The Leadership Team meets monthly to pray, hear reports, discern policy and engage vision for the congregation. The Worship Team is responsible for our worship life. There are many ways you can be involved in worship including: Music, decorating, welcoming/ushering, greeting at the doors; Hospitality following worship; Worship in Song [music before worship], reading Scripture or Minute for Mission, serving communion, Sound or Projection technician. Contact the Office.
The Spiritual Growth Team serves to enrich the spiritual journey of the congregation. This team meets quarterly and has responsibilities for education and faith practice for all ages.
The Pastoral Care Team
works with the ministry staff to ensure appropriate and timely pastoral and spiritual care is provided to congregants and enquirers. This Team includes the Pastoral Care worker, the Prayer Shawl Ministry; pastoral care visitors, cards and the Newsletter. They seek to ensure people are welcomed into First United and supported in the joys and sorrows of day to day living. Regular visits to hospital, long term care and senior’s residences are also part of this ministry.
We are called to create a community of faith where all are welcome. Sadly some people’s experience of “church” has not been very helpful or welcoming.
First United is an Affirming Congregation who works to remove barriers and celebrate the diversity that we are as children of a loving God. As peoples of Treaty 6 and Metis Region 4, we are also called to reconciliation with our Indigenous neighbours and to ensure Canada’s laws are in line with the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The Stewardship Team encourages us to “Love our neighbours as ourselves”. God has entrusted us with so much, there are many ways we can make a difference!
The Ministry & Personnel Committee is responsible for the oversight of staff and serves as a liaison between staff and congregants. They make recommendations about salary, working conditions, hiring and evaluate ongoing work. This Committee meets approximately every 6 weeks.
First United Church is part of Northern Spirit Regional Council in the United Church of Canada.
