These are the pastors who have served as leads, associates, and assistants since the facility opened: LEAD PASTOR ASSOCIATE & ASSISTANT PASTORS Roger Ferris William Kennedy Arthur Spenst Allan Freed Rudy James Ronald Bissell LaVerne Schlehuber John Gilbert Raul Hernandez Harry Sackett Robert Hossack Ronald Sydenham Wesley Szamko Dave LeMaire Jeff Potts Jennifer Tataryn Petar Djakov Dave Miller, Lucian Poama …
OTHER CULTURAL GROUP
Winnipeg is well known for its ethnic diversity and our church reflects that fact. The need for German and Ukrainian language churches decreased as the young people became fluent in English. However, in the 1970’s a number of Korean immigrants began coming to Canada and a vibrant Korean-speaking congregation met in Henderson Highway Church Centennial Hall for a number of …
THE CHARLESWOOD/WEST PARK CHURCH
On January 1, 1987, a beautiful new church was opened on property at 416 Cathcart Street, directly across the street from West Park Manor Personal Care Home. There were forty charter members. The church has a seating capacity of 300 and is beautifully appointed. Pastor John Gilbert was the first minister, followed by Rick Harwood, Frank McMiller and the present …
THE SOUTHEAST CHURCH
Winnipeg Southeast Seventh-day Adventist Church was the name given to the property purchased near Lagimodiere Blvd. The site had a Quonset building on it. With much dedication and hard work, the members renovated and refurbished the barn-like structure into a comfortable house of worship. Benches and an organ were obtained from the Melfort church. Having a good number of young …
THE TRANSCONA CHURCH (1)
In September, 1975, thirty-seven members of Henderson Highway Church established a congregation in Transcona, meeting in the lounge of Park Manor Personal Care Home. The first pastor was Mel Djkowich, followed by Arthur Hiebert. In 1984 the group rented Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Windsor Park for a couple of years and in October 1986 became part of the …
THE GERMAN CHURCH
The first German-speaking Adventist congregation in Manitoba was organized at Morden on July 22, 1894 with eighteen members. Among early converts in the Morden district were the grandparents of Elder Arthur Spenst who later pastored the Henderson Highway Church in Winnipeg. The year 1912 saw a considerable evangelistic activity in Winnipeg. Two series of meetings were held, one for the …
THE ENGLISH CHURCH
By 1895 the Adventist message had spread to Winnipeg, also through the work of colporteurs, some of whom were Arthur Huntley, E.M. Chapman and G.W. Sowler. During the winter of 1895 W.H. Falconer held a series of meetings in the Trades Hall in Winnipeg and, at the conclusion of the series, organized a church of thirteen members on April 14, …