Elders
Scott Kyle
Hello, my name is Scott Kyle. I was born and raised in the Peterborough area. I graduated from Kawartha Lakes Bible School in 1983 where I met my wife Lucille. We have lived most of our married life in the L’Amable area where we raised our four children. I’ve worked full time at a local seniors home since 1996.
John Cook
I’m John Cook and have lived in this community for many years, engaging with people through construction and church life. My wife Ruthannah and I have two boys and are active at L’Amable in leadership and children’s ministries. We would love to welcome you to LBC!
Deacons
Robert Koster – Deacon Chair
I’ve been a part of L’Amable for many years, work in our community, and am happy to be a part of the Leadership Team at LBC. I’ve been married since 1988 to Teresa, have two adult children, and now some grandchildren!
Jerry Goodkey – Chapel Treasurer
I grew up in the Bancroft area, and then spent a number of years working in Northern Ontario. My wife Betty and I have four adult children and 12 grandchildren. We moved back to the area in 2004, and served at Graphite Bible Camp for over five years. We’ve been living back in L’Amable and attending L’Amable Chapel since then.
Deacon Ed Hoover
My name is Ed Hoover, and I’ve served at L’Amable for many years. Working in this area, and especially with the fire department has kept me connected with our community. My wife Elaine and I have three adult children, some lovely grandchildren, and many relatives in our area. We want to welcome you to L’Amable Bible Chapel.
Deacon Bruce Babb
My name is Bruce Babb and I was born and raised on the south shore of Rice Lake. I worked in Cobourg all my working years, but retired with my wife Carol to the Bancroft area in 2004, when we began attending L’Amable Bible Chapel. We’ve been married some 50 years and have two grown sons and three grandchildren.
Commended Workers
Dennis & Valerie Easton (Missionaries with Ethnos Canada in The Philippines)
Dennis and Valerie, along with their five children (Lael, Aria, Quinn, Cambree and Theo) work with Ethnos Canada in the Philippines. After ten years working in a remote setting as church-planters with one people group, they now serve as Personnel Director on the Field Leadership Team, providing care to the 60+ expat families in the Philippines. To learn more about their work or to receive their updates, email Dennis and Valerie at denniseaston@ethnos.ca
Garnet & Gwen Cooney (Missionaries to the Republic of Ireland)
Garnet & Gwen have been serving the Lord in Ireland since 1998. A main focus is with the assembly in Charleville, but since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, we have reached out to refugees from Ukraine who need help in registering children in school, medical care help, employment, etc. We also help with clothing, household items, vehicle purchases and housing accommodation.
Gwen leads Bible studies with the Ukrainian women and Garnet covers Wednesday night studies plus speaks three Sundays per month. A main focus is gospel literature as well as distributing 2500 gospel calendars each year.
Garnet & Gwen Cooney, Newtownshandrum, Charleville, County Cork, Ireland P56PV48
Ivan & Carol Franck (Commended Workers for Pastoral Care)
Link to recent update
Ivan & Carol have served overseas for almost 20 years in Honduras, Korea, and China, after pastoral care ministries in Canada, which included living and serving at Graphite Bible Camp for three years, and as directors at Hope Valley for seven. They now serve at L’Amable Bible Chapel in pastoral care, and have four adult children and six grandchildren. “We are delighted to serve at LBC and look forward to meeting you”.
ivan.b.franck@gmail.com
613-803-5137
caroljfranck@gmail.com
613-803-5107
