Our Staff

We are pleased to welcome Rev. Cheryl Black to Central Saanich United Church as Coordinating Minister.

Cheryl has a lot of experience!  She has been ordained more than 40 years and still loves church and ministry.  Since retiring from St. Aidan’s/Broad View United she has been working with small congregations to embrace the potential provided by part time ministry and retired ministers.  She is excited by the possibilities of small congregations doing more with less; of working smarter not harder; and of becoming not just small congregations but strong, sustainable and spiritually alive congregations as well.  In off time you will find Cheryl and her wife Shelagh MacKinnon growing roses, watching baseball and taking their little dog ‘Ebbie’ for walks.

Cheryl can be reached via email and can be found in person at the church office on Tuesdays and Fridays and at Sunday Worship.

Pulpit supply is shared by four worship leaders: Cheryl Black, Nick Parker, Sandi Parker, and Allan Saunders.

Allan Saunders was Lead Minister at First Metropolitan United Church, Victoria for several years.  His earlier ministry had been in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where he served in a rural pastorate, a large town, and a Winnipeg suburb.  He is the author of a chapter on the life and faith of Lois Wilson (first woman to be Moderator of the United Church) featured in the book “For the Common Good.”  Allan recently served as Board Chair of Our Place Society.  He enjoys opportunities to travel and spending time with 3 generations of family and friends.