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Bryn MacPhail | Session | Senior Pastor
Bryn was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Canada. After completing his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Ontario, Bryn enrolled at Ontario Theological Seminary (now Tyndale University & Seminary) where he received his Master of Theological Studies. He received his Master of Divinity from the University of Toronto (Knox College) and was ordained by The Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1998. Bryn was installed as the Senior Pastor of St. Andrew's Kirk in June 2010, following an eight-year ministry at St. Giles Kingsway Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ontario. Bryn is married to Allie, and their daughter, Anya, attends Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina.

Jude Vilma | Pastoral Intern (Pastoral call pending, via Presbytery)
Jude was born in Nassau on August 18, 1988 and was raised in Marsh Harbour, Abaco in a Haitian Creole community known as the Mud. He attended the University of the Bahamas and holds a Bachelors of Secondary Education in the Social Sciences. After four years of teaching, Jude served as a youth worker with the Bahamas Youth Network for three years. He also served as a pastoral intern and deacon at The Kirk. Jude recently completed his Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary and is working towards ordination and a call to full-time pastoral ministry. He got married to Keitra Pratt on December 14th 2019 and they both presently reside in Orlando Florida.

Earla Bethel | Session | Clerk of Session
Earla has been worshipping at the Kirk for over 40 years. She became an Elder in 2001 and Clerk of Session in 2008. Earla currently serves on the National Leadership Team (NLT) of our denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Earla is the President of DanBrad Ltd. Earla's son, Brad, and his wife, Stephanie, currently live in Colorado.  

Peter Bates | Session | Teaching Ministry
Peter was born in Nassau from a family of Kirk members. He went to both St. Andrew's School and Queen's College in Nassau before going to St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. Peter graduated from the University of Waterloo with a (Hons.) Mathematics and Computer Science (Co-Op) degree. Peter is married to Kate Tsavousis and they are both principles in The SignMan and AdWorks respectively. Peter was ordained as a Deacon in 2017 before being ordained as an elder on Dec. 26, 2021.

Robin Brownrigg | Session | Deputy Clerk of Session
Robin became a member of the Kirk in 1976, and was married in the Kirk in 1986. Robin has been an elder since 1982, and served as the Clerk of Session for three years. Robin is the founder of Bahamas Realty, is married to Andrea, and they have two daughters, Brittany and Kienan, who are also members of the Kirk.

Lindsey Cancino | Session | Treasurer
Lindsey was baptized at the Kirk in 1962 and has been meaningfully involved ever since. Lindsey has been the Treasurer and Covenor of the Finance Committee since 1988, and has been a member of Session since 1992. A graduate of Queen's College and then The University of Western Ontario and The University of Windsor, Lindsey is a Chartered Accountant by profession, and is married to Lesley (nee Forde). Lindsey and Lesley have twin daughters, Jacqueline and Sophie, born in 2003, baptized and raised in the Kirk ever since.

Agreta Carey | Session
Agreta Eneas-Carey was born in Savannah, Georgia. She is the daughter of Dr. & Mrs. C. W. Eneas Sr., both of whom were elders in the Kirk. Agreta was baptized, confirmed, and married in the Kirk. Agreta is married to James Audley Carey III and they have two lovely children James Audley Carey IV, and Jolanda Carolyn Muriel Carey. Agreta attended the Morehouse school of medicine and later transfered to Howard University, school of medicine, where she graduated with a MD degree. Agreta is currently a practicing physician in Baintown, in the building where her father was born. The practice is named after her paternal grandfather, Bishop WV Eneas. Agreta became an elder in 1992, taught in our sunday school, and currently assists with ushering and the food bank ministry.

James Carey | Session | Bain & Grant's Town Mission
James Carey grew up in Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church in Nassau, Bahamas and started attending St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in 1992 following his marriage to Dr. Agreta Eneas. He became a member in 1993. He is a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry(honors) from the University of the West Indies and a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow Scotland. He is currently a security consultant. James has been a Sunday School teacher for more than 10 years and was ordained as an elder on Jan. 9, 2022.

