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Gerry and Nora Harms were honoured at a luncheon Nov. 2, celebrating 14 years as pastor couple at Justice (Man.) MB Church. They have two grown children, Anthony and Rebecca.
Chad and Sandy Neustaeter have resigned from the ministry of associate pastor at Bridgeway Community Church, Swift Current, Sask., after 4 1/2 years. They have moved to Mission, B.C., where he is enrolled in the ACTS Seminary at Trinity Western University, Langley, in the Master of Divinity course.
Mike Kehler is the new pastor of youth and family life at Steinbach (Man.) MB Church. He served at Christian Fellowship Church in Steinbach for 7 1/2 years and at Westside Community Church in Morden, Man. for 5 years before that. He has a Masters degree in adolescent ministry from Briercrest Biblical Seminary, Caronport, Sask. He is married to Cheryl, a nurse. They have 4 children: Amanda, 14, Ryan, 11, Kaycie, 10, Tyson, 7.
Tom Warner, pastor of Boissevain (Man.) MB Church, has resigned effective June 30, after 7 years. He served previously at Brussels, Ont. for 4 years, and at Port Rowan, Ont. for 9 years. He is married to Andrea and they have 5 grown children and 3 grandchildren. They are seeking the Lord’s leading into further ministry.
Robert Marsch, associate pastor of Christian education and youth at North Kildonan MB Church, Winnipeg, for 8 1/2 years, has resigned, to join the pastoral staff of The Meetingplace, Winnipeg, as director of youth and young adult ministries. Earlier, he worked as an architectural designer. He is married to Hilde, who is on the administrative staff of Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute. They have 2 daughters, Amanda, 18, and Tiffany, 16.
Dave and Patti King are the planting pastor couple at the new Silver Valley Community Church, a satellite congregation of Maple Ridge (B.C.) Community Church, which launched publicly on Feb. 1. He has an M.Div degree from Regent College and was associate pastor at New Life Community Church in Burnaby, B.C. 10 years. He also led a house church plant in Maple Ridge. He is married to Patti, who is a teacher and has been a home-schooling mum for the past 10 years. They have three children, Jeremy, 15, Ben, 13, and Sarah, 10.
Jake Enns has resigned as pastor of Christian Centre Fellowship in Thompson, Man after 5 years of ministry. Prior to that he was at the Lynn Lake Gospel Chapel. He and Katharina have 4 children, Kyro, Kacylia, Natalia, and Jaris. They are open to new ministry opportunities.
Director returns to Europe
Winnipeg, Man.
The Canadian MB Conference Board of Discipleship Ministries and the Centre for MB Studies regrets to announce the resignation of Heinrich Loewen from the position of director of the Centre effective June 30. Heinrich began his work with the Centre in July 2003. He has served the Centre well during this year. Loewen is returning to Europe to assume the presidency of the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (EFT) in Louvain, Belgium, near Brussels. The school was founded about 80 years ago and trains evangelical leaders for West and East Europe. Loewen’s cross-cultural background, as well as his experience as founder and president of the Bibelseminar Bonn, ably equip him for this ministry. Heinrich holds an M.Div from the German Theological Seminary, Giessen, an M.Div from MB Biblical Seminary, Fresno, and a Ph.D. in theology from EFT.
—Cam Rowland, Executive Director, Discipleship Ministries
Baptisms and new members
Note: Baptism photos appear in the paper version of the Herald but not in the online version.
- Summerside Community Church, Edmonton, recently added 4 members: Michael McCarthy, Barbara McCarthy, Michelle Maidment, and Stephen Dueck, who was also baptized.
- On Nov. 23, 2003, Shirley Eade was baptized in Bakerview MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C.
- Winkler (Man.) MB Church welcomed 23 new members Nov. 30, 7 by baptism, 4 by transfer and 12 by confession of faith. Pictured are (back, l–r) Dale Brodland (t), Sally Brodland (t), Steve Wiebe (cf), Donalee Wiebe (cf), Jakob Peters (cf), Elsa Peters (cf), Elsie Klassen (t), Lena Suderman (cf), George Klassen (t), Jim Suderman (cf); (middle) Don Hiebert (cf), Carole Hiebert (cf), Dan Siemens (cf), Joyce Siemens, (cf), pastor Brad Huebert, Norman Blatz (cf), pastor Gary Loewen; (front) Eva Giesbrecht (b), Helen Friesen (b), Stacey Banman, (b), Devon James (b), Daniel Peters (b), Phil Baerg (b), Elva Blatz (cf) and Scott Robertson (b).
- Willow Park Church, Kelowna, B.C., has welcomed 39 new members, 10 by baptism and 29 by confession of faith. Pictured are (back, l–r) Dorothy Close (cf), Coleen Witteck (cf), Theresa Loewen (b), Brenda Hofsink (b), Ray Mabbett (cf), Benjamin Klassen (b), Hermann Matis (cf), Caroline Matis (cf), Rita Jorgensen (cf), Rudy Hamm (cf), Ron Cotey (cf), Ralph Hass (cf), Ernie Fehr (cf), Bobby Mamalick (cf), Bob Gibson (cf), Juanita Goshulak (cf) Dan Goshulak (cf); (middle) Tara Day (b), Wendy Mabbet (cf), Kennedy Weiler (cf), Carla Weiler (cf), Ellen Heinzman (cf), Marlene Saukarookoff (cf), Ruby Hamm (cf) Darlene Hass (cf), Pearl Fehr (cf), Susan DeMerchant (cf), Eileen Gibson (cf), pastor Mark Burch, pastor Joel Feddersen; (front) Susan Scholtens (b), Jessica Hunter (b), Cherise Nielsen (cf), Ryan Martens (cf), Cory Kostiuk (cf), Eric Schellenberg (cf), Amber Solski (b), Sarah Gardhouse (b), Sarah DeMerchant (cf), John Jesske (b) and Natalie Gerk (b).
- Glencairn MB Church, Kitchener, Ont., welcomed 5 new members Nov. 16, 3 by baptism and 2 by confession of faith. Pictured are (l–r) pastor Ross Penner, Tiffany Sieunarine (b), Michelle Hallman (b), Margaret Dyck (cf), Ben Dyck (cf), Kevin McComb (b), and pastor Bill Stubbs.
- Vancouver MB Church welcomed 3 new members by baptism Aug. 24. Pictured are (l–r) elder Joel Palit-Ang, Jeremy Neufeld, Wendy Huang, Way Zhang, pastor Johannes Stolz.
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