A New Chapter

Kim Griffin has served with us as an administrative assistant/receptionist since January of 2015. As a representative of SDBC to many people in the community who walk into our office, Kim has served the community and represented us extremely well. Due to her desire to help her daughter with childcare in Vancouver full-time in September, Kim has decided to resign from her position at our church. She will continue to serve as a Stephen Minister, board chair of First Steps Preschool, and in our SDBC Kids program as the department head of the preschool class, but her role on staff will come to an end at the end of this month. When asked about what she will miss most about working at the church, she said she will miss the relationships with the staff and sharing life with the people in the office. She also appreciated getting to know church operations from a staff perspective. 

Kim believes that God orchestrated her working at the front desk of our church. Her training as a Stephen Minister served her well as she needed to listen well to many people who came through our doors. Here’s an example: 

A woman came in with a child – desperate for money and food; crying and embarrassed. After calming her down, listening, and giving the two of them water, I was able to take her to the Share Ministry food cupboard. Then I was able to connect her with the Share Ministry team. They were able to not only help her financially, but directed her towards the Financial Freedom course as well. She attended. She was comforted and felt valued. It was clear to me why God had me working at the church. I am convinced that God always knows best and has me serving in this new way for a reason as well.

Kim demonstrates loving like Jesus to our staff and to the church family. She loves God and she loves others. Thank you, Kim, for your faithful service to our church, and may God bless you in all you do as you begin a new chapter in August! 

With the departure of Kim, we will be hiring a full-time Office & Communications Coordinator. For more details of this job, please click HERE, and please pray that we would find the right person for this job.