MENNONITE CHURCH CANADA Karen Martens Zimmerly, Executive Minister, Formation & Pastoral Leadership ,

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1 September 1, 2016 MENNONITE CHURCH CANADA Karen Martens Zimmerly, Executive Minister, Formation & Pastoral Leadership , PASTORAL OPENINGS (Contact Garry Janzen, executive minister; (604) , First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver, Associate Pastor, half-time, late summer Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, Associate Pastor of Youth/Youth Adults, half-time, immediately Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, Associate Pastor of Family Ministries, half-time, immediately Richmond Peace Chinese Mennonite Church, Richmond, Lead Pastor, full-time, immediately Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church, Vancouver, English Pastor, full-time, immediately (Contact Dan Graber, area church minister; (403) , Calgary Chinese Mennonite Church, Calgary, English Pastor for Youth and Young Adults (some adults attend), part-time, immediately Edmonton Christian Life Community Church (ECLCC), Pastor for Outreach/Urban Ministry, Cantonese/Mandarin second language preferred, half-time (Contact Ryan Siemens, area church minister; (306) ; Aberdeen Mennonite Church, Aberdeen, Pastor, 0.5 FTE, January 2017 Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church, Glenbush, Pastor, 0.75 FTE, immediately Mount Royal Mennonite Church, Saskatoon, SK, Associate Pastor for Youth Ministry,.5 FTE, immediately North Star Mennonite Church, Drake, Lead Minister, full-time, immediately Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham, Lead Pastor, full-time, fall 2016 (Contact Rick Neufeld, Director of Leadership Ministries; (204) ; Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Children s Minister, 0.5 FTE, fall 2016 (Contact Henry Paetkau, area church minister; (226) x 704; hpaetkau@mcec.ca) St Catharines United Mennonite Church, St Catharines, Lead Minister, full-time, summer 2017 Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church, Toronto, Cantonese Minister, 2017 NOTE: Contact the appropriate area church minister for details of opening dates, congregational profiles, and assistance in testing suitability. Page 1 of 5

2 PASTORAL PLACEMENTS (Since the Last Update) Living Water Community Christian Fellowship, New Hamburg, ON, Jim Whitehead, Intentional Interim, Sept Milverton Mennonite Fellowship, Milverton, ON, Minister, fall 2016 (in process) Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the Lake, ON David Lewis, Intentional Interim Minister, Sept St Agatha Mennonite Church, Baden, Minister, part-time, September 2016 (in process) Springstein Mennonite Church, Springstein, MB, Lead Pastor, full-time, fall 2016 (in process) Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, ON, Jim Brown, Intentional Interim Minister, August Vineland United Mennonite Church, Vineland ON, Associate Pastor of Family Ministries, part-time, 2016 (in process) Wideman Mennonite Church, Markham, ON, Ken and Dawne Driedger, Transformational Interims, Fall 2016 Wilmot Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, ON, Susan Allison-Jones, Minister, September 2016 PASTORAL PLACEMENTS (Summary for 2016) Living Hope Christian Fellowship, Surrey, Derek Dovale, Part-time Youth ministries Worker, January First Mennonite Church, Kelowna, Jerry Buhler, Transitional Minister, January Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, Winston Pratt, Lead Pastor, August Grace Mennonite Church, Prince Albert, Claire Ewert Fisher, Transitional Pastor, April 1-December Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Ryan Siemens, Area Church Minister, congregational and pastoral relations, full time, May Nutana Park Mennonite Church, Saskatoon, Susanne Guenther Loewen, Co-Pastor, August Osler Mennonite Church, Osler, Terry Lynn Paulson, Minister of Faith and Community, May Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current, Lois Bukar, Lead Pastor, April Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham, Ric Driediger, Interim Pastor, January 1 April Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Gretna, Terrell and Janna Wiebe, Co-Pastors, August Jubilee Mennonite Fellowship, Winnipeg, Bryce Miller, Lead Pastor, May Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Andrea DeAvila, Associate pastor, January Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Erwin Kroeker, Interim Pastor, January 2016 Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Jack Dyck, Associate Pastor, January Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Rafael Derksen, Lead Pastor, July Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Rachel Derksen, Interim Youth Pastor, Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Youth pastor, full-time, (in process) Springstein Mennonite Church, Springstein, Lead Pastor, full-time, fall 2016 (in process) Bethany Mennonite Church, Virgil, Jessica Falk, Co-Youth Worker, September 1, 2015 Bethany Mennonite Church, Virgil, Jordan Moffatt, Co-Youth Worker, September Community Mennonite Church, Drayton, Craig Frere, Lead Minister, August Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Doug Johnson Hatlem and Jodie Boyer Hatlem, Co-pastors Aug 15, 2016 Floradale Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Gary Knarr, Interim Minister, September Page 2 of 5

