Kootenay Presbytery

The United Church of Canada, BC Conference

Who is Kootenay Presbytery?

The Presbytery is 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).  The Executive, Divisions and Committees can be found on the Our Work pages.

Arrow Lakes

  • Hilary Bitten (ministry personnel)

Boundary

  • Rev. Kim Horwood (ministry personnel)
  • Kirsten Nicolson (lay rep., St. John's United, Grand Forks )
  • Theo Huitema (lay rep., Perley Memorial , Christina Lake)
  • vacant (St. Columba United, Greenwood )

Burton

  • Gale Detta (lay rep., St. Andrews United)

Castlegar

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

Communities In Faith

  • Rev. Keith Simmonds (ministry personnel)
  • Trish Prime (lay rep., St. Paul's United, Fruitvale)
  • Doris Dimock (lay rep., Salmo Community Church)
  • Joan Hanson (lay rep., St Andrew's United, Rossland)
  • Libbie Greenwood (lay rep., Trail United Church, Trail)
  • Merle Ruckstuhl (lay rep., Trail United Church, Trail)

Cranbrook

  • Ann White (ministry personnel) interim Supply Minister
  • Pat Ridler (lay rep., Cranbrook United)
  • Carol Patton (lay rep., Cranbrook United)

Creston

  • Don Holmes (ministry personnel)
  • Lorraine Doeleman (lay rep., Trinity United, Creston)

Elk Valley

  • Jane Clarke (ministry personnel)
  • Louisa Sullivan (lay rep., Knox United, Fernie)
  • Bonnie Crosson ((lay rep., Grasmere United)

      Jaffray

  • Vacant (lay rep., Jaffray United)

      Kaslo

  • Shelley Stickel-Miles (contact only, St. Andrews Church, Kaslo)

Nelson

  • Rev. David Boyd (ministry personnel)
  • vacant(ministry personnel)
  • Peter Busby (lay rep., Nelson United)
  • Leah Gray (lay rep., Nelson United)

Kimberley

  • Rev. Christine Dudley(ministry personnel)
  • Gerda Mann (lay rep., Kimberley United)
  • Sandra Warner (lay rep., Kimberley United)

Turner Zion Pastoral Charge

  • Agnes Emary (lay rep., Zion United, Silverton, and Turner United, New Denver, worshiping together in Silverton)

Windermere Valley Shared Ministry

    Invermere – Christ Church Trinity
    Windermere – St. Peter's
    Edgewater – All Saints
  • Carolyn Rogers (ministry personnel)
  • Tess Moffatt (lay rep., Christ Church Trinity, Invermere)