Leadership

Dr. Glendon G. Thompson serves as senior pastor of Jarvis Street Baptist Church. He is also the president and a professor of systematic theology at Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College, and editor of the Gospel Witness magazine. Dr. Thompson is a regular conference speaker and lecturer in Canada, USA, and the Caribbean.

Tom has been on the pastoral team since 2014. He was a teacher with the Toronto District School Board until 2019. At present, Tom is in charge of pastoral care, which incudes visitation, maintaining contacts, and ministry at Fudger House Nursing Home. Tom also assists in teaching the adult Bible class and on the evangelism team. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education degree from Lakehead University, and a Master of Theological Studies from Toronto Baptist Seminary.

Pastor Wang grew up in China and came to Canada in 1999. The Lord graciously saved him in Windsor in 2000. He and his wife, Danni, were baptized at Jarvis Street Baptist Church in 2001. After completing his M.Div. at Toronto Baptist Seminary, Gang joined the Carey Outreach Ministries becoming involved in overseas theological training for over nine years. During those years Gang also served as an elder at Grace Trinity Community Church in Guelph. In 2017 Gang came back to serve at Toronto Baptist Seminary as the Registrar, and became a member of the pastoral team at Jarvis Street Baptist Church. Gang and Danni live in Toronto with their two children.

Nathan and his family have been at JSBC since 2016. Nathan is involved in teaching, preaching, and young adults' ministries at JSBC, and is a professor at the Toronto Baptist Seminary. 

David has been an assistant pastor at JSBC since May 2017. He preaches in the Mandarin worship service and leads a Mandarin Young Adult Bible Study. David also oversees the church book room and assists our senior pastor with academic research. David has completed his BTS and ThM degrees at Toronto Baptist Seminary and is currently a Ph.D. student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. David also teaches New Testament Greek at Christian Communications Inc of Canada. David is married to Sharon, whom he met while on a mission trip to China. They have two children.

Danni is the voice you hear when phoning the church office. She manages the Intercessor, bulletins, and appointments. She is married to Pastor Gang Wang and they have two children. Danni loves the beauty of God’s creation and in her spare time enjoys hiking our local parks and conservation areas.