Rekeno Carroll | Session | Teaching Ministry
Rekeno (Keno) Carroll is the vice president of Suntime Bahamas Ltd, a fashion retail company in Nassau. He has over 10 years experience in the retail industry and is a former employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He studied accounting at Acadia University in Canada, where he became a Christian, and obtained his Certified Public Accountant designation at the age of 24. Rekeno enjoys sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and is married to his beautiful wife, Sharell Carroll. Rekeno was previously an Elder at Covenant Life Presbyterian Church where he had the regular opportunity to preach and disciple others. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.

Gavin Collins | Session | Bible Study Coordinator
Gavin was born and raised in Nassau and was blessed to be a child of loving Christian parents. Gavin is presently the General Sales Manager at Asa H Pritchard Ltd, where he has been employed since 1995. Gavin started attending the Kirk in the early 1990s with his fiance, Carrie. They were married in the Kirk in 1992 and became members. Their son, Harrison was born in 1996 and was baptized in the Kirk that same year and eventually confirmed as a member. Gavin is our point person for selecting Bible study curriculum and coordinating small group Bible studies. Carrie has previously served as Superintendent of Sunday School and currently is a Deacon at the Kirk, and Harrison (also a Deacon) currently serves on the Audio/Video leadership team.

Davidson Hepburn | Session
Davidson has been an elder of the Kirk since 1972 and has served as the Clerk of Session and as the Sunday School Superintendent. Davidson was the President of the 35th session of UNESCO’s General Conference, and has served for 15 years at the United Nations, 10 of which as Ambassador of The Bahamas to UN. He has been involved with UNESCO since 1993 and has served as Chairman of The Bahamas National Commission to UNESCO, as well as Chairman of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations.

Tim Lightbourn | Session
Tim became a member for the Kirk in the 1980's and an elder in 1999. Married to Ruth (nee Wiesendanger), they have two children, Rebecca and Philip. Tim has been our point person for hospitality for many years.

Margaret McKinney | Session | Facilities Usage Coordinator
From birth in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Margaret has been a Presbyterian.  She comes from a long line of elders in her family - her Paternal Grandfather, Father, Uncle, Aunt and Brother.  Margaret married Bahamian Errol McKinney in 1968 and immediately moved to Nassau, Bahamas, and transferred her membership from Westmount Presbyterian to the Kirk.  Margaret became an elder in 1993. She taught Sunday School for over 30 years; retiring in March 2021. She has also served as Superintendent of the Sunday School for a few of those years.  Margaret & Errol's daughter, Tara, lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Anthony Stubbs | Session
Anthony is the Chief Executive Officer at IX Capital Group Limited, a leading global trading platform. Equipped with a serial entrepreneurial mindset has awarded him the opportunity to launch the following local businesses; Bahamas Home Goods, Bahamas Floor Coverings and Clear Blue Consultants limited. He was previously an elder at Covenant Life Presbyterian Church. Anthony is married to Deangela and they have a daughter, Alisa, and a son, Anthony III.

Kym Anthony | Deacon | Bain & Grant's Town Mission
Kym Anthony was born in Montreal, Quebec and has lived in various cities and countries, most latterly Toronto. Kym has an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, a Master's degree from the University of Western Ontario and did post graduate work at The University of London in the UK. Kym was an ordained elder at Knox Presbyterian Church in Oakville, Ontario and a member of St Paul's Presbyterian Church in Thornbury, Ontario. Kym and Carole moved to Nassau in 2021. They have four children and eight grandchildren.

