Our Leadership
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Jannieah akanwari | Ministry Assistant
Jannieah joined our office team in Spring of 2023. She provides operational support for the various ministries of our church. Jannieah grew up in Ghana, but came to Canada with her husband, Jerry, a Ph.D. student at Brock U. Jannieah and Jerry live in the Grapeview neighbourhood of St Catharines.
official board
Grapeview Church is overseen by a governance body that we call our Official Board. Congregational members are elected to serve terms of responsibility by church partners at our annual meeting. They are tasked with vision-casting and oversight of Ministry Teams who act upon the church’s vision and ministry plan. Board leaders are nominated from church partners who demonstrate a spirit of humility and dependence upon God. They are spiritually mature individuals who live exemplary lives in personal and public spheres. Their worldview and lifestyle are in harmony with the Scriptures and the teachings of the Free Methodist Church.
2026- 2027
Dennis Nsafoah (Chair)
Dennis and his wife Awoh have been connected to Grapeview for a number of years. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Business Administration at Niagara University, NY. Dennis is the chair of our Daycare Committee and leads our SOUTH CONNECT group with his wife Awoh, and they have two young boys.
Sunita Dutt (Vice-Chair)
Sunita and her husband Vinay have been a part of the Grapeview community for many years. She worked as a nurse in several organizations during her career, retiring from St Catharines General Hospital just over a year ago.
Stephen Engmann (Secretary)
Stephen and his wife Angelina have worshipped with Grapeview for several years. He has experience in the banking sector. Stephen and Angelina have three boys; all are active in ministry in the church.
Daniel Oteng (Treasurer)
Dan and his wife Sarah have been actively involved at Grapeview since joining us. With extensive experience in the banking sector in Ghana, he currently works for Bank of Montreal.
Daniel chairs our Finance Committee.
Dale Srigley (Delegate)
Dale has been connected to Grapeview for more than 30 years. He is a retired auto industry worker. He presently works with his son's general contracting company. Dale leads one of our Worship Teams and with his wife Debbie, leads our North CONNECT Group. Dale chairs our Property & Maintenance Committee.
Michael Ayerh (Member)
Michael and his wife Christabel have been active participants at Grapeview for many years. He has a master's degree from Brock University and presently works for the Canada Revenue Agency. Michael serves on our Worship Team and Finance Committee. Michael and Christabel have 3 young children.