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Pastoral Staff |
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Victor Winter |
Coordinating Pastor |
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Victor joined the Pastoral
Ministry Team in May/09. He comes to this
currently-voluntary position from the world of
education. Vic is currently also working as
Principal of UMEI Christian High School. One of
his primary tasks is to harness and engage the
many gifted parts of this congregation. Building
up the body of Christ (the Church) by Spirit-led
growth, through the welcoming of new members and
the strengthening of faith in our current
members, is Vic’s goal in working at LUMC. |
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David Dyck |
Associate Pastor |
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David Dyck joined our LUMC pastoral team in
September 2007. Prior to this he was the pastor
of the Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church in
Edmonton, Alberta for 15 years. His other
vocational work has included high school
teaching, youth work in India and truck
driving. He is married to Nancy and is father
to 3 energetic boys, Andrew, Samuel and Joel.
David has a passion for the church as welcoming
and out-reaching community that embodies the
love of Christ for the world. |
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Kim Driedger |
Youth Pastor |
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Kim began her work with the
Youth and Jr. Youth in November of 2008. She
seeks to create a youth program that focuses on
service and teaching the youth what it means to
be a follower of Christ. She also enjoys the
many travels that being a Youth Pastor
involves. From Silver Lake for winter retreat
to Winnipeg for Peace-it-Together, there is no
better way to bond a group then to take them on
a long bus ride. |
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Edgar Brown |
Transitional Administrator |
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On
October 1, 2006, Ed joined the staff on an
interim and part time basis. His flexibility
allows him to work as needed and he is presently
filling a 2/3 time commitment. His work is
primarily administrative and includes work with
the Pastoral Team, the Worship Team, Spiritual
Council and Church Council. He attends the Essex
Cluster and Leamington Ministerial groups when
they meet. He makes sure that services at the
Leamington Mennonite Home, Sun Parlour Home and
Erie Glen Manor are taken care of throughout the
year. His goal is to make sure that all the
“behind the scenes” work involved in a large
church like LUMC is looked after as new and
exciting opportunities continue to appear.
During this time of transition, as LUMC
continues to search for additional members to
the pastoral team, he works closely with our
secretary and our custodian in attempting to
make sure that the many details involving church
life are addressed. |
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Paul Dueck
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Minister of Music
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Paul Dueck is our bi-vocational Minister of
Music. Currently, he is also employed as a Music
Instructor at the United Mennonite Educational
Institute. Paul joined the pastoral staff in
August of 2000 and gives energetic leadership to
the worship music of the church. A significant
portion of his time is spent conducting the LUMC
Worship Choir, and guiding the congregation
through a wide variety of musical styles.
Members of the Soli Deo Gloria Singers have also
benefited from Paul's conducting skills. As a
gifted musician and vocalist, Paul finds ample
opportunity to share his love of music in the
broader community. He is especially recognized
for his skill at playing the Paraguayan and
Celtic Harp. He has compiled a number of hymns,
folksongs, lullabies, and Christmas Carols and
recorded these selections on three CDs. |
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Darrell Fast
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Pastor |
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Darrell Fast has come out of retirement at LUMC
in the past year, to give pastoral care to the
many elderly members and friends in our
congregation. He is on call for crisis
visitation, funeral planning, and leading in
funeral services. He gives leadership to the
volunteer Visitation Team and meets with staff
and Spiritual Council. On occasion he will be
leading in worship, preaching and interacting
with our children. |
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Support Staff |
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Jacquie Turnbull |
Office Secretary |
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Jacquie was welcomed as part of LUMC's Support
Staff in September 2001. Past employment in both
the business and finance sectors have equipped
her with considerable administrative experience,
particularly, those related to accounting,
bookkeeping, and human resources. Her
organizational skills serve her well as she
juggles a variety of office related duties, as
well as, the agendas of four pastors. |
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Ernie Brown |
Custodian |
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In his service to the church, Ernie often goes
far beyond the call of duty. Ernie joined our
staff in 2005 and since then he has dedicated
many hours to his custodial tasks. Ernie ensures
the building is in top condition for all church
related activities.
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