| Telephone: (519) 742-5812 | 322 East Avenue Kitchener, Ontario | Fax: (519) 742-5813 |
| Pastor Bugbee, a native of Ohio, came here in 1994 after serving congregations in London and St. Catharines, Ontario, as well as in Albertville, Minnesota. He is a graduate of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, and of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, and received portions of his university training in Bonn, Germany. In addition to his work in congregations, he was both a District and national Vice-President in the Lutheran Church-Canada. He and his wife, Gail, are the parents of four - nearly grown! - children. At Holy Cross he is the primary preacher, Bible Class teacher, and staff supervisor. |  |
| Pastor Syens hails from the Vancouver area and is a graduate of Trinity Western University, Regent College, both in B. C., and Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta. After serving a new church in Walnut Grove, B. C., he moved as an evangelistic missionary to Ukraine soon after the collapse of the USSR and began working with university students in Dnepropetrovsk, where his service was abundantly blessed. Pastor Syens was installed at Holy Cross in November, 2005 and gives direction to our church in the areas of evangelism, missions, youth and young adult ministry. His wife, Anita, also from Vancouver, has been a vital part of his ministry work since their marriage several years ago. |  |
| Pastor Wentzlaff, a native of Normanby Township, Ontario, came to Holy Cross in 1954 after his graduation from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He devoted his entire working career of 40 years to our church, retiring at the end of 1993. The next year he was declared "Pastor Emeritus" by our congregation and has served as communion assistant, preacher, resource person, wise spiritual counselor and friend to many. |  |
| Beth's work among us focuses strongly on Christian education and family-related programming. She was born in Kitchener and has been part of our Holy Cross family since her baptism. After attending the University of Windsor to pursue studies in the performing arts, she ultimately graduated from the University of Waterloo. Beth brought a breadth of experiences along when she joined our staff in 2003, having coordinated programming in hospitals, institutional settings and schools, as well as the many volunteer leadership posts she held in our church, notably in the annual Vacation Bible School and in our former Missionary Cadet program. Beth and her husband, Matthew, are the parents of three daughters, Grace, Claire, and Emma. You'll generally find Beth in her office here Tuesdays through Thursdays. |  |
Raised just two blocks from Holy Cross, Debbie attended our Vacation Bible School as a child and returned as a full adult member in 1983. After her high school graduation, she worked in the information systems department of Electrohome in Kitchener for 10 years before joining our church staff in 1989. She felt then that the Lord was moving her to put her gifts and talents to work to assist more directly with the ministry of the Gospel. She and her husband, Bill, are the parents of two daughters, Caitlin and Emily. Debbie oversees the day-to-day operations in our church office, provides support to our financial officers, manages our computer system, and is also the staff person responsible for privacy and copyright issues. In her own words, she sums up her work like this, "This is an exciting time to be a part of the team here at Holy Cross and I thank God for the opportunity to serve in this capacity."
Jennifer has assisted with choir and organ since the early 1980's. She officially became the organist in 1989, and was given the title Director of Music in 1993. She is the primary organist, director of the senior and youth choir, and coordinates all music for our Divine Services. Jennifer has an A.Mus. designation from the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music, and a B.Mus. (honours) from Wilfried Laurier University. She is a Registered music teacher (piano) with the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association.
Richard has lived in Kitchener since he was 13 and joined our staff in 2001. He has a long list of experiences behind him. He studied at the Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute in Camrose, Alberta, and later served with the Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada (LBTC) in Sierra Leone, West Africa. After that Richard was employed as a computer specialist with various firms over a ten-year period, including a time with the Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada (LLL). He and his wife, Camilla, are the parents of two children, Jessica and Steven. In addition to his daily work maintaining our building plant, Richard has served as a Sunday School superintendent and with our Boards of Church Properties, Evangelism, and Parish Education. He's also shared his musical skills - on the accordion and cordovox! - in services and as an accompanist for our annual Men's Retreat.