Kootenay Presbytery

The United Church of Canada, BC Conference

What is Kootenay Presbytery?

This Presbytery is the coming together of all the pastoral charges of The United Church of Canada located in the south-eastern part of BC wherein the administrative business of our community can be conducted according to policy and proceedures laid out by our Presbytery, BC Conference and the United Church of Canada. Within our Presbytery Gathering, the work is preformed under the leadership of various "Ministry Teams". A link to each Ministry Team is found on the Our Work web page.

Our Presbytery Charges and Congregations

These are the Pastoral Charges and Congregations that make up Kootenay Presbytery, and the names of the Presbytery representatives (ministry personnel and lay representatives).  Descriptions of the Executive (PVT) and other Ministry Teams can be found on the Our Work page.

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Arrow Lakes Pastoral Charge

Robertson Memorial UC, Nakusp
  • Hilary Bitten, DLM (ministry personnel)
  • Guy Duchaine (lay rep.)

     

Boundary Pastoral Charge

St. John's UC, Grand Forks
Perley Memorial UC, Christina Lake
St. Andrews UC, St. Columba UC, Greenwood
  • Rev. Kim Horwood (ministry personnel)
  • Elaine Pattison (lay rep., St. John's United)
  • Theo Huitema (lay rep., Perley Memorial UC)

     

Burton Pastoral Charge

St. Andrews UC, Burton
  • vacant (ministry personnel)
  • Gale Detta (lay rep.)

     

Castlegar Pastoral Charge

Castlegar UC, Castlegar
  • Rev. Ann Pollock (ministry personnel)
  • Ray Lundquist (lay rep., Castlegar United)

     

Communities In Faith (CIF) Pastoral Charge

Trail UC, Trail
Beaver Valley UC, Fruitvale
St Andrew's UC, Rossland
Salmo Community Church, Salmo
  • Rev. Keith Simmonds (ministry personnel)
  • Merle Ruckstuhl (lay rep., Trail UC)
  • Trish Prime (lay rep., Beaver Valley UC)
  • Phyllis Miller (lay rep., Salmo Community Church)
  • Joan Hanson (lay rep., St Andrew's UC)

     

Cranbrook Pastoral Charge

Cranbrook UC, Cranbrook
  • Rev. Frank Lewis (ministry personnel)
  • Pat Ridler (lay rep., Cranbrook UC)
  • vacant (lay rep.)

     

Creston Pastoral Charge

Trinity UC, Creston
  • Rev. Shelley Stickel-Miles (ministry personnel)
  • Anjanee Gyan Dyck (lay rep., Trinity UC)

     

Elk Valley Pastoral Charge

Knox UC, Fernie
Grasmere UC, Grasmere
  • Jane Clarke, LDM (ministry personnel)
  • Sandra Barrett (lay rep., Knox UC)
  • Bonnie Crosson ((lay rep., Grasmere UC)

     

Jaffray Pastoral Charge

Jaffray UC
  • vacant (ministry personnel)
  • vacant (lay rep., Jaffray UC)

     

Kaslo Pastoral Charge

St. Andrews UC, Kaslo
  • vacant

     

Kimberley Pastoral Charge

Kimberley UC, Kimberley
  • Rev. Christine Dudley (ministry personnel)
  • Sheila McDonald (lay rep. kimberley UC)
  • vacant (lay rep., Kimberley UC)

     

Nelson Pastoral Charge

Nelson UC, Nelson
  • Rev. David Boyd (ministry personnel)
  • Nancy Jones (lay rep., Nelson UC)
  • Peter Busby (lay rep., Nelson UC)
  • Leah Gray (lay rep., Nelson UC)

     

Turner/Zion Pastoral Charge

Turner/Zion UC, Silverton
  • Agnes Emary (lay rep., Turner/Zion United, Silverton)

     

Windermere Valley Shared Ministry Pastoral Charge

Christ Church Trinity, Invermere
St. Peter's, Windermere
All Saints, Edgewater
  • Rev. Laura Hermakin (ministry personnel)
  • Donna Thompson (lay rep.)
  • Nadine Hale (lay rep.)