Classis Niagara of the Christian Reformed Church Classis Functionaries and Committee Members as of October 2017

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1 Classis Niagara of the Christian Reformed Church Classis Functionaries and Committee Members as of October 2017 Names in bold are the committee chair; * indicates that the person is filling the second of two terms and is not re-electable CLASSIS MINISTRY COUNCIL Rev. Sid Couperus (Chair)* 2018 Mountainview pastorsid@mountainviewcrc.org Rev. Bob Loerts 2020 Covenant pastorbob@covenant-church.ca Rev. Rich Loerop (Stated Clerk) statedclerk@classisniagara.ca Ms. Anita VanGeest (Treasurer) Treasurer.niagara@gmail.com Ms. Hilda VanderKlippe 2020 Village Church hildavk@gmail.com Rev. John Hiedinga heid@gmail.com Ms. Karin VerMeer 2020 Grace CRC mail@karinvermeer.ca Ms. Anna Bailey 2020 Jubilee youth@jubileecrc.org STATED CLERK Rev. Dr. Richard Loerop 2 Cornwell Circle, St. Catharines, L2S 3C statedclerk@classisniagara.ca Alternate Stated Clerk Pastor Frank Engelage; mc4bethel@dunnvillecrc.ca TREASURER Anita VanGeest 17 Hepworth Crescent Ancaster, ON L9K 0C Treasurer.niagara@gmail.com Alternate Treasurer TBA CLASSIS MINISTERIAL LEADERSHIP TEAM (CMLT) (Formerly Student Fund Committee) Rev. Chris dewinter* 2017 Trinity pastorchris@trinitycrcstcatharines.org Ms. Wendy DeJong 2016 Jubilee Fellowship henryj1@hjames.com Rev. Jim Dekker* 2018 Covenant jcdekker48@gmail.com Kevin Schilstra 2017 Smithville YOUTH MINISTRY TASK FORCE Youth Ministry Leader Coordinator: Anna Bailey Jubilee youth@jubileecrc.org NOMINATING COMMITTEE Alice Posthumus 2020 Mountianview ext. aposthumus@mountainviewcrc.org 228 Joyce Koornneef 2020 Smithville koornneef.joyce@gmail.com Leo Van Tuyl 2020 Riverside

2 BROCK UNIVERSITY CHAPLAINCY COMMITTEE Rev. Allen Kleine Deters 2018 The Bridge Andrea Veldhuizen* 2017 Bethany Fred Schat 2015 Mountainview Roger Regnerus 2015 Mountainview Nelly Westerhof 2015 Jubilee Fellowship Kim Hamming 2018 Smithville CRC SAFE CHURCH TEAM (Formerly Classical Abuse Response Team) Rev. Colin Vander Ploeg, Chair 2018 Bethany Wendy de Jong Heather Hilvers Kim Kooiman Christina Pleizier Scott Visser For information regarding who a local church representative is, please contact the chair. For a Safe Church Team Panel, for assistance in allegations against a church leader, contact: Rev. Colin Vander Ploeg at (off-call/text) colin@bethanycrc.ca or: Scott Visser at or ss.visser@live.ca REGIONAL PASTORS (appointment by CRC Pastor-Church Relations Services) Rev. David Tigchelaar Mountainview djtigchelaar@sympatico.ca Dr. Andre Basson Bethel ext.3134 abasson@brocku.ca Rev. Tigchelaar assumes Providence, Bethel, Mountainview, Fruitland, Riverside, Grace and the Village Church, Shalom Chaplaincy Dr. Basson assumes Bethany, Rehoboth, Covenant, Maranatha, Trinity, Jubilee Fellowship, Smithville, Brock Campus Ministry COMMISIONED PASTORS (Formerly known as Ministry Associates) Name Calling Church Phone address Pastor Michael Collins Providence michaelcollins@cogeco.ca Pastor Eleanor Boersma Covenant music@covenant-church.ca Pastor Frank Engelage Bethel mc4bethel@dunnvillecrc.ca LICENSURE TO EXHORT IN CLASSIS NIAGARA

3 Mr. Wayne Knight May Port Robinson Road, RR 2., Welland, ON L3B 5N5 Phone Mr. Peter Beimers May Rathbourne Ave. Woodstock N4S 4L8 Phone RETIRED PASTORS Functionary Home Church Phone address Rev. J. VanWeelden Mountainview Rev. David Tigchelaar Mountainview Rev. Jim Dekker Covenant Rev. H. VanderPlaat Providence Rev. George Van Arragon Covenant Rev. J. Hoytema Mountainview Rev. P. DeBruyne Mountainview Rev. J. Nutma Mountainview ORDAINED MINISTERS SERVING AS CHAPLAINS IN CLASSIS NIAGARA Credentials with Phone address Rev. Peter Janssens Chaplain, Shalom Manor Mountainview Dr. Andre Basson Faith Fellowship ext Brock University Chaplain Rev. Jack VanderVeer Jubilee Fellowship Part time at Hotel Dieu Shaver OTHER ORDAINED MINISTERS WHOSE CREDENTIALS ARE IN CLASSIS NIAGARA Minister Credentials with Phone address Rev. Kevin Stieva Mountainview (Military Chaplain; resides in Hanwell, NB) Rev. Henry VanderBeek Bethel (Retired; resides in Elliott Lake, ON) Rev. Duane VanderLaan (Pastor exchange with RCA at Reformed Church in Drayton, ON) Rev. Dr. Richard Loerop (past pastor Jubilee Fellowship Providence from Maranatha, disbanded Apr, 2014 Rev. Kevin VanderVeen Covenant

4 CHURCH VISITORS (appointed annually by Classis upon recommendation by CIC) Smithville, Bethel, Fruitland Rev. Colin VanderPloeg 2019 Bethany Elder Phil Dekker 2018 Riverside Jubilee Fellowship, Trinity, Providence Rev. Peter Tuininga 2019 Smithville Rev. Kevin VanderVeen 2019 Covenant Mountainview, Faith Fellowship, Grace Rev. Richard Loerop Elder Dick VanDyke 2019 Riverside Covenant, Riverside, Bethany Rev. Fred VanderBerg 2019 Mountainview Elder Ben Winter 2019 Fruitland SYNODICAL DEPUTY Rev. James Dekker* Rev. Bob Loerts, alternate* *subject to Synod 2017 confirmation Covenant Covenant BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CRC IN CANADA/CRCNA Chris dewinter 2018 Trinity WORLD RENEW Mr. Lawrence degraaf* *subject to Synod 2017 confirmation 2016 Mountainview HISTORICAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE Mr. Dave Abbas 2017 Smithville REGIONAL DISABILITY ADVOCATE Glenda Bouwers REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BOARD MEMBER n John Buma 2018 Mountainview

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