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Pouring In

Equipping each other inthe fullness of Christ

Ephesians 4:11-13

CBOQ ANNUAL REPORT 2016

Presented at CBOQ Assembly 2017Mississauga, ON, June 8-10, 2017

Published by Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec5 International Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 6H3

Editor: Phoebe McPeak

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Table of Contents

Who Are We ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

What Do We Do .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

2015-2020 Strategic Priorities ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

Mandate and Core Values ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Executive Minister’s Report .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

Board Report .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

A. The Board .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13

B. Business Arising from Assembly 2016 ........................................................................................................................... 13

C. 2016 Board Decisions and Actions .................................................................................................................................. 13

D. Our Changing Family (since Assembly 2016) .............................................................................................................. 14

Treasurer’s Report ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15

A. 2016 Financial Results and Audited Financial Statements ....................................................................................... 15

B. 2017 Revised Budget and 2018 Draft Budget ............................................................................................................ 36

C. Group Benefits Insurance and Pension Plan Report .................................................................................................. 39

Ministry Partners Report ............................................................................................................................................................. 40

CBOQ Foundation ................................................................................................................................................................... 40

Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and Quebec .......................................................................................................... 41

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ........................................................................................................................................ 42

McMaster Divinity College .................................................................................................................................................... 43

Canadian Council of Churches .............................................................................................................................................. 44

Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada ................................................................................................................... 45

Canadian Baptist Ministries ................................................................................................................................................... 46

Recognitions Report ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48

Ministry Leaders’ Service ....................................................................................................................................................... 48

Volunteer Service ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Donor .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Proceedings of the 128th Assembly Meeting .......................................................................................................................... 52

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Who Are We

CBOQ is a family of churches, transformed by Christ, revealing God’s kingdom.

What Do We Do

CBOQ exists to equip churches and leaders as they engage in their mission from God in their community.

TOGETHER

WE ARE CBOQ

We are a family of churches, made up of people who love Jesus and choose to be connected to one another. We are transformed by Christ, seeking to become more like him in how we worship, live and work. We are revealing God’s kingdom by discovering new opportunities for mission and in the daily moments of grace where we receive

God’s leading.

On the pages that follow, you will find the 2015-2020 strategic priorities that have been identified for our staff and volunteers to accomplish. The Executive Minister and CBOQ Staff are responsible for moving these priorities forward with the guidance and assistance of the CBOQ Board and committee volunteers. Performance indicators and results achieved will be shared during our Assembly. These strategic priorities guide our work and ministry. You, our members, have endorsed these priorities and we are committed to seeing forward movement in each of these significant areas of ministry and mission each year. You have called us to serve with you here in Ontario and Quebec as you engage in your mission from God in your community. Our focus is on CBOQ’s strategic priorities as we serve you. Our staff and leadership volunteers are working collaboratively with you as you make disciples of Jesus Christ. We are grateful for your partnership on this journey. We know God is pouring into you and into the people in your community, the love, hope, joy and desire of God. As you know, our vision is to, with you, reveal God’s kingdom here in Ontario and Quebec through the transforming power of God’s Holy Spirit. You are the story of the great work of God. You are the hands and feet that distribute the salvation offered through Jesus Christ. You who encourage us to continue on our mission. Thank you for your faithfulness to God’s call on you and your congregation.

God is with us, we are told in Zephaniah. Let us rejoice and be thankful.

“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”

Zephaniah 3:17

Tim McCoy Murray Kohler Executive Minister President

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2015-2020 Strategic Priorities The following strategic priorities have been identified for our staff and volunteers to accomplish. Outcome and results achieved are shared in the Executive Minister’s report. 1. CBOQ Identity What it means to be a part of the CBOQ family

• Develop a greater understanding of and stronger ties to CBOQ with leaders and congregants of all ages • Re-affirm the commitment and expectations of CBOQ to its member churches • Re-affirm the commitment and expectations of member churches to CBOQ

2. Church Planting Growing our CBOQ family through fresh expressions of the gospel

• Create an environment where churches are inspired and empowered to plant new churches and/or new mission initiatives

• Provide resources for church planters and for churches looking to plant • Develop a team of regional personnel to support our church planters • Develop strategies and resources for congregational renewal, including re-planting

