Our Team
Rev. Beth Walker | Lead Minister
“Come, come, whoever you are
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving – it doesn’t matter,
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come even if you have broken your vow a hundred times.
Come, come again, come.”
– Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
Beth is skilled at creating community and a sense of belonging. Her passion is to create and to experience connecting our everyday life story to the ancient Biblical stories and faith traditions. Her ministry in the United Church both volunteered and paid, spans 15 years. Before that, she practiced interior design. She is a diaconal minister, a graduate of the Center for Christian Studies and Spiritual Director from the Pacific Jubilee program. She says her understanding of God comes from the abundant community found in community. She experiences God in dialogue and through spiritual practices such as silence and art. She loves to have coffee with the folks – don’t be afraid to say hello!
Adam Dyjach | Music Director
Originally from Waterloo Ontario, Adam is a singer, voice teacher and music educator living in Victoria, BC. He grew up attending Knox Presbyterian Church and has sung as a choral scholar/soloist at numerous churches in Victoria including St. John the Divine, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Barnabas, St. John Henry Newman and Fairfield United. Adam has a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Victoria where he studied with Benjamin Butterfield. He has performed as a Tenor soloist and choir member with various groups on Vancouver Island and the mainland including the Vancouver Island Symphony, Victoria Philharmonic Choir, Chilliwack Symphony, Pacific Baroque Festival, Bach on the Rock, Linden Singers, Sooke Philharmonic Choir, Via Choralis, Malaspina Choir, North Island Choral Society, Cowichan Consort, Capriccio Vocal Ensemble, Oceanside Concert Choir, Handel Society of Music, Vancouver Island Chamber Choir. In addition to performing, he teaches music lessons out of his home studio AD Music and at the Taber Music School. To find out more about Adam and his musical endeavours go to adamdyjach.com. Apart from music he enjoys cooking, yoga, being out in nature and spending time with his lovely wife Anna.
Meet the Team!
It takes a village… or at least a really wonderful team.
We’re grateful for the talented people who keep life at Fairfield United Church (and All Souls!) humming along each week.
From left to right:
Beth – Lead Minister. Usually found with coffee in one hand and a new idea in the other.
Alistair Howe – Our Food Security Garden champion from FED Urban Agriculture. Each week he lovingly tends, harvests food for Our Place Society, and occasionally convinces vegetables to do remarkable things.
Emily – You’ll recognize Emily on Sunday mornings, and now you’ll also find her in the office on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stop by and say hello!
Madisen – Our Community Engagement Coordinator, connecting people, organizing events, answering questions, and somehow keeping all the moving pieces moving in roughly the same direction.
Adam – Our Music Director, filling our worship with beauty, joy, and the occasional tune that stays with you all week.
Missing is Tyson, our Sunday Tech who keeps our Sunday mornings in the sanctuary and online true YouTube and Facebook.
Now… if you’re thinking, “Wait a minute… something about this photo doesn’t quite add up,” congratulations—you’ve spotted it!
This isn’t AI. Adam couldn’t be there when we took the photo, so we employed the ancient and sacred art of “adding him in later.” We considered calling it a miracle, but “photo editing” seemed more theologically accurate.
Either way, we’re delighted to have one complete team photo—and even more grateful for the remarkable people who help make this community such a wonderful place to belong.
To reach the office, reach out to Emily office@fairfieldunitedchurch.com, for Madison madisen.fairfieldunitedchurch@gmail.com
