Meet our staff

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David Manafo
Lead Pastor
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David Manafo

David is passionate about people, community teaching, music, books, city landscapes, espresso and local coffee shops, and the list goes on...

David is married to Franca,who has been a source of wisdom, inspiration, and realism for life and ministry. David and Franca have two children and live in DDO. David and Franca planted Westside in 2003. Some of David’s favorite authors are Scot Mcknight, Dallas Willard, Eugene Peterson, and NT Wright. To find out some of his favorite books, you’ll have to grab a coffee with him!

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Kelly Orellana
Youth Pastor
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Kelly Orellana

Kelly is the Youth and Young Adults pastor. Prior to his current role, he and his wife Julie have served in various ministries within the francophone church community of Montreal.

Kelly has served in youth ministry for many years and loves to see teens and young adults become passionate about Jesus. Outside of ministry, he enjoys Star Wars, Marvel Comics, building Lego sets, coop (or competitive) board games, and sitting with friends around a fire. He welcomes challenging apologetic and theological discussions.

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Kersaint Saint-Juste
Ministry Coordinator
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Kersaint Saint-Juste

Kersaint is a Master of Theology student at McGill university. He is passionate about theology and ministry work, and hopes to pursue a pastoral vocation in the future. His favorite theologians include Augustine, Anselm, and Kierkegaard.

Kersaint is also passionate about sports (literally all of them). He also loves reading different book genres, especially science fiction.

Leadership Team

leadership@westsidegathering.com

David Manafo
Lead Pastor
Steve Dustin
Christina Parrillo
Joseph Frizzle

Financial Team

Marlene Gallant - Contact giving@westsidegathering.com.