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Opportunities to Serve / Nominations

Current Opportunities

General Council Commissioner: As the voting members of General Council, Commissioners serve an essential role in The United Church of Canada. Following the guidance of the Holy Spirit as revealed during the gathering, Commissioners set policy and take action on a wide-range of questions including those of doctrine, worship, governance, and public-witness. Commissioners elect the Moderator who will serve as the spiritual leader of the church until the next regular meeting.

See the current list of individuals nominated in the EOORC. Vacancies are in red: Nominations List_May 11, 2023

Please complete your Expressions of Interest and send them to Karen McLean at klmclean16@gmail.com.

Expression of Interest Forms

Expression of Interest for Leadership Teams and Executive Committee

Nominations Team

The Nominations Team consists of a small group who meet during the year to ensure there are sufficient people to fill the various positions on the Leadership Teams and the Executive of EOORC to enable the work of the church to be carried out in an efficient and effective manner.

The mandate is found on p. 34 of the Governance Handbook.

Leadership Team chairs will notify us and we will post positions under title

  • If you are interested in an opportunity, please fill out the Expression of Interest form and send it to
  • Bronwen Harman  (Chair)      bharman*xplornet.ca
  • Karen McLean (secretary) klmclean16*gmail.com
  • Susan DeHaan                      susandehaannana*gmail.com
  • Takouhi Demirdjian-Petro      revtakouhi*terrautopia.ca
  • Susan Hutton (as President) suehuttoneoorc*gmail.com
  • Three vacancies

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