On Sunday, April 26, the congregation voted overwhelmingly in favour of calling Rev. Alex Jensen as our twenty-third settled minister. We will see him in the pulpit in September. The […]
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The Big Reveal of Rev. Alex Jensen
The Ministerial Search Committee is thrilled to announced that Rev. Alex Jensen is the candidate for our new settled minister.
Read moreThe Candidating Process
What’s next, now that we have a matching candidate for our next settled minister? What happens during Candidating week?
Read moreMSC Surveys
Our congregation came together—both online and in person—for a series of group surveys in the fall of 2025.
Read moreMinisterial Search Committee
Farewell to RevJ – June 29, 2025
Congratulations to Captain Rev. Nicole McKay
Our affiliated community minister, the Captain Reverend Nicole McKay received her mandate from the Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces on May 15, 2025. The mandate outlines her professional responsibility to care for all in her service to Canada.
Read moreMinisters for 2025-2026
Rev. Linda Thomson will be joining FirstU as our summer minister. Rev. Linda will also serve as a part-time contract minister until next Spring,
Read moreMission Discernment Workshops
The Transition Task Force is working with the congregation to look at our Mission and Vision statements to be sure they speak to us and to others in a way that truly represents FirstU in its new context.
Read moreRevising our Mission Statement
The Transition Task Force has made a commitment to guide the congregation through “discernment about FirstU’s transition” … what does that even mean? RevJ explains in a video.
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