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Happenings Around the District Transitions
Births
Emily Cuthbert: Concluded as Administrative Assistant to Caroline Bergeron of NGM
John & Dawna Caplin are happy to announce the birth of their grand-daughter,
Children & Family Ministries. Emily will continue her role in the communication department at Christian Life Assembly, Langley.
Mark deHoog: Appointed as Associate Pastor of Mountain View Assembly, Smithers. Bruce Greenwood: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Cache Creek Pentecostal Church and was called as Lead Pastor of Elim Tabernacle, Port Alberni.
Naomi Lily born on February 6, 2012.
Jeff & Nancy Cox are happy to announce the birth of their son, Alexander Jonathan born on January 25, 2012.
Brett & Natalie Donald are happy to announce the birth of their son Mattias Brett born on February 12, 2012.
Carol Griffiths: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Aldergrove Christian Assembly. Calvin Krahn: Concluded ministry at RAN Network / Asia Span International. Greg Laing: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Point Grey Community Church, Vancouver. Stephen Liu: Appointed as Pastor of Cultural Ministries of Richmond Pentecostal Church.
James Mason: Appointed as Youth Pastor of Christian Life Assembly, Barriere. Cam Milliken: Transitioned from Youth/Young Adults Pastor to Urban Missionary (Now Generation Ministries) of Broadway Pentecostal Church, Vancouver.
Jack Minor: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Bella Coola Pentecostal Assembly. Steve Moore: Appointed as Church Re-Planter of Canyon Heights Christian Assembly,
North Vancouver. Pastor Steve will continue as the associate pastor of Richmond Pentecostal Church.
Dennis Smith: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Bethel Chapel, 100 Mile House.
Churches in Pastoral Transition Alert Bay-Glad Tidings Church (Aboriginal) Anahim Lake Chapel Bella Coola Pentecostal Assembly Cache Breek Pentecostal Church Coquitlam Christian Centre Dawson City Christian Fellowship Gibsons, Christian Life Assembly New Denver-Gospel Light Chapel 100 Mile House, Bethel Chapel Port Alice, Ocean View Christian Assembly Port Clements, Cedarview Community Church Surrey, Revival Church (Korean) Vancouver Chinese Pentecostal Church Vancouver, Point Grey Community Church White Rock, Seaview Pentecostal Assembly
Matthew & Amber Price are happy to announce the arrival of their son, Daxon Reid born on December 20, 2011.
Memorials Shirley Engels (John Engels’ mother) went home into the presence of her Lord on
January 23, 2012. A memorial service was held at Hillcrest Chapel, Bellingham, WA on February 4, 2012. Please pray for John and Nancy Engels and their family as they grieve the loss of John’s mother. John is the Director for the BC Campus Ministries, BC/Yukon District.
Edna Grace Lynn passed into the presence of her Lord on December 14, 2011 at the
age of 98. She met her husband John in 1940 and together they took up the pastorate in Wiarton, Ontario. They went overseas to Africa in 1946. Edna and John served in various capacities overseas, and particularly in Kenya, Zambia and Mozambique for 43 years until their retirement in Kelowna, BC where they continued to inspire and encourage others in the Missions calling. Edna is survived by her children Janice Scheske (Don) and Jillian Lynn-Lawson (John), grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and predeceased by her husband John and their son Jesse. A Memorial Service was held on Friday, January 6, 2012 at Evangel Church, Kelowna.
Harold Rowledge passed into the presence of his Lord on February 24, 2012. Harold is
the beloved husband of Tina; father to his daughters: Cyndee Fair (husband, Rod), Marg Street (husband, Don), and Connie Dunton (husband, Steve); grandfather to their children; and dear brother of Elaine Gibson (husband: Bill). Harold held his credentials with the PAOC since 1960, pastoring at Assembly of God in Fernie (1960-1962); Port Hardy Pentecostal and Fort Rupert Native Church in Port Hardy (1962-1968); Kitwancool Pentecostal (1968-1970); Evangel Chapel in Fort St. John (19701980); Parksville Pentecostal (1980-1990); Chetwynd Gospel Tabernacle (1991-2001); and Pastor to Senior’s at Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship (2001-2011). Harold was also the Children’s camp Director at Nanoose Bay Camp in the 1980’s. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 3rd at 1:30pm at Evangelistic Tabernacle, Nanaimo.
Audrey Varcoe, wife of Donald Varcoe, passed into the presence of her Lord on
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the age of 77. In 1993, Donald and Audrey transferred from the Saskatchewan District into the BC/Yukon District where they were called as Lead Pastor of Princeton Pentecostal Tabernacle, before retiring in Port Moody. A memorial service was held on December 5, 2011 in Port Moody.
District Calendar MARCH 2012 9-11 Summit Pacific College: Discovery Days, Abbotsford 10-12 NGM: Timeout, Whistler 12-14 BC/Yukon District Conference on the Ministry, Abbotsford 18 Kootenay Regional Marriage Retreat, Fairmont Hot Springs 23 Passion Vancouver 24 NGM: Youth Leadership Clinic, Castlegar 26-28 Kootenay Regional Pastoral Development Retreat, Fairmont Hot Springs APRIL 2012 14 bcyd: Church Mission’s Committee Workshop, Prince George 14 NGM: Youth Leadership Clinic, Richmond 16-18 UCM Staff Retreat, Kelowna 27 Summit Pacific College Graduation Ceremony, Abbotsford 28 NGM: Youth Leadership Clinic, Kelowna MAY 2012 7-10 18-20 23-24 25 25-26
PAOC: General Conference, Ottawa NGM: HistoryMaker, Abbotsford bcyd: Introductory Coach Training Session, Langley bcyd: Webinar - Pastor/Staff Relationship Women 2 Women Conference, Victoria
JUNE 2012 1-2 bcyd: Church Planters Retreat, Abbotsford 1-2 Women 2 Women Conference, Kootenays 13-17 CPS: Seminary Course, Langley 18-19 Vision Retreat for District Leadership Team, Section Pastors, and Ministry Department Heads, Abbotsford SEPTEMBER 2012 14 bcyd: Webinar - Unreached People Groups in the BC/Yukon 21-22 Women 2 Women Conference, Fort St. John 21-22 All National Pentecostal Church of Prince George: Women’s Conference 27-29 Native Pastors/Leaders Summit, Location TBD 28-29 Women 2 Women Conference, Whitehorse, Yukon OCTOBER 2012 1-3 Cluster Leadership Training, Stillwood Retreat Centre 20 NGM: Youth Leadership Clinic, Prince George 21 University Ministry Sunday, District-Wide 22-24 Licensed Ministers Network #1, Stillwood Retreat Centre 26-27 Women 2 Women Conference, Lower Mainland NOVEMBER 2012 2-3 Women 2 Women Conference, Kelowna 26-28 District Leadership Team meeting, Langley