Meet Our Pastors

Pastor Josh Tong

Joshua Tong serves as the Senior Pastor at Sovereign Grace Church in Bradford, Ontario. Before entering full-time ministry, he worked as a criminal defence lawyer in Toronto. Josh also serves as a teacher at Innova Academy in Newmarket, a Board Member at Redeemer University in Ancaster, and a Council Member with The Gospel Coalition Canada. He and his wife Nina have six wonderful children together.

Pastor Tim Kerr

Although he was born in Canada, Tim Kerr has spent over half his life in Asia. When Tim was a year old, his parents moved from Canada to India and lived there for the next 10 years. Tim’s first 4 years in India were spent on a snake infested leper compound and hospital where his father was the superintendent. Later they moved to Calcutta and Bangalore, places where Tim has many fond memories of his childhood. Later the family returned to Canada for Tim’s high school years. During college, Tim met his sweetheart Joanne, who had grown up in “Little Italy” area of Toronto. After college and marriage, Tim and Joanne moved to Japan for 12 years. Tim was involved in starting new churches in that fascinating country. In 2000, their family moved back to Canada. Tim was involved in mentoring men one-to-one as a full time job for the next 5 years. He has been the pastor of Sovereign Grace Church Toronto since its beginning in the summer of 2004. In the Fall of 2016, Tim handed over the senior pastor role to Josh Tong while remaining on as a part time pastor in the church. With his remaining time, Tim gives his time to mentoring pastors and emerging leaders. Tim and Joanne have 4 children.