Wesley Lloyd Bredenhof was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada.
He graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. In 2000, he received the Master of Divinity degree from the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Ontario. The following year, he was granted the Diploma of Missiology.
In 2000, he was ordained to the ministry as a missionary to the native people living in Fort Babine, British Columbia. He did this work under the oversight of the Canadian Reformed Church at Smithers, British Columbia. In 2005, he accepted a call to serve as co-pastor of the Langley Canadian Reformed Church, in Langley, British Columbia. Since September 2009, he has served as the pastor of the Providence Canadian Reformed Church in Hamilton, Ontario.
In April 2010 he was awarded a Doctor of Theology degree from Reformation International Theological Seminary in Fellsmere, Florida. He did his doctoral work under the supervision of Dr. L.J. Joosse (retired pastor of the Reformed Church in Groningen-West, the Netherlands). The title of his dissertation is: “For the Cause of the Son of God: the Missiological Relevance of the Belgic Confession.”
He currently serves as the convenor of the synodically appointed Canadian Reformed Website Committee. He is also serving on the Committee for Bible Translation.
He has written numerous articles and reviews published in a variety of publications including Clarion, Christian Renewal, Reformed Perspective, Modern Reformation, The Westminster Theological Journal, Mid-America Journal of Theology and The Confessional Presbyterian. He is the editor of a compilation of creeds and confessions, We Believe. He is the author of The Gospel Under the Northern Lights (Providence Press, 2011), Setting Course (Providence Press, 2011) and For the Cause of the Son of God (Reformation Media and Press, 2011).
He and his wife have four children. His “extra-curricular” interests include hunting, fishing, and aviation.
