Our Staff

• Jude St. John - Lead Pastor Lead Pastor Jude is happily married to his wife Nicole and has been since 1995. Jude and Nicole have five beautiful children: Ena, Adele, Mara Judah, and Arwen. Jude frequently speaks in public forums including businesses, churches, schools, detention facilities, banquets and the like.
• Lyall Mix - Associate Pastor Associate Pastor Lyall began his work as our Associate Pastor in 1997. He and his wife Julie have three teenagers, Austin, Evan and Faith. Lyall and Julie are both graduates of Canadian Bible College in Regina which is now known as Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alberta.
• Graham Buchanan - Director of Community Life Community Life Pastor Graham and his wife Anne have two beautiful young children, Jake and Ashley, and live in the Byron community. Graham's hobbies include fishing.
• Angela Hamilton - Director of Children's Ministries Director of Children's Ministries Angela is originally from the town of Grimsby, but moved to London in 2007 to attend Western University and to complete her Bachelor of Health Sciences. Upon moving to London, she joined WLA, and soon found herself happily involved with Children’s Ministry and then Youth Ministry.
• Dave De Smit - Director of Student Ministries Director of Student Ministries Dave De Smit was born and raised in London, Ontario. He graduated from Redeemer University College in 2003. After working in sales, and playing drums in a band called Article One for more,than five years, he pursued the call into youth ministry and began working at West London Alliance in July of 2011.
• Mario Ngabwe - Director of Worship Arts Director of Music Ministries Mario brings with him a wealth of experience in the ministry of music and worship leadership, both in Canada, his home since his student days and in Zambia, the country of his birth and childhood.
• Judith Gaunt - Director of Sunday Morning Children's Ministries Director of Sunday Morning Children's Ministries Judith and her husband Steve live just outside London with their four children, Andrew, Christine, Adam and Caleb. She has attended WLA for more than 20 years and has taught in the Children’s Ministry program for close to 15 of those them.
• Kim Seabrook - Office Manager Office Manager Kim is a London girl. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an Administrative and Commercial Studies degree. She joined West London's Staff as Office Manager on January 1, 2012, after many years of administrative experience in the banking and financial services industries.
• Rick Walton - Director of Biblical Counselling Rick is married to his best friend, Teresa. They have raised two children they love very much: William and Hanna. In his role as the Director of Biblical Counselling, Rick’s provides leadership care, triage support for staff and ministry leaders, and personal biblical counselling for individuals and couples.