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Mark Danyluk of Richmond, B.C. has accepted a call to pastor Boundary Community Church in Midway, B.C., effective this summer. He replaces Henry Thiessen, who retired after serving as interim pastor for two-and-a-half years. For the past three years, Danyluk has been managing a group home for disabled people. Previously, he pastored Bethany Christian Assembly, a church plant of the Plymouth Brethren in Richmond, for two years and was a customer sales agent for Canadian Airlines for seven years. He has a B.Th. and a B.R.E. from Prairie Bible College in Three Hills, Alta. and a Master of Christian Studies degree from Regent College in Vancouver. He and his wife Chris have four children, Joya, 12, Lena, 10, Anna, 6, and Josiah, 4.
Marni Enns began serving as interim worship coordinator at Elmwood MB Church in Winnipeg on Jan. 15. Previously, she worked at the Canadian MB Conference offices in Winnipeg for seven years, including serving MBMS International, Christian Education Ministries, MB Stewardship Ministries and the Conference Treasurer’s office; worked for Auto Trader for two years; and worked for an accountant on a casual basis. She is a graduate of Winkler (Man.) Bible Institute and has a bachelor’s degree in church music from Concord College (now Canadian Mennonite University) in Winnipeg and a B.A. from the University of Winnipeg. She is married to Rob, who is supervisor of the wood shop at Springfield Industries. They have two daughters, Taylia, 3, and Megan, 1.
James Nikkel has announced his intention to retire as church extension director for the B.C. MB Conference, effective at the end of the year.
Cal Bergen has resigned as senior pastor of Fort Garry MB Church in Winnipeg, effective July 31, after serving for nine years. Previously, he was associate pastor at Cornerstone Mennonite Church in Saskatoon for three years. He has a B.R.S. from MB Bible College in Winnipeg and an M.Div. from MB Biblical Seminary in Fresno, Calif. He and his wife Carolyn have two sons, Adam, 7, and Carter, 6. The Bergens are in the process of making plans for the future.
Mary Reimer has resigned as associate pastor of worship, small groups and women’s ministries at Fort Garry MB Church in Winnipeg, effective July 31, after serving for five-and-a-half years. She began serving at the church as an intern pastor and then went to part-time. Previously, she was the office coordinator at Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship in Winnipeg for a year and was a French teacher in Winnipeg and British Columbia for a total of 20 years. She has a B.Ed. from the University of Manitoba. She is married to Gary, who is co-owner of an advertising agency. The Reimers have three grown children and are expecting their first grandchild in August. She is seeking the Lord’s will for the future.
Ed Buller has resigned as associate pastor at Fort Garry MB Church in Winnipeg, effective July 31, after serving for three years. Previously, he was associate pastor of youth ministries at Portage Ave. MB Church in Winnipeg for four years. He is a graduate of Winkler (Man.) Bible Institute and has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Winnipeg. He is married to Laurie, a laboratory technologist at Canadian Blood Services. They have two children, Benjamin, 7, and Alyson, 3. Ed is planning to study towards a Master of Divinity degree at Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Man.
Joanne Klassen of Winnipeg has been appointed program director of Recovery of Hope, a Christian counselling service, effective March 11. Recovery of Hope is a program of Eden Health Care Services of Winkler, Man., which is supported by the Mennonite churches in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba. A marriage and family therapist, Klassen most recently was a psychotherapist for the Central Regional Health Authority in Portage la Prairie, Man. for six years. She has M.A. degrees in theology and marriage, family and child counselling from MB Biblical Seminary in Fresno, Calif. She is a member of River East MB Church in Winnipeg, where she has served as assistant moderator.
Tim VanBrummelen, worship pastor at Willow Park Church in Kelowna, B.C., received recognition in the March 2002 issue of Creator magazine for his Christmas choral anthem “Hear the Angels Singing”. The anthem made it to the magazine’s “Honored Ten” list of the best sacred anthems published in 2001. Creator magazine, a multi-denominational periodical focusing on music ministry, is published in Healdsburg, Calif.
Baptisms and new members
Note: Baptism photos appear in the paper version of the Herald but not in the online version.
