Speakers

Elgie “Bubba” Justice begin serving as the Missions Coordinator on July 1, 2021. In his capacity as the Missions Coordinator, he gives leadership to VUSA Missions. He oversees mobilization, training, partnership development and coordinating US activity with other Vineyard movements. He also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Vineyard USA.

In his capacity as CFO, Bubba supports the National Director, Jay Pathak, by overseeing all phases of VUSA finances which includes Vineyard Resources, Vineyard Worship and Lilly Grants. From 2017 until 2021 Bubba served as the National Coordinator for VUSA. Prior to working with VUSA, Bubba was the senior pastor of the Inverness Vineyard Church (IVC) for 23 years and before that worked in the financial world as a C.P.A., a financial manager, and chief financial officer. Bubba and his wife Melany live in Houston, TX, and have two married daughters.

David Ruis, along with his wife Anita, have been the National Directors of Vineyard Canada since 2014. As a team David and Anita are also known to be effective church planters and seasoned pastors having established churches in Canada and the US, within the Vineyard family of churches. David has also been instrumental in seeing Vineyard communities established in Nepal and India.

Much of the Ruises’ focus has been in indigenous settings, working with people experiencing poverty and subsequent marginalization. Both David and Anita have significant experience facilitating leadership development and on the creative side David is known for fostering originality in song-writing and the arts in various cultural settings. The Ruises currently reside in Kelowna, BC. In their down time they love to be creative and hang with their grandkids.