3. Clergy Care Providing care and support to our ministry professionals

• Provide resources and support to congregations in the areas of governance structures and human resources best practices

• Develop a team of transition coaches to support churches through pastoral transitions • Create resources for retirement planning/preparation/transition for pastoral and ministry leaders • Foster ongoing support and encouragement to our pastoral leaders (senior, associate, youth, family) through

regular contact, nurturing greater levels of relationship within our constituency and with CBOQ 4. Next Generation Fostering future generations of Canadian Baptists

• Champion/Advocate ministry responses to the changing reality of church in engaging children, youth, young adults and families outside of the church

• Develop and implement a Volunteer Leadership Equipping Stream for Youth and Family Ministries • Empower and equip local churches and camping ministries to build strong and lasting relationships for the

purpose of healthy spiritual development of the next generation 5. Strengthening Relationships Determine long range vision and way forward with:

• Camp Kwasind • CBM, McMaster Divinity College, CBOQ Foundation and Housing Corporation • CBOQ Associations • An enhanced understanding of Canada-wide Baptist identity and presence through stronger relationships with

sister Conventions across Canada, and around the world

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Mandate and Core Values

Mandate: CBOQ focuses in four broad areas: resource churches, develop leaders, foster partnerships and strengthen relationships and identity. These are the particular areas, from the broad range of charitable purposes included in our Charter documents, on which our member churches wish the Board, staff and volunteers to focus.

1. Resource churches Stimulate a climate for mission growth by supporting and guiding churches, encouraging innovation and making available the best training, resource material and consulting so that they can engage the kingdom mission in their communities.

2. Develop leaders Enhance training, development and support for pastors and leaders, and help people discover and exercise their gifts in appropriate Christian service.

3. Foster partnerships Identify and build partnerships with and among churches, in associations and with other kingdom builders.

4. Strengthen relationships and identity Encourage our sense of shared relationship and identity as Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec. We intentionally celebrate our diversity.

Core Values: Beliefs which CBOQ and the people who inhabit it - hold in common and endeavour to put into action. These values guide our staff and volunteers in performing their work.

Faith We are committed to the adoration and worship of God.

We cherish a personal and growing experience of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord as the heart of our faith.

We depend on the leading of the Holy Spirit in our corporate decision-making and seek the Spirit’s empowering of

our ministries through prayer.

We value our distinctive combination of beliefs, which helps to identify us as Baptists:

• The Lordship of Christ. • The Authority of Scripture in matters of faith and practice. • The Priesthood of all believers. • A believer’s church - the church which consists of those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, visibly expressing their

faith in local church membership upon profession of faith and baptism. • Two ordinances: believer’s baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper, which are symbols of spiritual realities. • Soul liberty and freedom of conscience. • Autonomous and interdependent local churches who together constitute the body of Christ as part of the church

universal. • The local church as a community of persons who covenant together how they will walk in obedience to Christ. • The independence of church and state.

Community We value our sense of community in Christ, in our Association and other groups, in local churches and with other

Christians as God’s people, recognizing our accountability to each other.

We value a community shaped by:

• Our Baptist distinctive; • Our shared experiences and relationships, and • Our common mission.

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Our faith community is characterized by a deep concern for:

• The sanctity of life; • Care for the vulnerable; • Family integrity, and • Careful stewardship of God’s creation.

Our community honours the diversity that exists amongst us.

Mission Our unifying purpose is to glorify God through reaching individuals for Christ through our witness to Christ’s

presence, love and saving power. We recognize the imperatives of the Great Commission to go and make disciples

and the Great Commandment to love God and neighbour, serving others through social care and striving for justice

and peace for all people.

We acknowledge that the local church undertakes mission at home and around the globe. It is the Association and

mission organizations such as Baptist Women and Canadian Baptist Ministries that provide assistance and support to

local churches to make choices and establish direction for mission.

Churches We place importance on the local congregation as the body of believers established for worship, spiritual growth,

fellowship and mission.

Churches minister to those within the body and lead in mission to those outside the body, promoting trust and love

amongst both, and striving for spiritual wholeness and health in a safe environment.

We recognize the autonomy of the local congregation to act according to its understanding of God’s will.

Cooperation We promote voluntary partnerships with others to do things that individual churches can accomplish more effectively

together.

