Meet TLCD Staff
David Nielsen
Pastor David Nielsen obtained a Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He was ordained in Des Moines Lutheran Church of the Deaf before his family relocated to Surrey, BC in 1999 as he became a full-time pastor in Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf in Vancouver, BC.
Gregory Desrosiers
Pastor Gregory Desrosiers received a Certificate in Deaf Theology from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2013. With a lifelong commitment to education and ministry among the Deaf community, he served as a secondary-level teacher of History, Government, Social Studies, and American Sign Language at the Iowa School for the Deaf from 1979 to 1993, and later at the British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf from 1996 until his retirement in 2022.
Linda Desrosiers
Prior to her formal ministerial work, she faithfully served as a special education teacher at the Nebraska School for the Deaf from 1979 to 1993 and later at the British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf until her retirement in 2012. She also served as Outreach Coordinator at the Iowa School for the Deaf from 1990 to 1995, where she extended compassionate support to students, families, and the wider community.
TLCD History & Heritage
Explore photographs, documents, and historical records that tell the story of Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf and Lutheran ministry in British Columbia.
TLCD's First Altar in Vancouver and Historical Chronology
View TLCD's first altar in Vancouver together with two pages of historical chronology documenting the history of Lutheran ministry in British Columbia.
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TLCD 80th Anniversary of Worship
Celebrate and explore the history commemorating 80 years of worship and Lutheran Deaf ministry in British Columbia.
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