Welcome to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Guelph, Ontario CANADA

Our People of St. Andrew's
The people of St. Andrew's are the congregation (members and adherents) as well as visitors, along with our staff.
Currently our congregational roll has 359 official members and 292 adherents, including children.
Our paid staff includes one minister, administrative assistant, director of music, bookkeeper, and two custodial staff. Two positions receive honorariums: treasurer and envelope secretary.

Link to Staff Biographies
Link to Committees and Groups | Link to Committee/Team Form

Our Minister:	Rev. John C. Borthwick Note: Confidential email for our Minister
Minister in Association:	The Rev. Dr. Robert Spencer
Director of Music:	Fred Gingrich
Administrative Assistant:	Shainna Poulin
Director of Youth Ministries and Interim Church School Team Leader	Cordelia Sturtevant
Financial Staff:	Malcolm McAlister (Treasurer) Elaine Lilley (Bookkeeper) Gertie Reimer (Envelope Secretary)
Custodial Staff:	Darlene LePage, Michael Cook

Staff Biographies

The Rev. John C. Borthwick,
B.A., M.Div.,
Minister

John began his ministry at St. Andrew's in January 2003 as the initial member of a future co-ministry team. He was joined by The Rev. Jan Hazlett in September 2003. They worked cooperatively (until Jan accepted a call in Alberta in November 2006) sharing the overall ministry of St. Andrew's.
Prior to coming to St. Andrew's, John was Minister of Rexdale Presbyterian Church in Toronto for five years.
He is a graduate of Knox College and McMaster University. His current areas of interest are conflict mediation, change theory, and the influences of consumer culture on society.
John is married to Kate and they have a young son named Logan and a young daughter named Shannon.
View the pdf file: 40 under 40 Awards 2008 featuring Rev. John Borthwick and highlighting the 2009 Habitat for Humanity "Faith Build"

The Rev. Dr. Robert Spencer,
Minister in Association

The full designation of this voluntary position is "Minister in Association in support of the whole people of God in their daily life and work."
Dr. Bob believes that God gifts every Christian. He served congregations in Saskatchewan and Ontario, before being called by the Presbyterian Church to start Crieff Hills Community Retreat & Conference Centre, where he served for 24 years. Throughout his first 36 years of ordained ministry he studied and taught in various fields related to congregational life and lay leadership. He also served on many boards and committees both civic and church (national & international), in various capacities, including many years on the Wellington County Board of Education. Over the last 10 years he has served as an Interim Minister in five Presbyterian congregations in southwestern Ontario.
Dr. Bob is assisting the people of St. Andrew’s to recognize and develop their God-given gifts in order to serve others in their daily life.

	Cordelia Sturtevant, Director of Youth Ministries and Interim Church School Team Leader
If you have any questions or suggestions or ideas of awesome things we could do, or if you want to get together for a coffee and a chat, please feel free to e-mail me at youth@standrewsguelph.com or phone for me at the church, at 519 822 4772.

"I want to thank you all very much for the warm welcome I have received, and for all the help everyone has given me as I orient myself to a new city, a new church, and a new ministry."
After graduating with a bachelor of education from Nipissing University in June, Cordelia Sturtevant joined the ministry team at St. Andrew's in November of 2011.
Cordelia comes from St. Andrew's Presbyterian in Kitchener Waterloo where she volunteered as a Sunday school teacher and as the director of their Christmas pageant for a few years. After a summer working as the director of a leadership development program for teens at Camp Crossroads in Muskoka, Cordelia is excited to jump into this new ministry, and to see that St. Andrew's youth and children's ministries keep going and keep growing!

	Fred Gingrich, Director of Music
Fred studied organ with Jan Overduin at Wilfrid Laurier University, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in the Honours Church Music programme. In 1989, he completed the Associate exam with The Royal Canadian College of Organists.

