Staff changes continue at the church's head office. Keith Knight has resigned as associate secretary for Resource Production and Communication to pursue other career opportunities. Knight served in the position for more than eight years, and led the re-vamping of the church's website.
“Retirements and transitions always bring about changes in offices,” said Rev. Rick Fee, general secretary of the Life and Mission Agency. “The LMA will take this opportunity to see where we might consider new options to be responsive to the needs of congregations.”
Fee said a Congregational Resourcing Centre will be created as of Sept. 1 as a two-year pilot project. The centre will combine the office of Worship and Evangelism with Christian Education and Ministry with Children and Youth, and will provide “timely, excellent resources, links and responses to help congregations in their ministry.”
After nearly nine years of service, Rev. Dr. Jim Czegledi resigned as associate secretary for Evangelism and Worship, effective October 31. Czegledi plans to study interim ministry and pursue further training in leadership coaching.
At Presbyterian World Service and Development, Barb Summers has replaced Karen Plater as the new communications coordinator. Summers has extensive communications experience in both the non-profit and corporate sectors.
PWS&D also announced the arrival of Rev. Glynis Williams who will assume Colleen McCue's refugee program portfolio while she is on maternity leave. Williams has 19 years' experience in refugee ministry and is director of Action Réfugiés in Montreal. She recently returned from Syria, where she worked with Iraqi refugees through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Diana Kellington will assume McCue's finance and administration duties.
Also at PWS&D, Cecilia Gruber replaces program assistant Jennifer Feasby, who is continuing her studies; and John Popiel has finished his contract work as program coordinator for Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The Pension and Benefits office has Sandra Horne filling in for plan administrator Nicole Jeffrey while she takes maternity leave; and in the finance department, Barbara Nawratil moves from the mission interpretation office to the position of senior administrator and assistant to the chief financial officer. She replaces Elza Furzer, who retired this summer after 10 years at head office. –AM
