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David Leung has agreed to expand his role with Stewardship Ministries of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches to a full-time position. Leung began working as part-time stewardship representative for the B.C. region in May 2005 and has experienced a strong, positive reaction to his work from the constituency.
Justice (Man.) MB Church held a commissioning service Jan. 29 for Rebecca Harms, who is in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for a third term with Youth With a Mission.
Sally Brodland began as part-time pastor of children’s ministry at the Winkler (Man.) MB Church on Jan. 3. She and her husband Dale moved to Winkler from Winnipeg several years ago, following a job opportunity for him. She has been working as a substitute teacher and educational assistant. They have three children, Luke, 15, Heidi, 13, and Naomi, 10.
Don and Una Froese are the new pastoral couple for worship and young adults at Forest Grove Community Church, Saskatoon, effective May 1. Their ministry life began at Forest Grove in 1987, and continued in South Calgary Community Church, Lakewood Baptist Church, Saskatoon, and Fairmont Baptist Church, Saskatoon. They have four children: Maja, 15, Janna, 13, Jeremy, 12, and Tegan, 8.
Roland Balzer resigned from the position he held for almost 18 years as pastoral elder of Highland Community Church, Abbotsford, B.C., effective April 30. Roland and Maryanne are passionate about spiritual formation in their lives and in those around them, and are trusting God to open opportunities to share their gifts.
Mark Wessner recently joined the leadership team of Westwood MB Church, Prince George, B.C. as senior associate pastor. He has degrees from Canadian Bible College, Regent College, and the University of Pretoria, and has been involved in the life of the church through prison chaplaincy, academia, and as a government project manager. He and Jennifer have two daughters, Emily, 6, and Ashley, 4.
Meadows Community Church of Mississauga, Ont. held their final service in March. A significant number of people have moved from The Meadows to other cities, provinces, and countries. Ontario conference minister Mark Johnson requests prayer for those who called The Meadows home, that they will find new communities of faith.
South Vancouver Pacific Grace MB Church has a new senior pastor. Matthew Sin, a professional engineer, came to B.C. from Hong Kong in 1994 to study at Regent College. After graduation, he returned to Hong Kong, where he served in the Taipe Peace Evangel Church. His family immigrated to Canada in 2005. He is married to Sub-yee Ho; they have two children, Lok-man and Lok-yin.
Craig Reimer, who has been on the leadership team at Westwood MB Church, Prince George, for more than 10 years, has started a new position as young adult pastor, focusing on that age group as well as information technology. He is a graduate of Bethany Bible College, Hepburn, Sask., and Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, B.C. He and Lisa have three children, Sydney, 9, Quin, 7, and Connor, 6.
Baptisms and new members
Note: Baptism photos appear in the paper version of the Herald but not in the online version.
- South Abbotsford (B.C.) Church welcomed 9 new members Feb. 19, 2 by baptism and 7 by transfer. Pictured are (back, l–r) pastor Jake Dyck, pastor Anne Dyck, Rollie Enarson, Tilly Enarson, Heather Gobbett, Brian Gobbett, pastor David Manuel, pastor Bindu Sidhu; (front, l–r) Dal Jagpal (b), Cindy Milligan (b), Richard McKenzie, Catherine Byron, and Steve Byron.
- West Portal Church, Saskatoon, Sask. welcomed 21 new members in 2005, 4 by baptism, 5 by transfer, and 12 by confession of faith. Pictured are (back, l–r) Mitch Kornelson (b), Karla Lane (cf), Bryan Vellacott (b), John Rempel (t), Grant Andres (t), pastor Kelly Wiebe, Patrick Goosen (cf); (centre, l–r) Rod Nickel (cf), Carolyne Nickel (cf), Abe Neudorf (cf), Lynda Neudorf (cf), Karen Friesen (cf), Anne Rempel (t), Cheri Andres (t), Pamela Goosen (cf); (front, lr) Bruce Wiebe (t), Melanie Wiebe (cf), pastor Dwayne Barkman, Shane Peters (cf), Lynnell Peters (cf), Charlotte Janzen (cf), Tim Janzen (b), and Jerilee Wright (b).
- Arnold Community Church, Abbotsford, B.C. welcomed 8 new members Jan. 1, 3 by baptism and 5 by confession of faith. Pictured are (l–r) Perry Charest, Karin Charest, Leanne Dahl (b), Steven Dueck, Karie Dueck, Ryan Friesen (b), Sherri Kaufman, Ray Kaufman (b), and pastor Robert Dyck.
- Southridge Community Church, St. Catharines welcomed 8 new members by baptism Mar. 12: Andrew Tebbutt, Robyn Gillard, Joel Thibodeau, Vicky Meeboer, Darren DeMelo, Lisa Kerr, Adam Whyte, Heather Fry.
- Gracepoint Community Church, Surrey, B.C. welcomed Janet Loewen and Benjamin Machel into membership by baptism Feb. 26.
- Central Heights Church, Abbotsford, B.C. welcomed 11 new members by baptism Oct. 30, 2005: Angel Farquhar, Geoffrey Gasser, Ashley Gaudet, Rick Houser, Gail Houser, Blair Innes, Lolita Innes, Shawn Palmer, Jeremy Rintoul, SoEun Sung, and Phillis Wiens.
- Grantham MB Church, St. Catharines, Ont. welcomed 3 new members by baptism Feb. 19. Pictured are (l–r) pastor Bob Enns, Sean Fast, Kathryn Heidebrecht, Cameron Braun, and youth pastor Jamie Reimer.
- Dalhousie Community Church, Calgary, Alta. welcomed 3 new members by baptism Dec. 11, 2005. Pictured are (l–r) pastor Mark Jantzen, Mark Friesen, Sylvester Freeman, and Alma Freeman.
- West Portal Church, Saskatoon, Sask. welcomed 6 new members in 2005, 2 by baptism, 4 by transfer. Pictured are (back, l–r) pastor Dwayne Barkman, youth pastor Terry Friesen, pastor Kelly Wiebe; (front, l–r) Alexis Wionzek (b), Sarah Wiebe (b), Ruth Braun (t), Matt Braun (t). Not pictured are Daniel Ledwez (t) and Mary Ledwez (t).
- Elm Creek (Man.) MB Church welcomed 2 new members Nov. 20, 2005. Pictured are (l–r) pastor John Willems, Christine Neufeld, Ashley Janzen, and youth pastor Noel Hudson.
- Richmond Park MB Church, Brandon, Man. welcomed Ryan Bergen (l) into membership by baptism and Frank Neufeld (r) by transfer Nov. 20, 2005. Also pictured is pastor Dave Ens (c).
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