Our Worship Team
Samantha Borgal
Music Director - Choral Director
Meaningful music bringing us spiritually closer to God
Samantha Borgal began singing in churches in Nova Scotia from a very young age and has always felt spiritually connected to God through music. By 14 years old, she knew that music could help people and she chose to pursue a career in Music Therapy. In 2012 she completed a Bachelor of Music Therapy at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, including an emphasis on vocal performance. She completed her 1,000 hour music therapy internship in Montreal, specializing in palliative care. In 2013 she became the lead soprano for MWUC and this church became her home. She completed a master’s in Music therapy from Concordia University in 2015. She has worked as a music therapist at the Jewish General Hospital in Palliative Care as well as other community palliative care centres in both French and English for the past 9 years. In 2020 she became the MWUC music and choir director. She uses her spiritual intuition, her theological knowledge, and music therapy skills to choose music for weekly services and enjoys a variety of musical styles.
Merrie Hammond
Merrie Hammond is our director of the Sunday School program. She believes in the balance between spiritual teaching and development with fun and play.