James Coates

Pastor Teacher

Pastor James has been pastoring GLC since 2010. James and Erin have been married since 2007 and together they have 2 sons. James has been the overseeing elder of Women of Grace since its inception and sees the importance of women discipling women through inductive Bible Study as an expression of the Titus 2 ministry. Women of Grace has been an invaluable part of the ministry of GraceLife and is instrumental in its strategy for discipleship.

Erin Coates

Women’s Ministry Director
Discipleship Leader

Erin is married to the love of her life, James, and they have two sons. James is the Preaching Pastor at GraceLife Church of Edmonton (GLC) and graduate of The Master’s Seminary (MDiv & DMin). She has served James in his role as the regular preaching pastor of GLC since 2010.
Erin has been the Women’s Ministry Director since its inception in 2011. Burdened that women needed to know their Bibles to accurately worship and obey Christ in the spheres He has placed them in as women, Women of Grace was born. Erin’s heart is to strengthen women in the Titus 2 discipleship ministry Nothing excites her more than seeing local churches strengthened through Christ exalting biblical exposition, especially as this translates into the spread of the gospel to the nations.

Fenna Bredenhof

Discipleship Leader

Fenna has been married to Brad since 2007 and homeschools their 7 children. She has a love for missions and has been blessed to serve Brad as he fulfills his role as pastor of missions and church planting, travelling together to various churches and on mission trips. They have been attending GLC since 2011, and Fenna has more recently started to teach WOG ‘in a pinch,’ and joining in on Q & A’s. They live on a small farm where they raise meat goats, laying hens, and have a large garden. Fenna loves to read, garden, sew, and visit over a cup of tea or coffee.

Dawn Fox

Lesson Writer
Discipleship Leader

Dawn and her family have been members of GraceLife church since it began in 2005. She and her husband Matthew have six adult children, two sons-in-law, and two granddaughters. She has been involved with women’s ministry since it started. She has found that the time spent in the Word to write lessons, in preparation to teach lessons, and in teaching lessons has been invaluable in her own walk with God. She has delved more deeply into scripture and seen the fruit of applying scripture in her own life. She has a passion for women’s ministry. We as women cannot be content to remain babes in Christ, content to believe whatever we are told is true. We must know the Word and know how to apply it to our lives.

Naphtali Pillidge

Discipleship Leader

Naphtali’s greatest joy is being married to Adam since 2002, and serving him in his role as Staff Pastor at GraceLife Church of Edmonton. They have six wonderful children, 4 boys and 2 girls, whom Naphtali has been very blessed to homeschool. She loves cooking for a crowd, good theological discussions, world history, adventurous foods, and good books! She has been teaching in GLC’s Women’s Ministry since 2016 and is passionate to see women cherish Christ and grow in sanctification and a pursuit of holiness through the faithful study and application of His Word.

Lil Silva

Discipleship Leader

Lil was born in El Salvador and moved to Canada at 19 years of age. She is married to Rod, and they have been blessed with two sons and two daughters, whom she loves to serve. She came to Grace Life Church in 2014 and has been involved in the Women of Grace ministry since 2017.
The study and teaching of God’s word is one of Lil’s greatest joys. She loves to see the Word bear fruit in the lives of women and watch them grow in their love for God, love for His word, and love for His people.

Ang Spenst

Administrative
Discipleship Leader

Ang has been married to her beloved husband Jake since 1997 and helps serve him in his role as the Associate Pastor at GraceLife Church of Edmonton, since coming to GLC in October 2020. They are the parents of three amazing young men. She has been involved in the women’s ministry since 2022, and her passion is to serve its teachers and attendees by making sure everything is organized, and runs smoothly, while also stepping in to teach when needed. She loves to see the women grow in their love for the Lord and acquire a better understanding of His Word. Ang enjoys the outdoors, volleyball, and baseball, but nothing brings her more joy than to have a house full of people to fellowship with, feed, and serve.

Dorothy Wassenaar

Homeschool Facilitator
Editor/Discipleship Leader

Miss Dorothy has been a member of Grace Life Church since the first Sunday. She has been involved in Women of Grace from its early years; while she started as an occasional teacher (and still teaches once in a while), for the past several years she has been overseeing the homeschool rooms on Wednesday mornings. Her desire is to support the families of Grace Life by caring for the children and freeing up the moms so they can study God’s Word. Miss Dorothy works as a homeschool facilitator and teaches church history to high school students. She enjoys reading and sharing her love of books and history with people.