Draft:Steven Bainbridge (pastor)

Steven Bainbridge is a Canadian Protestant pastor born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In an interview with the Canadian syndicated Christian talk show 100 Huntley St, he shared he grew up in a subsidized community full of crime and poverty, which became known during the 2012 Danzig St. shooting. He is the content creator of the Pastor’s Desk, an online media resource aimed towards Christians defending their faith. He has been the pastor of The Mill Christian Fellowship a Reformed Baptist church within the Canadian National Baptist Convention in Mississauga, Ontario Canada since April 17, 2017.

Early Life and Education
In his early career, Steve was a graduate of the Canadian Career College in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, with a diploma in Criminal Justice/Police Science.

He served as an appointed peace officer for the province of Alberta, specializing in enforcement with commercial vehicles. On February 28, 2013, Steve was in a motor vehicle collision while on duty, which would eventually end his career due to long term injuries.

Before serving in his current church, Steve was a pastor in a small Northern Ontario town, where he was also ordained into Baptist Ministry. In 2017 Steve accepted the position to pastor Erin Mills Baptist Church, now The Mill Christian Fellowship which was incorporated in 2018. As he pastored the church, Steve continued his education and completed his Master's degree in Divinity, May 2023.

COVID-19 and MRNA Vaccination
During the COVID-19 global pandemic, Pastor Bainbridge supported not complying with the government to close places of worship to offset the infection rate taking place between 2020 and 2022. He has made several comments in his sermons that any church that closed was in sin. Further, he has been on record advocating against COVID-19 mandatory vaccination by adding his name to several declarations.

Trucker Convoy
Pastor Bainbridge was vocal during the Canada Convoy Protest 2022 instigated by Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. Bainbridge was one of several clergy in Canada to sign an open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.

2SLGBTQI+ Opposition
In November 2021, the House of Commons in Canada passed Bill C-4. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, Steve rebuked the Prime Minister with a public reading of the letter in front of his congregation.

Pastor Bainbridge has written many articles regarding his opinion that certain sexual orientation is linked to cult-like thinking. He has further promoted using what he calls "Biblical language" in reference to those within the 2SLGBTQI+ community in many sermons and articles. He also has taken part in a what is called Biblical Sexuality Sunday's started by American pastor John MacArthur to preach on sexual ethics every third Sunday in January commencing the passing of legislation in Canada.

Steve has also signed the Nashville Declaration, which has been signed by many Evangelical leaders.

Personal Life
Steve and his wife, Christine, live in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area and has four grown children.