We value our associations with others in mission, spiritual growth and fellowship.

We strive to build trust through establishing relationships and undertaking joint equal endeavours; committed to

carrying out our responsibilities and obligations.

Leadership We recognize, as a priority focus, the development, training and support of pastoral leaders.

We place equal importance on the training of the laity for effective Christian service and witness.

We place emphasis on identifying, developing, training and supporting individuals (often working in teams) to provide

effective pastoral and lay leadership to churches and the Association in Canada and the world.

Learning

We place special importance on each individual learning to be a disciple, a lifelong process that involves studying

Scripture, reflecting on and practicing faith, engaging in personal and corporate mission and discerning and using

spiritual gifts.

We place emphasis on the local congregation as a place for both personal and corporate learning.

Prayer We are convinced that effectiveness in ministry is dependent upon prayer. Therefore, the dreaming, planning and

execution of ministry will be saturated in prayer.

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Executive Minister’s Report Tim McCoy

The report that follows satisfies the responsibility of the

Executive Minister to report at each annual Meeting of

Members concerning the operations of CBOQ.

I have served in this role now for seven years. I continue

to feel blessed by the opportunity to serve CBOQ

alongside our excellent staff team, the Board, and our

pastors and church leaders. We have experienced great

accomplishments this year in each of our strategic

priorities. The ministry and mission that we accomplish

together continues to shed light on our world and provide

opportunities for those in our communities to be

introduced to Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. CBOQ is

involved in supporting many of your churches as you

engage in what God is doing in your community. It is a

privilege to walk together on this journey of sharing the

Good News of Jesus Christ.

2016 was an eventful year for CBOQ. From an operational

perspective, much has changed. Our offices moved in

February after ten years on the East Mall in Etobicoke, to

5 International Boulevard in northwestern Etobicoke, just

by Pearson Airport. We are very happy with our new space

and thankful for the resources we are saving by moving to

this new location.

The best part of my work is the great journey with your

CBOQ staff as we work diligently to support and equip

our churches and leaders. Our staff team continues to

develop, including six new faces since last assembly.

Several of the new staff have replaced folks who have

moved on from CBOQ and we have been blessed to have

been able to add three new positions in 2016. Cid Latty

joined Congregational Development as an Associate;

Karen Lowe was hired as our new Clergy Care Associate;

Kaitlyn Kirkwood (on an interim basis) and Meghan

Matthews have joined our Next Generation Team; Paola

Alvarez and Spencer Lee joined our Finance and

Administration team and Josh Del Rosario joined our

Operations and Membership team. These team members

have enabled us to serve you better. Our Leadership Team

(Dallas, Melody, Brian, Matt and Peris) continue to provide

excellent leadership in their respective areas exhibiting

excellence, innovation, integrity, love and care. I am very

thankful for their efforts each day as we carry out the

mission and vision of CBOQ together.

Current CBOQ Staff Team

Tim McCoy - Executive Minister

Brian Craig - Director of Leadership Development

Dallas Friesen - Director of Congregational Development

Melody Currier - Director of Operations and Membership

Matt Wilkinson - Director of Next Generation Ministries

Peris Kamotho - Director of Finance and Administration

Alvin Lau - Youth Ministries Associate

Carol Gouveia - Admin Asst, Congregational Dev’t

Christine Choy - Accounting Clerk

Cid Latty - Congregational Development Associate

Dana Barber - Receptionist

Jacqueline Solomon - Communications Associate

Josh Del Rosario - Communications Assistant

Kaitlyn Kirkwood - Children and Family Ministries Admin

(interim)

Karen Lowe - Clergy Care Associate

Kristi Pollard - Admin Asst, Operations/Membership

Meghan Matthews - Admin Asst, Youth Ministries

Paola Alvarez - Admin Asst, Finance Administration

Phoebe McPeak - Executive Assistant

Rod Vis - Camp Kwasind Managing Director

Sheila Dyck - Admin Asst, Leadership Development

Spencer Lee - Accounting Manager

Susan Murphy - Camp Kwasind Administrator

Tanya Yuen - Children and Family Ministries Associate

Walter McIntyre - Missional Initiatives Associate

Our strategic plan guides our leadership team as we seek to

give attention and advancement to our strategic priorities.

