ABOUT

Meet our Staff

Our Supply Minister

The Rev. Dr. Mòrar Murray-Hayes, D.D.

Minister for 49 years, teacher of ministers at three theological colleges, coach of congregations in transition for United and Lutheran churches, and mentor to many, Mòrar was a pioneer in the establishment of women in ordained ministry.

Mòrar’s commitment to the ministry of lay people, and her ease of engaging diverse theological perspectives was formed by her education at McGill University, where, with Christians from a wide spectrum of traditions, she studied Judaism and Islam in addition to Christianity. Her resources for ministry were honed during a doctorate at Princeton Theological Seminary. Recently she received an honorary doctorate from her alma mater as McGill.

Co-founder of the Interfaith Council of Halton, she has been involved in educating secondary students in World religions classes for over thirty years. She loves engaging teens and young adults in conversations about things that matter to them. 

Here at St. Stephen’s on-the-Hill, Mòrar is called to explore with the congregation imaginative ways we can live creatively through changing times. If you are interested in energetic and quirky preaching, and learning to think spiritually about the world and your life, and don’t mind stepping outside the box, Mòrar might just be worth checking out on Sundays at 10.30am!

Meet our Church Office Administrator

Brenda Blinco

My love of St. Stephen’s began over 20 years ago attending with my children, volunteering in the nursery during services, and later part of our legendary giant garage sales! 

When the position of office administrator became available, it felt like the right fit from  the start, having worked in the administration field with both large and small companies over the years. 

With this position and volunteering in stewards, fundraising, etc., it is a pleasure to work with everyone to reach our goals, as well as spending time with our wonderful congregation.

Meet our Music Director

Sunju Koh

South Korean pianist Sunju Koh has studied under the tutelage of Diana Lawton, the late Artur Balsam, Andrzej Jasiński, the late Tatiana Nikolayeva, and the late Jacob Lateiner and has performed solo concerts in Canada, the United States, Germany, Austria, Italy, Australia, and France, specifically in Berlin, Vienna, Brisbane, Meinz, and in Victoria, BC. 

She finished her double undergraduate in New York City at the Manhattan School of Music as well as the Julliard School of Music. She performed internationally in masterclasses such as at the acclaimed Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria (1990) and the state universities in Rome (1988) and Meinz (2002) as well as at the Paris Conservatory in 1990.  

Since retiring as a solo pianist, Sunju Koh has been teaching privately since 1998 with a studio that cultivated multiple national music competition winners throughout her teaching years. She was also the music director for the Toronto Korean Children’s Choir from 1998-2020. 

Sunju Koh has been the music director at St.Stephen’s on-the-Hill United Church in Mississauga, Ontario since 1998 and believes in building up harmonious musical communities through choral works and fellowship.