Our Ministry Team and Support Staff

"The church in the new millennium will be liberated from the old wineskin called 'church' in order to be reborn as a mission to serve in the community and the world. I see the churches of tomorrow truly seeking 'first' the Kingdom of God in terms of manifesting God's compassion for those about us. We will joyfully and passionately lose our lives for the sake of Jesus and the gospel believing that in the process He will abundantly empower us with His life and truly build His church."a

Michael Ward, Lead Pastor

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Lead Pastor—Michael Ward
Pastor Michael photo Michael arrived in 1980 as the Associate Pastor. He was called to become the Senior Pastor in 1985 after several turbulent years of confusion regarding the future direction and mission of Central. Under his leadership, the congregation has rediscovered its purpose and has reclaimed an exciting vision to be a mission church in the heart of Calgary. Michael is married to Barb and they have two adult daughters.
Associate Pastor—Wayne Lewry

Wayne came to Central on July 1, 1991. His entire ministry of 38 years has been spent in Evangelism, Outreach and Church Planting. Under Wayne’s leadership Central developed its Life Recovery Ministry which grew from one recovery group to 20 support and recovery groups along with the Sunday evening Celebrate Life Recovery Service with 300 in attendance. Wayne has a passion for ministering to grieving people. He has initiated a new “Grief Support” ministry which continues to bring many new families into the Church. Wayne and his wife Marilyn have three adult sons, Greg, David and Nathan.

Pastor of Family Ministries—Jerrod Bitango
Jerrod began his ministry at Central in March 2006 as Pastor of Family Ministries. A graduate of Nazarene University College, his ten years of ministry in Calgary have involved student ministries, evangelism, church planting, worship ministry as well serving Calgary's homeless for two years as a support worker at The Mustard Seed Street Ministry. Jerrod is seeking to engage families in a journey of intergenerational community building and missional service through Central's unique blend of life recovery and urban ministry. Jerrod is married to Stephanie. They have two young daughters, Miriam and Eden.


Director of Music—Kathy Seibel
Kathy has been active in Central's Music Ministry since 1982 has been leading the Creative Arts Ministry since July 2005. In addition to her involvement at Central, Kathy is Co-Director of two divisions of the Youth Singers of Calgary - the Senior Hi Division, and Second Chants, an adult, recreational choir. Kathy has two adult sons.
Principal Organist and Accompanist—John Bouz
John has eleven years of experience playing the piano and organ in churches and in addition to playing at Central, is currently the organist at St. Gerard's Catholic Church as well as the assistant organist at St. Mary's Cathedral. As well as performing, John is also an active composer, having composed over fifty pieces ranging in style and instrumentation. His music has been performed in six countries and on two radio stations. He is a member of the Edmonton Composers Society and is associated with the New York based group of composers Vox Novus. John is also interested in mathematics, philosophy, and politics.
Director of Chaplaincy Ministries—Lorraine Anderson
Lorraine began her journey with Central in February of 1980.  She has served in several volunteer positions, including children's ministry, as teacher and coordinator, on the board of elders, and more recently, pastoral care.  Lorraine discovered through taking the Stephen Ministries course as well as the Network Serving Seminar, that she is best suited to pastoral care.  She became a staff associate in pastoral care in April of 2001.  Lorraine and her husband Grant have four children.
Administrative Secretary—Colleen Robarts
Lead Custodian—Grant Anderson