St.
Matthew's has been blessed
with caring ministers
willing to share their time
and energy to help our
congregation move closer to
God.
Our
Current Minister
Rev.
Dr. David Kim-Cragg, PhD
Rev.
David Kim-Cragg was ordained in
2000 and has served in a variety
of different ministries. He
loves to lead worship and brings a
style that is informed by a
lifelong passion for stories and
storytelling. David is
committed to intercultural worship
and has worked hard as a minister
to eliminate stigma against sexual
and gender diversity in the
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David
comes to St. Matthew’s United
after 11 years in Saskatoon where
he has most recently been serving
as Ecumenical Chaplain at the
University of Saskatchewan and
studying and teaching at the
University of Saskatchewan.
David is a PhD in history with a
dissertation on the history of
relationship between the Korean
and Canadian church. In
Saskatoon, he also served 5 ˝
years as minister to Grosvernor
Park United Church, a congregation
with a courageous Affirming
ministry to the LGBT2Q+
community. Before that he
and his family served as overseas
personnel in South Korea.
His first years in ministry were
in southwestern Ontario, as a
rural minister near Sarnia and a
Youth and Young Adult Minister to
the area surrounding
Windsor.
David hails
from Sudbury, Ontario.
He loves walking, biking
and canoeing. He speaks
French and Korean as second
languages. A brief video
introduction can be found
online at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmKP4mXmhgo
Our
Past Ministers
Rev. Warren Ball 2016 to 2020
Rev.
Terry Thom 2010 to 2015
Rev.
Wayne Reed 2001 to 2009
Rev. James
Clarke
1993 to 2000
Rev. James
Cullen
1989
to 1992
Rev. Bruce
Roffey
1983 to 1988
Rev.
Jan Rhijnsburger 1980 - 1982
Rev. Morar
Murray-Hayes
1977 to 1980
Rev. Harold
Martin 1976 - 1977
Rev. John
McTavish
1970 to 1975
Rev. James
Burn
1963 to 1970
Rev. William
Patterson 1958 - 1963
Our
Ministerial Students
Several students for
ministry have grown from the ranks
of our congregation. These
include: G. King, S. Worsfold,
W.J. Patterson, C. Lawrence, A.
Jones and J. Jones.
To
Contact us:
333 Crosby Avenue, Richmond Hill
ON L4C 2R5
(Crosby Ave. is between Bayview Ave.
and Yonge St. north of Major MacKenzie Ave.)
Phone: 905-884-3606
Email: st.matthewsuc.rh@gmail.com
the LGBT2Q+
community. Before that he
and his family served as overseas
personnel in South Korea.
His first years in ministry were
in southwestern Ontario, as a
rural minister near Sarnia and a
Youth and Young Adult Minister to
the area surrounding
Windsor. 
