Jeff McCrea, approved for Provisional License, August 14, 2023
Jeff graduated from Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener, Ontario, with a Bachelor of Theology in Christian Ministries in 1987. He was employed for 32 years at Ray of Hope, a not-for-profit Christian ministry that provides a wide array of services to vulnerable men, women, families...
Justin Fox, approved for Provisional License, June 2, 2023
Justin has served as Youth and Connections Director at Bonavista EMC in Calgary since the fall of 2019. Initially, he planned a career in Business, then changed to Communications, but neither path seemed quite right. He worked with adults with disabilities and later with teenage boys...
Becky Timmons, approved for Ordained Minister, May 31, 2023
After finishing her Bachelor in Arts and Church Music at Rocky Mountain College in Calgary in 2003, Becky was offered an Internship at Centre Street Church. Her answer was no, but it was not her final answer. Becky grew up in a Christian home with a Pentecostal background. "I was...
Kevin Hegeman, approved for Recognition of Previous Ordination, March 16, 2023
People often told Kevin he should consider pastoral ministry, but he thought otherwise. He had finished his bachelor’s degree and was hard at work on the final step before medical school—a Master of Science Degree focusing on Molecular Endocrine...
Katherine Milum, approved for Licensed Minister, March 21, 2023
“In 2004, I realized I wanted more in my life with God. I wanted to love Him, but even though I’d prayed a prayer when I was about eight and was baptized at 18 in an act of obedience, I didn’t feel love for God. I was struck by Ezekiel 36:26, where God says:...
Paul Quantz, approved for Re-Instatement of EMCC OM, Feb 15, 2023
Admitted to the Alberta Bar in June 1975 and first credentialled as an EMCC Ordained Minister in 2004, Paul has served Jesus in law firms, volunteer youth ministries, on a Guest Ranch for youth and adults, in pastorates and on boards. After retiring in 2020 from Quantz Law,...
Kim Morrow, approved for Provisional License, March 1, 2023
“Why not aim higher? I want to plant that thought in people’s hearts. There’s so much more God can have for you.” Kim’s pastor suggested she pursue the Provisional License credential. “I prayed and felt the Lord saying, ‘You are already doing...
Adrianna Cote, approved for Provisional License, Feb 22, 2023
“In 2018, my husband, Yvan, and I picked five churches to try when we decided to go back to church. Lakeshore MC was first, and we never went anywhere else. With the pastor’s encouragement, I understood who Jesus is, became a follower, and was released from so much. Slowly...
James Phanuel, approved for Ordained Minister, Oct 4, 2022
“The journey that started in 2002 and continues until now has been a journey full of trials, hardship, tears, and great persecution for Christ’s sake, but through it all, God has remained faithful and has not failed his servant who has put his trust in Him. And God will...
Alisha Durksen, approved for Licensed Minister Oct 4, 2022
“When I was a teen, the Youth Pastor at our church saw potential in me and started giving me opportunities to lead. After a while, I was running youth events.”
Today, Alisha is Youth Pastor at the same church, Hillcrest EMC in Medicine Hat. When she began her role...
