is especially interested in spiritual formation. She lives in St. Catharines.

A member of Mississauga Chinese Baptist Church, Sandra holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance from McGill University and has worked for the Ontario Public Service since 2005. She lives in Mississauga with her husband and two teenage children.

Jackeline is from Brazil and arrived in Toronto in 2018. With a bachelor of Business Administration degree, and a strong passion and interest for social services and nonprofit work, she works full-time for a nonprofit organization in Toronto and serves remotely as marketing and communications coordinator for AFASE, a Christian non-governmental organization in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is a member of Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.

Gloria is the Associate Pastor and Director of Life Transitions Counselling at Thornhill Baptist Church. She enjoys working with new Canadians, youth and leading the Alpha program at church. She also enjoys music, walking, reading, sewing and needle arts.

Jennifer is a philosophy and Christian Apologetics student with a continued undergrad degree from Tyndale University. She has helped her parents, both pastors, in evangelism, church planting, women's and children's ministries in Pakistan, and since 2011, in Canada. With her mother, she co-founded Women Arise For Destiny, a non-profit organization whose goal is to plant House of Prayer churches globally and to empower women around the globe through prayer and biblical teaching. The ministry now reaches 300+ women weekly in six countries