Emmanuel Staff & Elders
Pastor Daniel Dayton - Lead Pastor & Worship Pastor
Dan is a County boy who has a heart to see God’s people sing His praises and to see students’ faith come to life. He has been on staff at Emmanuel since 2010. Dan and his wife, Julie, have four children. Dan completed his Master of Arts in Biblical Leadership through Northwest Baptist Seminary in 2022 and was ordained by the Fellowship in 2024. In January 2025, Dan became Lead Pastor at Emmanuel.
Pastor Peter Spragg - Teaching & Evangelism Pastor
Peter Spragg was born in Manchester, England, in 1954. After graduating from college, he joined the merchant navy as a radio/electronics officer and worked for CP Ships. In this role, he had the opportunity to travel the world. Peter met his wife, Gill, in England, and they were married in 1976. They have four children, who are now all married, and 14 grandchildren.
Both Peter and Gill became Christians in 1979. They had been going through a struggle in their marriage, and God used that to lead them to salvation. They emigrated to Canada in 1980, along with their daughter, Nicola, who was two years old at the time. Since his merchant navy days, Peter has worked as an electronics foreman for the Iron Ore Company of Canada and as a salesman of electronic test equipment, prior to going to Bible college in 1983.
They were originally thinking of becoming missionaries, but God had other plans, and after graduating from Bible college, Peter became the pastor of Bloomfield Standard Church, where he served for seven years. Peter and Gill left that church to focus on raising their family. He started a publishing business but remained very involved in youth ministry and leading Bible studies.
In 2004, God called Peter to Emmanuel Baptist Church, and he became Lead Pastor here in December of that year. “It has been amazing to be involved in the ministry here at Emmanuel,” says Peter. “God has blessed us with a tremendous group of people who want to be used by God in bringing the message of salvation to Prince Edward County and beyond.” In 2025, Pastor Peter moved to the role of Pastor of Teaching & Evangelism.
Rachel Conley (Congregational Care)
Rachel Conley is a true County girl. She was born here, grew up as a dairy farmer’s daughter working hard on the family farm, and feels so blessed to continue to call the County her home. Rachel gave her heart to the Lord in her teen years when a cute-looking guy at school talked to her about Jesus. Years later, she married that guy (Ken), and they now have four wonderful kids.
As a family, they have attended Emmanuel since 2008. Before her kids were born, Rachel worked as a Registered Practical Nurse in long-term care. She loves caring for people, and her role as Congregational Care Director allows her the privilege of visiting the congregation, caring for their needs, and helping them connect with others within the church community. Currently, she is finishing her Certificate in Christian Ministry through Eternity Bible College.
Pastor Nathan (Nate) Wright (Youth Pastor)
Growing up in Hamilton, Nate studied Ministry at Redeemer University and has been deeply shaped by years of involvement in camp ministry. He is passionate about walking alongside young people as they grow in Christ, helping them discover God’s love, root their identity in Him, and live as disciples.
Outside of ministry, Nate enjoys playing hockey (as a dedicated Leafs fan), spikeball, weightlifting, cooking, and gathering with friends around a campfire. He has come to love country living and is excited to be part of the County community and the adventures to come.
Doreen Kuipers (Office Administration & Bookkeeper)
Doreen Kuipers, a true country girl, was born and raised in a remote ranching community (Pink Mountain) on the edge of the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia. She committed her life to the Lord at a young age, was water baptized at age 10, and has continued to grow in her Christian faith and walk with God ever since.
After meeting and falling in love with a Prince Edward County local (Jasen Kuipers), Doreen moved here, got married, and has called the County home for the past 17 years (and they have called Emmanuel home for the past 9 years). Together, she and Jasen work on the Kuiperscrest Holstein dairy farm with their three kids (Meghan, Courtney, Jayden) and Jasen’s parents. Just last year, they won the esteemed Canadian title of Master Breeder Herd!
Doreen has completed online bookkeeping courses, is gifted in administration, and enjoys being involved in the church community here at Emmanuel.
Emmanuel Elders
Robert Scrivens
Bob was born on a farm in Saskatchewan, the youngest of three boys. He attended Marriott Public School, Nutana Collegiate High School (Saskatoon), the University of Saskatchewan (BA), Pine Hill Divinity Hall (Halifax) (MDiv), and Tyndale University and Seminary (Toronto) (Counselling Major).
Bob made a commitment to Jesus in 1953 through Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and received a definite call of God to the ministry in 1959. He married Mary Elizabeth Morrison in 1959, and they have three sons: Brian, Blair, and Bradley, and three daughters-in-law: Mona, Karen, and Julie.
Bob has grandchildren: Emily and Tyler (soon to be married to Laura), Nicole (Ben), and Madison. Bob was ordained to the ministry of the Word and Sacraments in 1961 through the United Church. He was involved in high school and university student work in Seoul, South Korea, and was the pastor of congregations in Georgetown, Orangeville, and St. Catharines.
Bob has also ministered as a Christian counsellor at Crossroads Burlington, Belleville, Emmanuel Baptist Bloomfield, and was Staff Chaplain of QYFC. He has been an elder at Emmanuel from 2013 to the present. Bob enjoys the fellowship of the church, preaching, teaching, counselling, and mentoring. He is praying for revival in our land — a massive movement of the Holy Spirit.
Herman Prinzen
Herman has been a County boy his whole life. Growing up on a dairy farm, he realized the importance of hard work, faithfulness, family, and working together. After completing his education at high school in Picton, he began farming with his dad.
Herman married Marianne, and they had six children. Marianne went to be with the Lord in 2022, and Herman later remarried Heather. They have a dairy farm in the County.
Herman was raised in a Christian home, which gave him a foundation for life. He received Christ as a child and later rededicated his life to Christ at a Billy Graham Crusade in Ottawa. Herman has attended Emmanuel for more than 30 years. He loves the church family, which has been a real support to him. God is truly good and faithful.
Ben Ens
Ben was born and raised in Toronto. As a teen, he knew God and knew he was called to a life of serving the Lord. He and his wife, Heather, met through a church teen group and eventually fell in love and married when they were 23. They continued faithfully participating in the church where they met, had two children, Elise and Thomas, and decided to move to the County in 2006, where they started attending Emmanuel Baptist Church that summer.
It was at Emmanuel that the call on his life and service to the Lord became a joy when Ben started understanding how personal a Saviour Jesus really is. Other than spending time with family, Ben enjoys sports of all kinds and still plays on our Friday night softball team when he’s not injured from play the previous week.
Ben loves Jesus and hopes to show that by loving God’s people and those who haven’t accepted Jesus yet. 1 John 4:9-11: “The love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
Ken Conley
Ken and Rachel Conley have four wonderful kids. As a family, they have attended Emmanuel since 2008. Ken was born and raised in the County. He loves Jesus, the Church, and God’s people. He served faithfully at Emmanuel for many years as a deacon and on the missions committee before becoming an elder in 2024 and also taking on the role of Church Treasurer.
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