Connect Globally

The United Church of Canada seeks to engage with global partner churches and agencies in God's mission, embodied in Jesus Christ, for wholeness, love, and justice for all people and creation.

The United Church's global partnership commitments include sending United Church of Canada overseas personnel in response to requests from overseas partners. The initiative comes from the overseas partner; we don't create the position or need. We explore with our partners how, when, and where United Church personnel can be meaningfully involved with them in living God's mission in their context.

Overseas personnel may serve short-, medium-, or long-term assignments. Read about current United Church of Canada overseas personnel and the global partners they serve, and learn more by reading Letters from Overseas and visiting the United Church's global partnership photo site. Overseas personnel are listed by the Conference they are from.

Current Overseas Personnel

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  Dianne Baker from Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Conference

  Serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
  June to September 2011

  • Visit Dianne's profile
  • Follow Dianne's blog
  • Read Dianne's Letters from Overseas
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  Sarah Beer from Hamilton Conference

  Serving Centro Esperanza, Peru
  June to September 2011

  • Visit Sarah's profile
  • Read Sarah's Letters from Overseas
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  Catherine Christie from Saskatchewan Conference

  Serving The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
  July 2010 to present

  • Visit Catherine's profile
  • Read Catherine's Letters from Overseas
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  Tiina Cote from Hamilton Conference

  Serving the Christian Council of Tanzania
  September 2011 to present

  • Visit Tiina's profile
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  Thom Davies from Hamilton Conference

  Serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
  November 2011 to February 2012

  • Visit Thom's profile
  • Visit Thom's blog
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  Deborah Elliot and Donald Gibson from London Conference

  Serving the Moravian Church of Nicaragua
  2009 to present 

  • Visit Deborah and Donald's profile
  • Read Deborah and Donald's Letters from Overseas
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  Chris and Susan Ferguson from Montreal and Ottawa/Toronto Conference

  On home assignment after serving the World Council of Churches (WCC)
  2004 to present

  • Visit Chris and Susan's profile
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  Kristine Greenaway from Toronto Conference

  Serving the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
  2009 to present

  • Visit Kristine's profile
  • Read Kristine's Letters from Overseas
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  Lynn Macaulay from Hamilton Conference

  Serving ADES (Social and Economic Development Association), El Salvador
  January 2011 to present

  • Visit Lynn's profile
  • Follow Lynn's blog
  • Read Lynn's Letters from Overseas
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  Gary MacDonald from Maritime Conference

  On home assignment after serving the Amity Foundation in China
  1992 to present

  • Visit Gary's profile
  • Read Gary's Letters from Overseas
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  David McIntosh from Toronto Conference

  Serving National Christian Council of Japan's Ecumenical Disaster Response Office (NCC-JEDRO), Japan
  December 2011 through November 2012

  • Visit David's profile
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  Jan McIntyre from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Conference

  Serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
  September to December 2011

  • Visit Jan's profile
  • Follow Jan's blog
  • Read Jan's Letters from Overseas

• David W. Rackham and Zenora Rackham from Maritime Conference

  Serving the International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
  1984 to present

  • Visit David and Zenora's profile
  • Read David and Zenora's Letters from Overseas
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  Kathleen Stephenson from Montreal and Ottawa Conference

  Serving the Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço (CESE) in Salvador, Brazil
  2008 to present 

  • Visit Kathleen's profile
  • Read Kathleen's Letters from Overseas

• Leif E. Vaage from Toronto Conference

  Serving the Association for Evangelical Theological Education of the Latin American Biblical University in Lima, Peru
  1992 to present

  • Visit Leif's profile
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  Keiko Witmer and Robert Witmer from London Conference

  Serving the United Church of Christ in Japan
  1969 to present

  • Visit Keiko and Robert's profile
  • Read Keiko and Robert's Letters from Overseas

For more information, contact

• Patti Talbot
  Program Coordinator, People in Partnership
  Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit
  The United Church of Canada
  3250 Bloor St. West.
  Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4
  Tel: 416-231-7680, ext. 4018 or 4017
  E-mail: Patti Talbot

The work of overseas personnel and their mission interpretation work in Canada is made possible through your gifts to the Mission and Service Fund of The United Church of Canada.