Rev. Cheryl Black
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.
The congregation is also supported by Chaplain - Tammy Lindahl
Rev. Sandi Parker
Rev. Nick Parker
Rev. Allan Saunders
with Megumi Matsuo 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.
Rev. Tammy Lindahl
Chaplain
Tammy is a part of the ministry team as our chaplain. She is originally from Minnesota and immigrated to Canada 16 years ago with her partner, Martha. Tammy has a Master of Social Work and a Master of Divinity. In 1986 she was ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA, then transferred to the United Church of Canada. Most of her career has been working in hospice and end of life care. Tammy has worked as Victoria Hospice as a chaplain and First Metropolitan Church as Minister of Spiritual Care. Most recently she was a pastor to two congregations in the remote community of Bella Coola.
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