Andrea Brownrigg | Deacon | Children's Ministry
Andrea grew up in the Anglican church but became a member of the Kirk after meeting Robin Brownrigg. They were married in the Kirk in 1986 and both daughters, Brittany and Kienan, were baptized there and were regular attendees of the Sunday School being taught much of their way through by their mother. Andrea has taught the younger children in Sunday School for approximately 17 years, been involved in the Bain and Grant's Town initiatives from food deliveries to tutoring and household inventory and clothing drives for families in the community. She empathizes that the Small Group Bible Studies and the Women's group Proximity have been so pivotal in deepening her faith.

Sharell Carroll | Deacon | Women's Ministry
Sharell's passion for people and strategic communications has afforded diverse opportunities to serve as a Communications Consultant with The Bahamas Government, in private sectors, academia and now in philanthropy. She is a graduate of The Howard University School of Communications, and Nova Southeastern University (Master of Business Administration Program), and is pursuing studies in Theological Counselling, with the hope of using the tools and skills garnered in daily life and ministry. Born and based in The Bahamas, Sharell has served in ministry to God and His people in various capacities including, Women's Ministry, Bible Studies and within Music and Worship sectors over the years. She was ordained as a deacon at St. Andrew's Kirk in January 2024. Soli Deo Gloria. Married to Elder Rekeno Carroll, Sharell enjoys traveling, living and sharing the gospel, and opportunities to express her creativity.

Harrison Collins | Deacon | Audio/Video
Harrison has been an attendee of the Kirk since he was born in 1996, and a member for more than a decade. After graduating from North Carolina State University, he spent a few years in the United States to work, but upon returning to the Bahamas in 2021, he began assisting with the week-to-week functioning of the audio-visual systems at the Kirk.

Carrie Collins | Deacon | Children's Ministry
Born and raised in Kilmarnock, Scotland, Carrie came to The Bahamas in 1989 to teach Business subjects at Aquinas College, and later, at St Andrew's International School. She currently works as Director of Process and Documentation at Cable Bahamas, and owns and operates Pam's Plants. She met Gavin Collins while working at the Dundas Theatre for Performing Arts, and they were married at the Kirk in 1992 and became members. She is the proud mom of her son, Harrison. Carrie became a Sunday School teacher in 1995, and has held the role of Sunday School Superintendent from 2008 to 2024.

Sammy Evans | Deacon | Hospitality & Youth Ministry
Sammy was born in Nassau on September 1st, 1995. He obtained a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of The Bahamas. He then went on to pass the CPA exams. Sammy became a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk during the church's merger with Covenant Life Presbyterian Church. Sammy enjoys teaching, sports, and a good game of dominoes. He aspires to obtain a Master of Theology degree to better equip himself for serving God's people to the glory of God.

Michelle McDonald | Deacon | Food Bank Ministry
Michelle was born, baptised, and raised into the St. Andrews Kirk family as her grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and siblings all attended the Kirk. Michelle confirmed her faith in 1980 and has assisted in the nursery, teaching Sunday school, ushering and the food bank ministry. Michelle has an Associates in Business Administration and Accounts, and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in Management. Michelle was previously employed at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre as an Administrative Assistant. She has four children, Teneille, Raynard, Michael and Sicily.

Victor Roberts | Deacon | Property & Administration
Victor has been married to his lovely wife Dina for 25 years and they have 2 adult children, Aaron and Hailee. Victor has been involved mainly as a student pastor since 1996 and was ordained as a Youth Pastor in 2000 after completing theological studies and several internships. Victor and his family joined St. Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk when Covenant Life Presbyterian Church merged with them in 2023.

Joshua Turnquest | Deacon | Youth Ministry
Joshua was born in Nassau on December 31st, 1998. He met his wife Angie Fabiola at Asbury University, in Kentucky, where he obtained his Bachelors Degree in Accounting. Upon graduation, he went on to pursue his Masters degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Indiana Wesleyan University on April 30th, 2022. Joshua currently works as an Accountant at Ernst and Young, serves as a musician at St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk, and coaches tennis in his free time. He and his wife hope to glorify God in every aspect of their lives and hope to raise godly children in the years to come.

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