Fred has been involved with the music programme in various churches including Woodside Bible Fellowship, Elmira; St. John's Anglican, Kitchener; Olivet United, Kitchener; and St. John's Anglican, Elora.
Also Fred has sung in choirs including the W.L.U. Chapel Choir, Elora Festival Chorus and Menno Singers.
In September, 1995, Fred arrived at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Guelph, as Organist along with Gordon Burnett as Choir Director. Upon Gordon's resignation in 1999, Fred added the duties of Choir Director to his existing one of Organist in September, 1999.
Residing in Elmira, Ontario, Fred enjoys hiking, biking and gardening. He co-owns and operates Brubacher Shoes Ltd., Elmira, and is the Treasurer for the Waterloo-Wellington Chapter of The Royal Canadian College of Organists.

Shainna Poulin,
Administrative Assistant

Malcolm McAlister,
Treasurer

	Darlene LePage, Housekeeper

	Michael Cook, Custodian

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Board of Managers Chair: Virginia Gillham Meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month, except during July and August (unless for a special meeting at the call of the Chair). A committee of the congregation, elected at the annual congregational meeting with responsibility for the finance and property of the congregation. Its meetings and membership are open to both members and adherents of the congregation. • List of current members of the Board of Managers: View the HTML version Top Session Clerk of Session: Nancy Nicol Meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month, except during July and August (unless for a special meeting). The Session, composed of the minister (teaching elder) along with the ruling elders, is responsible to Presbytery for the good order and discipline of the congregation, including worship, education, mission, membership, use of property, sacraments and pastoral care. All individuals and organizations within the congregation are subject to the authority of the Session whose meetings and records are closed to all except elders. • View the pdf file of Session members: Terms of Service and Responsibilities Top Committees and Groups, and Other Contacts Volunteers from the congregation assist by actively leading and participating in all of St. Andrew's events and activities, including the worship service. Please contact the St. Andrew's church office if you'd like to speak with a group or committee leader.
Pastoral emergencies can be dealt with by: Calling your Connector or calling the Church Office 519.822.4772 and leaving a message (checked daily) ** Our Congregational Care Committee wishes to convey, that if anyone has a special need or concern and cannot reach their Connecter or the Church Office, please feel confident to contact any of the members: CLICK HERE for a list of the members.
Chair, Board of Managers	Virginia Gillham
Clerk of Session	Nancy Nicol
Communion Preparation	Ian Millar
Committees	Contacts
Archives Committee	Bill McKinnie
Congregational Care Team	Janet Dalgleish
Christian Education
Human Resources Management Committee (HR)	Malcolm McAlister
Library	Virginia Gillham
Music and Worship	Fred Gingrich
Nursery	Kate Borthwick
Mission and Outreach Coordinating Committee (MOCC)	Rick McRonald
Stewardship	Janet Dalgleish
Welcome	Anne Pennock
Ushering	Church Office
Fellowship and Social	Contacts
A.K.D.	Margaret Austin and Catharine Johnston
Women's Missionary Society	Catharine Johnston
Thursday Bible Study	Rev. John Borthwick
Women's Drop-In	Sharon Duff and Marnie Kerr
Breakfast @ St. Andrew's	Church Office
Brown Bag Lunch and Dinner Book Clubs	Church Office and Rev. John Borthwick
Education Opportunities & Conferences	Clarence Swanton and Mary Rife
Prayers and Blessings	Sheilagh McKinnie
Brochure: St. Andrew's Information Brochure / Committee Contacts Printed copies are available from the St. Andrew's Church Office. Please contact the office. View and download the Information Brochure (.pdf file) Attention Committees and Teams Download and complete the MSWord file of the Form for Committee/Team Report to Session and Board. Use the forms to note: 1. Responses to SESSION requests 2. Recommendations to SESSION 3. Information SESSION needs to know 4. Items SESSION needs to act on 1. Information the BOARD needs to know 2. Requests to the BOARD 3. Items for the BOARD that require feedback Forms can be printed, completed and submitted as hard copy — or — the Word file can be downloaded, completed and then emailed to St. Andrew's. Download the MSWord file of the Form for Session Action Planning Worksheet (can be modified for committee use).
Please visit our Programs page for more details regarding programs, activities and events at St. Andrew's.
View the Narrative Budget for Annual Meeting, February 13, 2011 View the Order of Service - for Worship and Annual Meeting 2011 View our .pdf file of the St. Andrew's Annual Report 2010 (No Financials) Information regarding the congregation's and committees' activities for the past year along with proposals for the next year.

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