Al Grochowski
Senior Pastor
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Al was born in Vancouver and did most of his growing up in Surrey in a non-Christian home. After coming to faith at age 18 and a brief career in retail management, Al attended Bible school obtaining his Bachelor of Religious Education as well as his Master of Divinity. He was ordained in 1997 and over the years has served in a variety of ministry capacities including camping ministry, youth ministry and lead Pastor as well, serving churches in Surrey, Saskatchewan and Sechelt before moving to Richmond.
Al loves spending time with his family – he is married to Patricia and together they have an adult daughter, a young and growing son they adopted from South Africa, and three adorable grandchildren. He loves playing board games as well as sports like soccer, hockey and golf (none of which he claims to be very good at) as well as walking and going on bike rides with his family. And of course, he loves a good, robust cup of coffee. Most of all he loves preaching God’s Word and shepherding the people of God, and is passionate about seeing people grow closer to Christ and helping them to that end.
David Wang
Pastor of Chinese Ministry
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David grew up in Qingdao, Mainland China. He worked as an IT engineer for 5 years before he became a Christian. He received his theological education from Carey Theological College and received his Master of Pastoral Ministry degree. David married his wife, Marie, in 2010.
David is passionate about life. He believes that this passion is very important for his ministry. Our faith is connected with our daily lives. God walks among us through the work of Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit in our daily lives. David focuses his ministry on the connection between faith and life.
Becca Wade
Worship Ministry Coordinator, English Congregation
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Becca was born and raised in Richmond, and has always shown a passion for serving her community. She has been involved in the church from a young age and has been attending Broadmoor Baptist since 2016. She is an accomplished vocalist who has a deep love for making meaningful music and a heart for ushering people into the presence of God through her gifts. She accompanies her voice with her tenor ukulele as well as various percussion instruments.
Alongside being an active worship leader, Becca has a Bachelor’s Degree of Child and Youth Care from the University of Victoria and works with children with extra support needs within the Vancouver School Board. She loves to travel, perform, meet new people, be active in nature, and walk her two miniature dachshunds along the water. Within this Ministry role, Becca hopes to touch hearts and make space for the Holy Spirit to move.
Margaret Chen
ELL Ministry Coordinator
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Margaret Chen grew up in Taiwan and moved to Canada in 2008. She has been attending Broadmoor Baptist Church ever since, where she feels home in both English and Mandarin congregations.
Margaret Chen majored English for her B.A. degree and then won her M.A. degree at Nottingham University in U.K. She had been a teacher at primary school, high school and university, a translator of two musical books, an interpreter, and an art agency company manager in Taiwan. In Canada, she worked as a journalist at World Journal and an English teacher at Minoru Senior Center. Serving the Lord and English teaching are her life-long passions. She has been a volunteer teacher for our ELL Ministry for over 10 years. Since December of 2022, she has been playing the role of ELL Ministry Coordinator.
Margaret Hioe
Office Administrator
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Margaret Hioe was born in Singapore and immigrated to Canada in 2000. She quickly settled into her new home, committed her life to Christ and was baptised in 2003. Holding a Bachelor of Science degree, she has worked as a sales/marketing and research analyst in the public and private sectors. After retiring from corporate life, she started her own business in retail and real estate. Now, she spends her free time serving God and the community when she is not working at the church.
In 2014, Margaret volunteered as an administrative assistant in ELL and today, she helps teaching ELL bible classes. She is a member of the Vancouver Oratorio Society (VOS), a non-profit Christian chorus group, and plays the piano for the church's Sunday service occasionally. Her love of music has motivated her to begin composing. She also writes short stories and dabbles in art and design.
Margaret's other passion is her love for dogs, travel and explore different cultures.
From the day Margaret committed her life to Christ, it has spurred her to look for "lost sheep" and bring them to Him. Her greatest joy is to be able to give love and care to everyone she meets making a difference in his/her life. Her goal in life is: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (2Timothy 4:7)