Richmond Park MB Church in Brandon, Man. welcomed 2 new members by baptism Dec. 2. Pictured are (l-r) Sandra Thompson, pastor Dave Ens and Trevor Thompson.
Evergreen Heights Christian Fellowship in Simcoe, Ont. welcomed 2 new members Feb. 3, 1 by baptism and 1 by confession of faith. Pictured are (l-r) pastor Richard Martens, Jennifer MacKay (cf) and Byron Coulthart (b).
Grace Church in Cranberry Portage, Man. welcomed 3 new members recently, 2 by baptism and 1 by transfer. Pictured are (l-r) Jennifer Lothian (b), Darrell Janzen (t) and Karen Peters (b).
Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship in Coquitlam, B.C. welcomed 4 new members by baptism Feb. 3. Pictured are (l-r) pastor Dan Cody, Mabel Yip, Chris Seyffert, Ingrid Klassen, Steve Bryntwick and pastor Len Doerksen.
Westview Community Church in Grassy Lake, Alta. welcomed 5 new members by baptism Sept. 10. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor Kris Peters, Rebecca Penner, Christina Navrot, Ryan Hendricks; (front) Kayla Penner and Olivia Penner.
Sunrise Community Church in Edmonton welcomed 7 new members Jan. 6, 3 by baptism and 4 by transfer. Pictured are (back, l-r) moderator Len Fehr, Scott Fehr (b), pastor Dennis Wiens; (middle) Pat Pender (t), Bob Jensen (b), Bob Berg (t); (front) Karla Pender (t), Susan Jensen (b) and Karen Berg (t).
North Kildonan MB Church in Winnipeg welcomed 9 new members Dec. 16, 2 by baptism and 7 by transfer. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor Bob Marsch, Carol Neufeld (t), Lois Wiebe (t), Philip Wiebe (t), Linette Flaming (t), H. Wesley Flaming (t), Sara Willms (t), Eduard Willms (t); (front) Tyler Rahn (b) and Angelika Willms (b).
Slavic Evangelical Church in Winnipeg welcomed 4 new members by baptism Feb. 10. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor Miroslav Peyter, Eugene Nezuesciuc, Manitoba MB Conference Church Extension director Ray Klassen; (front) Anastasia Enns, Vera Evdokimova and Lioutsia Iakovleva.
Slavic Evangelical Church in Winnipeg welcomed 2 new members by baptism July 8. Pictured are (l-r) pastor Miroslav Peyter, Anna Nezvesciuc, Ira Roout and Manitoba MB Conference Church Extension director Ray Klassen.
Grace MB Church in Penticton, B.C. welcomed 7 new members by baptism in 2001. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor Jeremy Konrad, Lauren Jarman, Jennifer Jarman, youth sponsor Scott Young; (front) Kate Wild, Sandra Gair, Nicole Spenst, Jessica Spenst and Karen Dorey.
Culloden MB Church in Vancouver welcomed 6 new members by baptism Dec. 2. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor Ted Klassen, Philip Seel, Greg Kliewer, Jeff Bercic; (front) Deborah Wiens, Veronika Wiens and Heather Wiens.
Steinbach (Man.) MB Church welcomed 17 new members Jan. 27, 7 by baptism, 2 by transfer and 8 by confession of faith. Pictured are (back, l-r) Scott Broesky (b), Charles Toews (b), Toban Janzen (b), Cohle Bergen (b), Frayne Petkau (b); (middle) pastor Abe Klassen, Gerhard Enns (cf), Edwin Ninaber (cf); (front) Anna Enns (cf), Delma Ninaber (cf), Krystel Ninaber (cf), Christine Giesbrecht (b), Roseann Kornelson (cf), Rick Kornelson (cf), Juanita Kornelson (cf) and Rachel Hamm (b). Not pictured are Irvin Penner (t) and Mary Penner (t).
Arnold Community Church in Abbotsford, B.C. welcomed 6 new members in 2001, 4 by baptism and 2 by transfer. Pictured are (back, l-r) pastor James Woyke, Harv Bergen (t), Phil Jongerden (b); (front) pastor Bob Friesen, Doug Wilding (b), Martha Wilding (b), Jean Bergen (t) and Sandy Jongerden (b).
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