Ministry Team
The Ministry Team at St. Andrew’s is passionate about serving God in an intentional way. We desire to bring about inspiring worship services that honour our Reformed heritage, the traditions of the Good News proclaimed and music which invites us deeper in our relationship with our Creator. From worship, Bible Study, mission and fellowship our desire is to live as a community that seeks to bring God’s word alive.
Rev. Magdalena Marais
Minister
Rev. Magdalena Marais was called to serve at St. Andrew’s in 2026. Magdalena serves with pastoral compassion towards everyone; she believes in having a “Jesus’ heart” towards people and acknowledging that we all face our own challenges every day. Magdalena believes that having love and understanding for those around us is the core of following Jesus. She has a very easy-going personality and is blessed with a great sense of humour that helps her connect with people. Magdalena values personal relationships and believes they are vital to enable people to grow and discover their place in the world and understand the role God plays in their lives.
Magdalena is happily married to her husband Schalk, and together they raise two energetic children – Schalk (13), and Louisa (10).
Johanne Moller
Music Director
Johanne holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Western Ontario, where she studied voice, organ, and composition. Her musical training began in early childhood under the guidance of her mother, Kirsten Moller, a professional concert pianist and organist from Denmark.
This background reflects a deep, multi-generational legacy of performance and education, shaping Johanne’s own musical development. It fostered in her a strong sense of musicality, intuitive understanding, and sensitivity to expression. Her studies expanded to include piano, voice, pipe organ, performance, music history, and composition.
Johanne maintains an active teaching and performing career. She teaches from her home studio as a certified piano instructor with the Royal Conservatory of Music. She also serves as a choral instructor with SONG (Sounds of the Next Generation), where she leads three children’s choirs in this Northumberland-based non-profit program providing free music education to youth. In addition, she holds the position of Vice President of the Whitby branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association.
As a performer, Johanne works as a freelance collaborative artist, accompanying voice students and local musicians. She also appears as a soloist in both piano and voice and has been an active chorister for many years.