John is a Canadian-Korean married to his high school sweet heart Tammy and has 4 beautiful children, Mia, Kaiya, Luke and James. John is a tent maker, owning and operating daycare centers and serving as a pastor. He has served as a youth pastor for 9 years and since 2007 has been the lead pastor for the Avenue Community in Toronto. John currently sits on the Board of Directors for Vision X, Cross Community, Zimele Canada and is a licensed pastor with the Evangelical Covenant Church. John also enjoys playing hockey, watching movies, the outdoors and spending time with his growing family.

Darrick, a Canadian born Chinese has been a part of Avenue since 2004 and has been on our pastoral staff since 2007 with a focus in worship. He has been leading worship for 13 years and in addition to serving at ACC, Darrick has recently launched a new online worship ministry called The Worship Project which serves to lead people closer to Jesus through music and stories. Darrick is married to his wife Joy and has a daughter named Aliyah. He graduated from York University majoring in Information Technology and he also completed his M.Div at Tyndale Seminary. Darrick also has a big heart for serving in Mexico leading many missions teams over the last  years. 

Joy is a Canadian-Korean and has been a part of our Avenue community since 2012. She is married to Pastor Darrick Tam and has been serving in children's ministry for over 15 years. Since she was teenager, Joy has always had a strong passion for teaching and building up the younger generation. Joy graduated from the University of Toronto with a major in Human Biology. She also completed her post-graduate teaching degree at York University. Joy currently works full-time at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as an HR Analyst and she also enjoys spending time in nature taking walks, making her own jewelry, and being with family.

Ira was born in Antigua and Barbuda, a beautiful twin island state in the Caribbean. At a tender age of six, Christ captured his heart and in the years that followed, he responded to a call to vocational ministry. Ira has served in pastoral ministry in Canada for the past eight years and his passion for evangelism and missions has taken him to countries such as Kenya, Korea, USA and the Caribbean. He is a graduate of Tyndale University College with a B.A in Religious Studies and is currently doing a M.Div. degree in Ministry at Tyndale Seminary. Ira recently got married to the love of his life, Tricia, whom he is learning to love as Christ loves the Church.