Pastor Carter Krahn
Senior Pastor
Pastor Carter Krahn serves as Lead Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, where he has served since the Fall of 2012. He gave his life to Christ as a young teen in Gimli Manitoba and has been serving in church or parachurch ministry since he was 18. Living and serving in Sioux Lookout has given Pastor Carter a unique perspective on ministry, he sees his role is to serve not only Sioux Lookout but this region of Northwestern Ontario (NWO).
He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity through Kairos Seminary. He is a dedicated husband to Leanne, his wife of 25 years and a dedicated father to their three children, Jessie, James, and Leeland. His heart is for the church, to see the bride of Christ flourish in love so that the world will know we are Christs, and that the world will hear about Christ through the church’s actions and words, the testimony of the gospel.
Leanne Krahn
Executive Secretary
Leanne was born in 1979 in Killarney, Manitoba. She grew up in a Christian home and her parents were active in the local church and camp ministry. She grew up attending camp every summer and that is where she gave her life to the Lord. She attended Millar College of the Bible where she met her husband Carter.
Leanne has worked at various jobs as an office assistant and bookkeeper. In her free time she enjoys playing board games, gardening and spending time with her family.
Leanne and her husband have been involved in full time ministry since 2003. They have 3 children; Jessie, James and Leeland.
Tyler Wills
Youth Director
Tyler was born in 1997 in Sioux Lookout. Raised there, he grew up attending and being involved at Calvary Baptist Church every week. Making a decision to follow Christ when he was 7, and being baptized at Calvary when he was 19. God led him into involvement in camp and youth ministries, and then leaving to pursue biblical schooling in 2016.
Before returning home he had many ministry and life experiences all across Canada. Doing his first year of bible schooling on Vancouver Island with an adventure leadership program called Kaleo, creating and running a camp CIT/LIT program in New Brunswick, and continuing his education at Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan. Now he is back home and excited for what God has in store for this new adventure!