3 Grace Mennonite Church, St Catharines, Doug Schulz, Outreach Worker, September Kingsfied-Zurich Mennonite Church, Zurich, Ryan Jantzi, Minister, January Living Water Community Christian Fellowship, New Hamburg, Jim Whitehead, Intentional Interim, Sept Milverton Mennonite Fellowship, Milverton, Minister, fall 2016 (in process) Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the Lake, David Lewis, Intentional Interim Minister, Sept St Catharines United Mennonite Church, St Catharines, Nick Schuurman, Youth Pastor, March Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, Jim Brown, Intentional Interim Minister, August The Gathering Church, Kitchener, Clare Lebold, Interim Minister, January Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ben Cassels, Lead Minister, September Wideman Mennonite Church, Markham, Ken and Dawne Driedger, Transformational Interims, Fall 2016 Wilmot Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, Susan Allison-Jones, Minister, September 2016 CREDENTIALING CHANGES Summary for 2016 (unless otherwise indicated) Cruttwell, Lydia, First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver, Ordination, May Bukar, Lois, Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current, Licensing toward Ordination, May Janzen, Daniel, Carrot River Mennonite Church, Carrot River, Licensing toward Ordination, January Friesen, Reynold, Bethel Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Ordination, January Gerbrandt Richert, Virginia, Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona, Ordination, January Tiessen-Dyck, Mark, Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Ordination, March 2016 Buhler, Alicia, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Licensing toward Ordination, October Driedger, Ken, Wideman Mennonite Church, Markham, Ordination, June Erb, Sara, Breslau Mennonite Church, Breslau, Licensing toward Ordination, March Marchand, Mario, Église mennonite Ichtus, Quebec City, QC, Licensing Toward Ordination, October Martens, Carrie, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ordination, October Marr, Lucille, The Presbyterian College Montreal and Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal, Ordination, May Reesor Rempel, Jessical, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Licensing toward Ordination, October Rizoli, Michele Rae, Toronto United Mennonite Church, Toronto, Ordination, October CONCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS (Since the Last Update) Hildebrand, Randy, Steinbach Mennonite Church, Steinbach MB, August Ratzlaff, Vern, Aberdeen Mennonite Church, Aberdeen SK, December Page 3 of 5

4 CONCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS (Summary for 2016) Gifford, Brittani, Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, June Gifford, Jon, Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, June Huen, Joseph, Richmond Peace Chinese Mennonite Church, Richmond, (at the time when a new pastor is found) Kwok, Matthew, Chinese Grace Mennonite Church, Vancouver, February Thiessen, Greg, First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver, August Liou, Joseph, Calgary Chinese Mennonite Church, Calgary AB, this position will not be replaced in the future Jantzen, Walter, Horse Lake Mennonite Church, Duck Lake, Retirement, June Ratzlaff, Vern, Aberdeen Mennonite Church, Aberdeen SK, December Retzlaff, Anita, Pastor, Nutana Park Mennonite Church, Saskatoon, Retirement July Siemens, Ryan, Pastor, Grace Mennonite Church, Prince Albert, March Toews, Emily, Pastor, North Star Mennonite Church, Drake, Jan Wiebe, Herman, Pastor, Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current, retiring April 2016 Hildebrand, Randy, Steinbach Mennonite Church, Steinbach MB, August Kang, Paul, Pastor, Associate Pastor, Charleswood Mennonite, Winnipeg, August 2016 Miller, Melissa, Lead Pastor, Springstein Mennonite Church, Springstein, June 2016 Rempel, Cathy, Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, May Schlegel, Harold, Intentional Interim Pastor, Gretna Bergthaler, Gretna, July 2016 Wiebe, Terrell and Jenna, Youth Pastors, Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Springfield, December 2015 Adams, Paul, Lead Minister, Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, July Brasier, Liz, Associate Minister, Rouge Valley Mennonite Church, Markham, March Cassels, Ben, Associate Minister, Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, August Cherry, Stefan, Church Planter, The Village International Mennonite Church, Vanier, March Dick, Greg, Youth Pastor, Vineland United Mennonite Church, Vineland, January Dirks, Rudy, Lead Minister, Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, August Dirks, Sharon, Minister of Pastoral Care, Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, August Enns, Julie, Youth Worker, St Catharines United Mennonite Church, St Catharines, January Frere, Craig, Lead Minister, Living Water Community Christian Fellowship, New Hamburg, July Jantzi, Ryan, Minister, Kingsfield-Clinton, Clinton, December Johnson, Polly, Minister, Hunta Mennonite Church, Hunta, October Kaufman-Frey, Cameron, Minister, Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville, Stouffville, July Knarr, Gary, Intentional Interim Minister, Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo ON, August Redekop, Fred, Lead Minister, Floradale Mennonite Church, Floradale, August Rogalsky, Dave, Minister, Wilmot Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, August Sero, Sean, Youth Pastor, Poole Mennonite Church, Milverton, June Snyder, Doug, Minister, St Agatha Mennonite Church, Baden, August Vang, Isaiah, Minister, First Hmong Mennonite Church, Kitchener, February Wagler, Patricia, Associate Minister, Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, July Whitehead, Jim, Interim Supply Minister, Community Mennonite Fellowship, Drayton, July Page 4 of 5

5 Zehr, Amanda, Associate Pastor, Listowel Mennonite Church, Listowel, June STATISTICS for September 2016 Currently and upcoming in 2016 there are: 15 pastoral openings in Mennonite Church Canada 8 lead pastors 4 associate pastors 0 interim pastors 0 assistant pastors 1 part-time pastor (youth and young adult ministry worker) 0 Area Church Ministers 0 co-pastor 0 supply pastor 1 pastor of outreach/urban ministry 1 Children s Minister MC British Columbia: MC Alberta: MC Saskatchewan: MC Manitoba: MC Eastern Canada: 1 Lead Pastor 1 Associate Pastor 1 Associate Pastor of Youth/Young Adults 1 Associate Pastor of Family Ministries 1 English-speaking Pastor for Chinese-speaking congregation 1 English-speaking pastor for youth and young adults for a Chinese-speaking congregation 1 Pastor for Outreach/Urban Ministry, Cantonese/Mandarin speaking 4 Lead Pastors 1 Associate Pastor for Youth Ministry 1 Children s Minister 1 Lead pastor 1 Cantonese-speaking Minister Page 5 of 5