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ECORC Ministry Teams 

Covenant Support Team

Definition

Chair

 

Lay Members
  • Donna Bignall, Oshawa
  • Randall Scott, 
  • Paul Kneebone, 
  • Marion Blackburn
  • Steve Coles, Bowmanville
  • Freda Burns, Tamworth
  • Lisa Monsma, Carrying Place

                   

Ministry Personnel
  • Reverend David King, Port Hope
  • Reverend Caroline Giesbrecht, Roslin (Retiree’s Rep)
  • Reverend Katy Gregory, Trenton
  • Reverend Anne Meredith, Bowmanville
  • Reverend Cheryl McMurray, Trenton
  • Reverend Lynn Watson,
  • Reverend Stephanie Richmond
  • Reverend Phil Hobbs

 

Plus two people appointed from the Pastoral Liaison Forum
Plus two people appointed from the Assembly of Elders:

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Equity Team

Our Role …

Equity Policies

Equity and Accessibility Resources and Information

Chair
Lay Members
  • Deb Fortin Brown,
Ministry Personnel
  • Reverend Paul Reed, Kirkfield
  • Reverend Nancy Clarke, Kingston
  • Reverend Nancy Wilson, Keene
  • Reverend Dr. Elizabeth Cunningham, Mount Albert
  • Reverend Kevin Fitzpatrick, Dunsford

 

Plus, peoples appointed from the Assembly of Elders:

  • Reverend Kaitlyn Ostrander
Nominations Team

Definition

Interim Chair

 

Lay Members
  • Steve Coles, Bowmanville
 
Ministry Personnel
  • The Reverend Bill Smith, Belleville
  • The Reverend Caroline Giesbrecht, Roslin
  • The Reverend Wanda Stride, Brighton
  • Reverend Dr. John Young

 

Plus one person appointed from the Assembly of Elders:

  • Margaret Curtis

 

Staff Support: Karen Wilson kwilson@united-church.ca

Formation, Nurture and Justice Team

Definition

Past Chair
  • The Reverend Wendy Bulloch, Peterborough

 

Lay Members

  • Marilyn Rodger (UCW Rep.), Kingston
  • Peggy Fillier, Peterborough
  • Adele Boy, Uxbridge
  • Joyce Payne, 
 
Ministry Personnel
  • The Reverend Dr. Aruna Alexander, Belleville
  • The Reverend Kaitlyn Ostrander 
  • The Reverend Wanda Stride

 

Plus one youth appointed by the First Third’s Ministry Forum
Plus one United Church Women (UCW) member appointed by the UCW
Plus one person appointed from the Assembly of Elders:

  • Reverend Kaitlyn Ostrander
  • Reverend Kevin Fitzpatrick (Council of Elder Rep)
  • Marilyn Rodgers
 
Staff Support
Mission through Property Team

Definition

Chair

 

Lay Members
  • Paul Binkley, 
  • Brian James, Lakefield (Treasurer)
  • Kendall Begbie, Whitney
  • Bruce Hutchison, Kingston
  • David Mantle, Carrying Place
  • Arthur Smith, Oshawa
  • Ian Deslauriers, 

 

Ministry Personnel
  • The Reverend Mary-Margaret Boone, Janetville
  • The Reverend Maryanne (Robin) Thomson, Ajax

 

Plus one person appointed from the Assembly of Elders:

  • Ted Meyers, Uxbridge
  • Brian James, Lakefield

For more information about the ECORC Nominations process or ECORC Ministry Teams, please contact the Interim Chair of the ECORC Nominations Team, The Reverend Svinda Heinrichs, Maynooth revsvinda@gmail.com