Volunteer Mandarin Pastor
Pastor Karen grew up in Hong Kong, immigrated to Canada in 1983, received Jesus and was baptized in 1984. She was a computer systems consultant by profession, a youth worker at church for over 2 decades, and has been a vocalist with Doulos Gospel Music Ministry since 1987. Called to be equipped for more effective ministries, Karen went to Tyndale Seminary in 2004. After graduating in 2006 she remained a tentmaker offering pastoral care and assistance wherever needed, until her early retirement from her IT profession in 2015. Karen was then led to help develop the Mandarin ministry of SGBC in Stouffville and later became SGBC’s Mandarin pastor. Karen is passionate about missions and evangelism and has been on short-term missions to Central & South America, the Middle East, and East Asia. Karen and her husband, Leo, have 2 adult children and 4 lovely grandsons.