Our Pastors
David Chatelier -Senior Pastor
David is the senior pastor of Canterbury Baptist Church.
He has served as a pastor since 1983 and developed a special interest in church planting.
Previously, he was employed by Queensland Baptists as a Regional Consultant and sought to develop healthy churches by assisting pastors and church leaders through times of transition, conflict and strategic planning. David also enjoys lecturing in practical theology.
He and Anita were married in 1976 and they have five children.
Keith Chessell -Pastoral Care & Connect Groups
Keith Chessell, is responsible for pastoral care and Connect Groups working at CBC on a part-time basis, three days a week. He has been in ministry at CBC since the beginning of 2003 and prior to that at the Eltham Baptist Church.
Keith has also been involved in industry for over 40 years with Cadbury Schweppes (20 years in Sydney) and now has a 2 days/week role with the Science & Technology team as a Packaging Technical Specialist.
Keith is married to Helen. They have three adult children and three gorgeous grandchildren.
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