Office staff members at Grace Fellowship Church
Paul Martin
Senior Pastor
Paul Martin is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. After leading the plant in 2000, he has been involved in helping several other churches start or be revitalized in the city.
His love for the kind of Gospel cooperation modelled by his hero, George Whitefield, inspired his work with the Grace Connexion, the Hogtown Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship, 9Marks, and The Gospel Coalition Canada. His zeal for the preaching of God’s Word has led to work with The Charles Simeon Trust. His affection for the disabled community, especially after disability entered his family through his son, has given him opportunities to speak for Guidelight, a ministry to families raising children with special needs. It also prompted his zeal to protect the unborn and work closely with a local pregnancy care centre. He has been married to Susan for more than thirty years and loves to spend time with her, his adult children, and grandchildren. Sadly, he is a pathetically loyal fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and remembers well the last time they won the Stanley Cup. He was 10 months old.
Paul can be reached by email.
Connery Vanderkooy
Associate Pastor
Connery left his Ontario home to pursue a Master of Divinity and Bachelor in Biblical and Theological Studies at Boyce College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky, but soon desired to return to Canada as he saw the immense need for theologically sound churches here.
While in Louisville, he met and married his wife, Annika. In 2023, they moved back to Toronto and became members at Grace Fellowship Church, where he served as an Assistant Minister until being installed as an elder in August of 2025.
Connery and Annika love parenting their two sons, spending time outdoors, and brewing and sharing coffee with friends.
You can contact Connery by email.
Christian Clement-Schlimm
Pastoral Resident
Christian is a PhD candidate at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. His research focus is the eschatological and missiological thought of nineteenth-century evangelical Anglicans.
He will be completing a year of full-time ministry as a Pastoral Resident.
You can contact Christian by email.
Allie Martin
Office Administrator
Allie Martin grew up in the church and loves serving her church family by providing administrative support. She works with staff and ministry leaders to help facilitate the programs and ministries happening throughout the week, organizes events and volunteers, and helps with the day-to-day operations of the office. If you have questions about church life or want to get connected, she would be more than happy to help! Allie can be reached through the contact page, by email, or via the office phone.