Minister

Jim Harbell joined Saint Luke’s as Minister in 2025, following his ordination in 2023 and prior service at Metropolitan United Church. Transitioning from a distinguished legal career—having graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and served as a partner specializing in real estate, energy, and environmental law—he pursued theological studies at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, earning a Master of Pastoral Studies in 2020 and a Master of Divinity in 2022. His ministry experience includes placements at Scarborough Health Network, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and a rural charge in Prince Edward Island.

His pastoral work emphasizes care and social justice, notably as founding president of Restorative Justice Housing Ontario, a charity supporting individuals transitioning from incarceration. At Saint Luke’s, Jim Harbell is dedicated to fostering spiritual growth and community outreach. He and his wife, Pat McQuaid, have four adult children and enjoy time in Prince Edward Island. He is also an avid walker, accompanied by his dog,

Skipper.

Chair of the Church Council

David Hallman considers Saint Luke’s as his “spiritual home”, a term his partner Bill first used when they began attending here twenty years ago. After Bill’s cancer death in 2009, this community of faith became even more important to David as a place of support and healing. Over the years, David has become increasingly involved and now services as the Chair of the Church Council. He is also an active volunteer in the Out of the Cold Meal Program. David is committed to helping the congregation grow in its compassion, faith development, and outreach to serve the community and to help others come to see Saint Luke’s as their spiritual home. 

Church Administrator

Hi! I'm Maelyne and I'm the Administrator at Saint Luke's. I was baptized here in the mid 70s and have been coming to Saint Luke's my whole life. I was confirmed here, was part of the youth group and joined the board and accepted the Chair position for a couple of years before I began working as Administrator in 2023. Prior to that I was a coordinator at the Schulich Executive Education Centre. I am trilingual in English, French and Tagalog and love when I get to use them within the diverse community that is Saint Luke's.

I absolutely love working in the building that I consider my second home and I'm so proud that we are called the House of Friendship. I hope that all who enter feel welcome, safe and happy to be surrounded by the Saint Luke's community.

Volunteer Associate Minister

The Rev. Dr. Nancy Hardy started her professional life as a musician, with music and piano degrees from the University of Toronto faculty of music and the Royal Conservatory of Music. She taught high school music for five years and then answered the call to full-time ministry, attending Covenant and Emmanuel

Colleges in Toronto.

She’s had a number of ministry “lifetimes” in the United Church. She started out as director of Christian Education in Fredericton, New Brunswick. From there, she moved to the United Church’s national office in Toronto where she was mission study editor and published books, magazines and educational material about the mission and work of the church.

Nancy was ordained in 1987 and served congregations in St. Catharines, Glencoe and Appin, and London. After she became a United Church pensioner, she moved back to Toronto, a city she loves, and returned to Emmanuel College, earning a Doctor of Theology, focusing on the relationship between the hymns we sing and the mission of the church. She was co-chair of the committee responsible for Voices United and has published a number of worship resources, including the book Worship in the City: Prayers and Songs for Urban Dwellers.

After moving to Toronto, Nancy attended Metropolitan United for many years, as well as doing supply preaching in a number of Toronto churches. She visited Saint Luke’s in the summer of 2025 and loved it – the warmth of the congregation, the importance of lay leadership in worship, and the music by the choir and the very talented Joel Tangjerd. She became a VAM at Saint Luke’s (volunteer associate minister) in the fall of that year and works closely with worship planning.