The Rev. John D. Sundara joined St. Martin’s as Vicar for Worship and Evangelism in July 2022.

Prior to joining us, he served as the Assistant Rector for Christian Formation at Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, which included family and children’s ministries, baptisms for all ages, adult confirmations, pre-marriage counseling, preaching, teaching, creating and instituting parish-wide discipleship programs and curricula, and pastoral care.

The Rev. Sundara has also served extensively in the Anglican Church of Canada, at St. Paul’s Bloor Street and St. Matthew’s Riverdale, both in Toronto, Ontario, and as a lay leader at Little Trinity, Toronto and St. Cuthbert’s in North Delta, British Columbia.

Prior to parish ministry, John served with Cru in Canada for more than nine years. He met his wife, Naomi, while serving with Cru.

He holds an Honors Master of Divinity degree from Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto and a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia. The Rev. Sundara is a trained Prepare/Enrich facilitator and has helped many couples through pre-marriage preparation. He has also hosted seminars and workshops, spoken at retreats, been on podcasts, written articles and done speaking engagements on faith, discipleship, evangelism, missions, liturgy, Scripture and theology. Some of his theological influences include Athanasius, Anselm, Aquinas, Cranmer, Richard Hooker, Rowan Williams, Ephraim Radner and Katherine Sonderegger. His favorite ministry activity is teaching the Bible, and he enjoys teaching the weekly Men of St. Martin’s Bible study.

The Rev. Sundara and his wife, the Rev. Naomi Sundara, St. Martin’s preschool Chaplain, have three children.