Meet Our Team.

Andrew
Gordon.

Lead Pastor

Andrew is our Lead Pastor at Compass, moving our church forward in the pursuit of our vision to be a multisite church, committed to the spiritual transformation of people, families, and communities. Andrew works with our Elder Board, oversees our staff team and leads our teaching ministry. After almost two decades as a pastor in Mississauga, Andrew and his wife Amy moved to Orangeville with their four sons: Johnathan, Matthew, Eric and Mitchell.

Andrew is highly relational and passionate about church planting and missional community engagement. He is active in our community in many ways including coaching hockey and baseball.

Andrew has a desire is to see others walk in a deepening relationship with Jesus and to be fully equipped to live out God’s mission in their everyday lives. He grew up in a farming family in Southern Ontario (Arkona) before moving to Toronto to study at Ontario Bible College and Ontario Theological Seminary (Tyndale).

In 2008, Andrew developed a life-threatening illness which after four difficult years required neurosurgery and several critical medical procedures. The process of preparing to die both shook and solidified his faith. He loves watching NASCAR racing and cheers for all things Toronto when it comes to sports. 

Julianne has been on staff at Compass since 2006 and has overseen quite a few diverse areas of ministry. As our Executive Director, she is providing organizational and administrative leadership to ensure strategic ministry objectives align with our overall mission, vision and values. Julianne also gives specific oversight to all the areas of discipleship in our multisite context, from kids and students through to adults with an emphasis on our group life ministries.

Julianne oversees our staff who do the hard work of making sure our Sunday morning connections ministry run smoothly, as well as administration, human resources, and facility.

She is a strategic thinker and is passionate about equipping and investing in others, particularly leaders. She often finds herself involved in projects that include the development of systems, processes and policies with our staff and Lead Team.

Julianne is a certified Life Coach and has also served on both the National and Regional Board of Directors for the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. Her life is made richer sharing it with her husband Paul and two adult sons, friendships, a good book, guacamole and her camera. 

Don Allison is our Shelburne Site Director. Don is married to Catherine and they have attended Compass for over 35 years. Don will assume responsibility, part-time, for pastoral care and site direction. In this volunteer role he will oversee the continued growth of the Shelburne Site.

Don’s commitment to Compass is evident, he has served as an Elder at Compass, he and Catherine have served on our Global team for over ten years, and also lead a Compass Home Group.

Tymon Kozlowski is our Director of Student Ministry and oversees ministry to students in grade 6–12 including our Young Adults. Tymon has served Compass in a part-time capacity for several years, overseeing Compass Camps, giving direction to the staff and volunteers. He will continue his leadership role to the mid-week Junior and Senior High programs at the Orangeville site, including planning and leading youth events and retreats.

Tymon is committed to effectively engaging the next generation with the message of Jesus Christ. Tymon’s heart is to develop and empower students and young adult leaders in our communities.

Tymon graduated from Redeemer University with a double major in Physical Education and Theology, with a History minor on the side. With four summers spent at Muskoka Woods and many years working, volunteering, and even attending Compass Camps himself, Tymon brings lots of energy and experience to our summer camps programs and youth ministry. He spends his spare time coaching his brother in basketball, and loves to cheer on the Tampa Bay Lightning as they continue to dominate the Toronto Maple Leafs year after year.

Carolyn Chang is our part-time Compass Kids Administrative Coordinator and serves both our sites during the week and on Sundays as needed, working closely with Children’s Ministry Director Mary Jane Gerber. She oversees all curriculum preparation and distribution, scheduling of volunteers for Orangeville, Child Protection Policy process, and supports all aspects of Compass Kids Ministry.

She loves children and is thrilled to serve the Compass Kids Ministry. Carolyn, who is both Canadian and Australian, has her B. Ed. and taught at Rift Valley Academy in Kenya serving Missionary families. She lives in Grand Valley with her husband Andrew, who shares her love for world travel. Carolyn loves to hang out with her friends and family, read Christian suspense novels, and see others deepen in their relationship with God. 

David Aukema is our Media & Production Coordinator. He oversees the successful production of Sunday morning services at all Compass sites and for our online service. He ensures the completion of all ProPresenter graphics, lighting, live video and live audio. David is passionate about all things relating to media and production, content creation and design and has attended York University and Fleming College for Film Production and Web Design, respectively.

David and his wife Teresa have two young boys. When not designing something on the side, he and  Teresa are probably working on a home improvement project, camping with their dog Lucy, or already waiting in line for the next Marvel movie. 

Amy is our Communications Coordinator. She is a creative designer who has extensive experience in graphic design, website management, social media, photography, copy writing and more. Amy is part of our creative team helping to create an environment in which information can be communicated clearly and creatively both internally and externally. She manages our communications and social media calendars, digital and print materials, graphic and website design, to support all our ministries and is an important part of our creative team helping to plan and prepare for weekly ministry at Compass. 

Amy, her husband Doug and son Arie live in the country and enjoy spending time around their farm. Amy enjoys a good book, listening to music, playing the piano and vegetable gardening.

Bill has taken on the volunteer role of Regional Ministry Coordinator. He and his wife Sue have attended Compass since 1981 and served in many ministry areas. He has 3 married children and 7 grandchildren. Bill and his wife have a passion for the Lord and Compass ministry and have demonstrated their commitment to serving consistently in all their years of attendance at Compass. Bill has “retired” many times over the years from a variety of jobs.

After he retired from the business world, he was the interim Executive Director for Highlands Youth For Christ from July 2018 to Nov 2019. He refers to his approach to re”tire”ment as being “retreaded” and used for another season of time in another way. He is looking forward serving the dedicated Regional Ministry team members currently serving on CAP, Compass Run, Move Team, Newcomers (Refugees) Team and supporting in other administrative areas. Bill enjoys playing golf, reading and watching TV with Sue. He draws the line when it comes to watching Hallmark movies!

Catherine is our part-time Finance Coordinator. When bills need to be paid, Catherine’s your girl. She also processes payroll, assists with the year end audit, and is part of the finance team which gives input into the annual budget process and provides financial updates to the elders and congregation.

While Catherine loves crunching numbers and has never met a spreadsheet she doesn’t like, she’s also fun-loving and enjoys being in community. Catherine is married to Don and they have two adult children. 

Angel Brown is the friendly face you will meet when you arrive at our reception at the Orangeville site. Angel oversees the administrative processes across all Compass sites. In her part-time role she provides support to staff, our ministry leaders and Compass family.

She also helps coordinate events within the church and surrounding community. Angel and her husband Pat have three boys and Angel loves music and dancing. She is most often found at the arena with her boys who play hockey or camping out enjoying nature.

Sarah Dynes is a part of our Admin Team where she greets and helps those who come to the reception desk. Sarah also oversees our building and property, as well as working as our IT liaison to help keep our staff connected and running tech wise. Sarah and her husband Tyler have two young children and one friendly cat. Sarah loves anything creative, is always learning new skills, and enjoys a challenge!