the free methodist church in canada
Transitions
There have always been pastors and churches in transition, regardless of which appointment system was in operation at the time. Once a local church is in transition, a board-approved Pastoral Leadership Task Force (PLTF) develops a church profile and pastor’s job description and works in consultation with the Director of Leadership Development and Church Health to hire a pastor who is a good fit for the local church and the denomination. After receiving resumes, conducting interviews and selecting a pastor, the PLTF chairperson sends a request to the Bishop for that pastor to be appointed by the conference, and in turn the Bishop presents that recommendation to the Ministerial Education Guidance and Placement (MEGaP) committee for approval, after which the selected pastor is appointed.
At some point in the pastor’s ministry career, he or she will find themselves in transition, whether it is between pastoral appointments at local churches, going into transition without a new pastoral position or transitioning to retirement. The Transitions Handbook for Pastors is designed to be a helpful resource during the process.
Churches in Transition
Interviewing
- Brampton ON – Bramalea Free Methodist Church (Pastor David Stephenson – Interim Pastor)
- Belleville ON, Centennial Free Methodist Church
- Dryden, ON – Dryden Free Methodist Church
Church Profiles available
None at this time.
Preparing Profiles
Once these church profiles become available, they will be listed above as “Church Profiles available”
- Campbellford, ON – Campbellford FM Church (Rev. Leonard Bruce – Interim Pastor)
- Cloyne, ON – Pineview FM Church
- Frankford, ON – Frankford Community Church
- Godfrey, ON – Cole Lake FM Church
- Kamloops BC – Kamloops Free Methodist Church
- Killarney MB – Killarney FM Church
- Kingston, ON – Kingscourt FM Church (Pastor Jordan Ruby – Interim Pastor)
Kitchener, ON – UNA Church - Melfort, SK – Melfort FM Church
- Mississauga, ON – Grace FM Church (Rev. Steve Cylka – Interim Pastor)
- Orillia, ON – Church on the Hill (Pastor Velma Shewfelt – Interim Pastor)
- Picton, ON – Picton Free Methodist Church
- Richmond Hill, ON – Richmond Hill FM Church (Rev. Louis Leung – Interim Pastor)
- Salmon Arm BC – Lakeside Community Church
- St. Catherines, ON – Grapeview Free Methodist Church (Rev. Dan Sheffield retiring June 30, 2025)
- Tillsonburg, ON – Open Arms Church
WANT TO APPLY?
Please send cover letter and resume to Lorilee.bishop@fmcic.ca
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Contact Lorilee Bishop
Administrative Assistant
905-848-2600 ext 406
