Assistant District Superintendent: Cres Casimong
Hi Everyone,
I am pleased to announce the hiring of Rev. Dr. Cres Casimong; he will join the CPD Staff Team on October 1, 2025 as an Assistant District Superintendent. Cres comes to the CPD role with a wealth of experience having served as a Lead Pastor, Church Planter, the National Director of Filipino Alliance Churches in Canada, a College Instructor at Pacific Life Bible College, and an Intercultural Trainer. Cres completed a PhD in Leadership, focused on leadership practices and transition in Western Canadian Churches.
When Rev. Dr. Kar Park Chan stepped into the original ADS role, his work was singularly focused on Chinese Alliance Churches in the Canadian Pacific District. After Kar Park retired, Rev. Genghis Chan stepped into an expanded role that also included oversight of Vietnamese Alliance Churches.
One of the strengths and beauties of the Canadian Pacific District is the multi-ethnic composition of our cities, towns, and churches. The 2021 Canadian Census revealed that 42% of Vancouver residents and 29% of B.C. residents were born outside of Canada; these numbers have continued to grow since 2021. As I travel throughout the CPD, I have observed a growing multi-ethnic composition in many of our Alliance Churches. Given the multi-ethnic composition of our cities, towns, and churches it’s vital for pastors to grow in cultural intelligence.
My predecessor, Errol Rempel, nurtured a vision for cultural intelligence in the CPD and the opportunities continue to expand. The ADS role that Cres is stepping into has been expanded from “ADS of Chinese and Vietnamese Ministries” to “ADS of Intercultural Ministry”. Cres has been tasked with some of the following priorities:
- To work with Dwayne to train Pastors and Boards of ethnic minority churches in matters related to effective governance, conflict management, and church development.
- To develop ethnic minority leaders who have capacity for senior leadership positions in the CPD and the Alliance Canada.
- To act as the conduit between the CPD and the Alliance Canada’s Cultural Associations.
- To work with majority culture leaders and churches to grow in cultural intelligence.
One of the strengths that Kar Park and Genghis brought to their work was their ability to speak Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. When Genghis worked with Vietnamese leaders and churches he worked directly through interpreters. In this new role, Cres will oversee ministry to churches with multiple languages and he will be developing language specific teams to serve the needs of churches.
Cres will also provide oversight into the Licensing and Ordination process, which will allow Dwayne to take next steps in leader development (ongoing learning) and church development (Board training, Conflict management, PEAK Coaching, etc.).
Cres and his wife Ninia have faithfully served New Life Alliance Church for the past 21 years; please pray with me for Cres and Ninia, and for New Life Alliance, as they embark on a significant transition.
Grace and Peace,
– Rev. Mark Peters,
District Superintendent
