Joyce Rees has pastored for more than 30 years. In addition, she is a sought-after speaker for diverse parts of the Church, as an exceptional communicator. In 2017 she partnered with a friend to launch the well received theological podcast, Down to Earth. Joyce also served as the founding director of Jacob’s Well, an intentional Christian community in Vancouver’s downtown eastside – the poorest postal code in Canada. During that decade she also planted the Strathcona Vineyard Church.

Since 2014 she has served as co-lead pastor of Epic Vineyard Church in Calgary. Joyce joined our Foundations Team in 2019 and currently serves as our Strategic Development Director. She is responsible for reimagining and shaping the forward arc of Vineyard Canada’s development. Joyce creates contexts for our National Team to evaluate our health, felt needs, and future focus. Her primary areas of oversight include integration exploration with Vineyard USA, regenerating church planting, and developing best practices.

Joyce loves adventures with her husband and two sons, as well as complex cooking, reading pretty much everything, and many diverse artistic pursuits.