September 1, 2016 MENNONITE CHURCH CANADA Karen Martens Zimmerly, Executive Minister, Formation & Pastoral Leadership 1-866-888-6785, kmzimmerly@mennonitechurch.ca PASTORAL OPENINGS (Contact Garry Janzen, executive minister; (604) 850-6658, garryjanzen@mcbc.ca) 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) 909-5105, dan@mennonitechurch.ab.ca) 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)249-4844; minister@mcsask.ca) 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) 896-1616; rneufeld@mennochurch.mb.ca) Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Children s Minister, 0.5 FTE, fall 2016 (Contact Henry Paetkau, area church minister; (226)476-2500 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
PASTORAL PLACEMENTS (Since the Last Update) Living Water Community Christian Fellowship, New Hamburg, ON, Jim Whitehead, Intentional Interim, Sept 6 2016 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 4 2016 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 22 2016 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 1 2016 First Mennonite Church, Kelowna, Jerry Buhler, Transitional Minister, January 1 2016 Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, Winston Pratt, Lead Pastor, August 22 2016 Grace Mennonite Church, Prince Albert, Claire Ewert Fisher, Transitional Pastor, April 1-December 31 2016 Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Ryan Siemens, Area Church Minister, congregational and pastoral relations, full time, May 1 2016 Nutana Park Mennonite Church, Saskatoon, Susanne Guenther Loewen, Co-Pastor, August 1 2016 Osler Mennonite Church, Osler, Terry Lynn Paulson, Minister of Faith and Community, May 1 2016 Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current, Lois Bukar, Lead Pastor, April 1 2016 Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham, Ric Driediger, Interim Pastor, January 1 April 30 2016 Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Gretna, Terrell and Janna Wiebe, Co-Pastors, August 1 2016 Jubilee Mennonite Fellowship, Winnipeg, Bryce Miller, Lead Pastor, May 31 2016 Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Andrea DeAvila, Associate pastor, January 1 2016 Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Erwin Kroeker, Interim Pastor, January 2016 Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Jack Dyck, Associate Pastor, January 1 2016 Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Rafael Derksen, Lead Pastor, July 15 2016 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 1 2015 Community Mennonite Church, Drayton, Craig Frere, Lead Minister, August 1 2016 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 1 2016 Page 2 of 5
Grace Mennonite Church, St Catharines, Doug Schulz, Outreach Worker, September 1 2015 Kingsfied-Zurich Mennonite Church, Zurich, Ryan Jantzi, Minister, January 1 2016 Living Water Community Christian Fellowship, New Hamburg, Jim Whitehead, Intentional Interim, Sept 6 2016 Milverton Mennonite Fellowship, Milverton, Minister, fall 2016 (in process) Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the Lake, David Lewis, Intentional Interim Minister, Sept 4 2016 St Catharines United Mennonite Church, St Catharines, Nick Schuurman, Youth Pastor, March 15 2016 Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, Jim Brown, Intentional Interim Minister, August 22 2016 The Gathering Church, Kitchener, Clare Lebold, Interim Minister, January 4 2016 Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ben Cassels, Lead Minister, September 15 2016 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 15 2016 Bukar, Lois, Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current, Licensing toward Ordination, May 29 2016 Janzen, Daniel, Carrot River Mennonite Church, Carrot River, Licensing toward Ordination, January 10 2016 Friesen, Reynold, Bethel Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Ordination, January 17 2016 Gerbrandt Richert, Virginia, Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona, Ordination, January 31 2016 Tiessen-Dyck, Mark, Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Ordination, March 2016 Buhler, Alicia, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Licensing toward Ordination, October 23 2016 Driedger, Ken, Wideman Mennonite Church, Markham, Ordination, June 12 2016 Erb, Sara, Breslau Mennonite Church, Breslau, Licensing toward Ordination, March 6 2016 Marchand, Mario, Église mennonite Ichtus, Quebec City, QC, Licensing Toward Ordination, October 16 2016 Martens, Carrie, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ordination, October 23 2016 Marr, Lucille, The Presbyterian College Montreal and Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal, Ordination, May 29 2016 Reesor Rempel, Jessical, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Licensing toward Ordination, October 23 2016 Rizoli, Michele Rae, Toronto United Mennonite Church, Toronto, Ordination, October 30 2016 CONCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS (Since the Last Update) Hildebrand, Randy, Steinbach Mennonite Church, Steinbach MB, August 31 2016 Ratzlaff, Vern, Aberdeen Mennonite Church, Aberdeen SK, December 31 2016 Page 3 of 5
CONCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS (Summary for 2016) Gifford, Brittani, Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, June 30 2016 Gifford, Jon, Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, June 30 2016 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 29 2016 Thiessen, Greg, First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver, August 31 2016 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 26 2016 Ratzlaff, Vern, Aberdeen Mennonite Church, Aberdeen SK, December 31 2016 Retzlaff, Anita, Pastor, Nutana Park Mennonite Church, Saskatoon, Retirement July 31 2016 Siemens, Ryan, Pastor, Grace Mennonite Church, Prince Albert, March 31 2016 Toews, Emily, Pastor, North Star Mennonite Church, Drake, Jan 1 2016 Wiebe, Herman, Pastor, Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current, retiring April 2016 Hildebrand, Randy, Steinbach Mennonite Church, Steinbach MB, August 31 2016 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 1 2016 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 31 2016 Brasier, Liz, Associate Minister, Rouge Valley Mennonite Church, Markham, March 27 2016 Cassels, Ben, Associate Minister, Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, August 15 2016 Cherry, Stefan, Church Planter, The Village International Mennonite Church, Vanier, March 31 2016 Dick, Greg, Youth Pastor, Vineland United Mennonite Church, Vineland, January 31 2016 Dirks, Rudy, Lead Minister, Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, August 31 2016 Dirks, Sharon, Minister of Pastoral Care, Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, August 31 2016 Enns, Julie, Youth Worker, St Catharines United Mennonite Church, St Catharines, January 31 2016 Frere, Craig, Lead Minister, Living Water Community Christian Fellowship, New Hamburg, July 31 2016 Jantzi, Ryan, Minister, Kingsfield-Clinton, Clinton, December 31 2015 Johnson, Polly, Minister, Hunta Mennonite Church, Hunta, October 23 2016 Kaufman-Frey, Cameron, Minister, Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville, Stouffville, July 31 2016 Knarr, Gary, Intentional Interim Minister, Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo ON, August 14 2016 Redekop, Fred, Lead Minister, Floradale Mennonite Church, Floradale, August 31 2016 Rogalsky, Dave, Minister, Wilmot Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, August 31 2016 Sero, Sean, Youth Pastor, Poole Mennonite Church, Milverton, June 30 2016 Snyder, Doug, Minister, St Agatha Mennonite Church, Baden, August 28 2016 Vang, Isaiah, Minister, First Hmong Mennonite Church, Kitchener, February 29 2016 Wagler, Patricia, Associate Minister, Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, July 31 2016 Whitehead, Jim, Interim Supply Minister, Community Mennonite Fellowship, Drayton, July 31 2016 Page 4 of 5
Zehr, Amanda, Associate Pastor, Listowel Mennonite Church, Listowel, June 30 2016 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