Our Leadership
Grapeview Church is in a period of transition as our senior pastor recently retired.
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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.
2025-2026
Ellen Retzman (Board Chair)
Ellen has been a part of the Grapeview family since 2023. She and her husband Alan, now a retired minister, have been in ministry for many years. Ellen was a high school teacher, and currently serves with our Children's Ministry. The Retzmans live in Niagara Falls.
Dennis Nsafoah (Vice-Chair)
Dennis has been connected to Grapeview for over 3 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 Awo, and they have two boys.
Jennifer Wright (Secretary)
Jennifer has been a part of the Grapeview family since birth! Jennifer is an ESL teacher with the Niagara Catholic District School Board. She and her husband David served as missionaries in Niger for 12 years.
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 (Member)
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.