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Stephen Mortley completed his ministry as senior pastor of Niagara Falls (Ont.) Christian Fellowship at the end of April after serving for five-and-a-half years. He has been on a four-month medical leave. Previously, he was senior pastor at Mountain Bible Church in Hamilton, Ont. for five-and-a-half years. He has a B.Th. from Heritage Baptist College in Cambridge, Ont., an M.Div. from Grand Rapids (Mich.) Baptist Seminary and a D.Min. from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, Mass. He and his wife Pamela have four children, twins Colin and Carmen, 6, Nigel, 4, and Enya, 2. They are seeking the Lord’s will for the future.
Enoch Yim has been serving as part-time youth pastor at Burnaby (B.C.) Pacific Grace Chinese Church since May 2000. He is also studying at Regent College in Vancouver. Previously, he was pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Hong Kong for five years. He has a B.Th. from a theological seminary in Hong Kong and an M.Div. from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon.
George Richert is retiring as president of Menno Simons College in Winnipeg, effective June 2001, after serving for nine years. During this time, he played a pivotal role in the development of Canadian Mennonite University as a federation of Concord College, Canadian Mennonite Bible College and Menno Simons College. Previously, he taught high school and was a principal in Saskatchewan, was a school board administrator, and was a professor and dean of the faculty of education at the University of Regina. He has a B.Ed. and M.Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan and a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. He and his wife Pearl plan to return to Saskatchewan.
Roger Engbrecht has been appointed as the first full-time district minister of the US Mennonite Brethren Central District Conference. The CDC consists of 25 congregations in Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Engbrecht will be pastor to pastors and serve as a resource person to the churches. Previously, he pastored Lincoln Hills Bible Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. for 13 years, Mountain Lake (Minn.) MB Church for six years and Faith Evangelical Church in Radcliffe, Iowa for five years. He is a graduate of Grace College of the Bible (now Grace University) in Omaha, Neb. He is married to Lucille.
Baptisms and new members
Note: Baptism photos appear in the paper version of the Herald but not in the online version.
Fairview MB Church in St. Catharines, Ont. welcomed 2 new members by baptism Apr. 29. Pictured are (l-r) pastor Waldo Pauls, Robert Duxbury, Suzanne Giesbrecht and pastor Alex Suderman.
Grantham MB Church in St. Catharines, Ont. welcomed 6 new members May 13, 5 by baptism and 1 by transfer. Pictured are (back, l-r) Josh Diamond (b), Joyce Nickel (t), Tina Falk (b), Chris Loewen (b); (front) pastor John Wiebe, Joan Guay (b) and Lauren Koop (b).
Winkler (Man.) MB Church welcomed 9 new members by baptism Apr. 29. Pictured are (back, l-r) Rhonda Heide, Cherry Enns, Dustin Wiebe, Curtis Penner, pastor Brad Huebert; (front) Jenessa Rempel, Jenna Enns, Kerri Wieler, Carla Wiebe and Jessica Rempel.
Central Heights MB Church in Abbotsford, B.C. welcomed 12 new members Apr. 8, 6 by baptism, 3 by transfer and 3 by confession of faith. Pictured are (back, l-r) Blanche Wettering (b), Ben Honeyman (b), Joseph Blessin (b), James Clifford (b), pastor John Thoutenhoofd; (front) Shirley Friesen (cf), Cindy Isaac (b), Linda Honeyman (b), Ramona Balzer (cf) and Julie Goerz (cf). Not pictured are Colin Ashton (t), Jake Dirksen (t) and Mary Dirksen (t).
Linden (Alta.) MB Church welcomed 8 new members by baptism May 6. Pictured are (l-r) Pat Baerg, Marni Neufeld, Amy Janzen, Jared Penner, Holly Plett, Stephanie Thiessen, Sarah-Jane Penner, Dustin Williams and pastor Konrad Loewen.
Promontory Community Church in Chilliwack, B.C. welcomed 5 new members at its first baptism Apr. 29. Pictured are (l-r) pastor Brian Wiebe, Yvonne MacInnis, Lee MacInnis, Kevin Traas, Melissa Visser, Ron Visser and children’s ministry director Julie Brooks.
Willingdon Church in Burnaby, B.C. welcomed 21 new members May 6, 9 by baptism and 12 by confession of faith. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor Michael Chan, Shin Bea Lim (cf), Jon Stewart (b), John Ho (cf), Greta Ho (cf), Abraham Kim (cf), Ryan Oglow (b), Charter Lau (cf), Frank Kuo (b), Daekyung Lee (b), Peter Golin, pastor Carlin Weinhauer; (front) Young Soon Lim (cf), Christine Stewart (cf), Linda Borchert (b), Vivien Leung (cf), Sarah Hong (cf), Christine Oglow (b), Melissa Tye (b), Cora Ngai (b), Jenny Wong (cf), Hyunshin Park (cf) and Fiona Du (b). Not pictured is Lydia Smeltzer (cf).
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