You’ll find in this report some of the strides we have made

towards the strategic priorities as we have worked to equip

and serve our churches and leaders in 2016.

CBOQ Identity

We had a wonderful CBOQ Sunday campaign again in

2016 with 105 churches participating. Our Operations and

Membership team created excellent resources including a

print version of the Canadian Baptist magazine and a video

of you, our Canadian Baptists sharing with us what you

love about your churches. We are grateful for the increased

number of churches participating in CBOQ Sunday.

Melody Currier, Director of Operations and Membership

followed up with many congregations who have signaled

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interest in becoming a part of CBOQ. In 2016, we

welcomed four new churches to CBOQ. Melody also

connected with existing churches with a new “Why

Baptist?” resource, helping churches understand what it

means to be a Baptist in Canada in 2016.

She and the communications team have continued toward

achievement of our objective to develop a greater

understanding of and stronger ties to CBOQ with leaders

and congregants of all ages. The idea is to facilitate

changing the direction of our thinking around

communications with our people, our churches and other

organizations. We have a revised, user-friendly website that

launched in May of 2016 that is restructured with the

audience in mind.

Church Planting

Dallas Friesen, our Director of Congregational

Development, led many conversations with churches and

potential planters about discerning church planting next

steps. We continue to build a relationship and robust

process with the New Leaf Network, a partner church

planting network. We continue to collaborate and learn

with Church Planting Canada about the nature of church

planting in Canada and look forward to seeing many new

churches planted throughout CBOQ. Currently, the

emphasis has been on developing church planting coaches

and walking with churches who feel called to replant, by

visiting their initial vision for their community. Our

CBOQ leadership team is working to prepare for

Assembly 2019 when the theme of our assembly will be

church planting. We have partnered with the New Leaf

Network to put together Church Plant Design Shops twice

a year. This training is integrated into the church planting

coaching materials and conversations for a seamless and

long-term training experience (up to a year and beyond).

Part of this training is to help us discern the viability of

planters and the project/plant that they are working on.

Our 2020 goal is to have 20 planters or potential

participants go through this training and to have an

additional 30 to 40 planter core team members attend the

training.

Our Congregational Development team, led by Dallas

Friesen, has been quite busy with “Transforming

Churches” conversations. In early 2016 we made a

workbook available called Transforming Churches. It was

designed for churches to explore next steps for living out

their mission by clarifying some of the dynamics, both

positive and negative, involved in church life. We have

had numerous churches follow up and begin using the

workbook. One church had indicated they had only nine

months left to survive as a congregation. Through working

through these materials and a follow-up consultation, we

were able to identify some next steps. Now it will be up to

the church to work through those issues and to set-up a

process going forward. This process has helped them get

honest about their current reality and focus on the

possibilities available to them for continuing to engage in

their mission from God in their community.

These conversations are leading churches that are on the

brink of closing or “re-starting” to discern earlier in the

process their next steps as a congregation. We feel

confident that turning churches around is possible and

creates momentum and purpose once again. Transforming

Churches has proven to be a healthy resource for church

leadership teams to use together.

Also in the area of Congregational Development, CBOQ

coordinated with 22 churches to sponsor 150 refugees

over 16 months. Churches worked with their communities.

Churches worked with other churches. Churches

volunteered with government-assisted refugees. Churches

were the hands, feet and words of Christ. Churches and

families were changed.

In our mandate to resource our churches, in 2016 we

developed a number of resources that are available online

for our churches. We developed a number of Baptist

Identity resources to help churches explore how our

Baptist legacy can be a gift for navigating ministry in 21st

Century post-Christian Central Canada.

I am excited about all of these resources and initiatives

both in church planting and in resourcing our churches.

Dallas, Cid, Walter and Carol are a great team who are

serving diligently to serve our churches and their leaders.

Clergy Care

After a successful launch to our Clergy Care Associate

position, Karen Lowe was hired to replace Bill Norman

who retired in May of 2016. Karen is continuing the work

of connecting with our over 650 ministry professionals and

collecting information and current challenges so that we

might be more informed when providing resources to

pastors and ministry leaders. These contacts have proven

doubly useful, as we not only uncover new challenges

facing pastors, but are also able to point pastors and

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available to all CBOQ leaders. We are grateful for Karen’s

work in our Leadership Development department.

In May of 2016 Brian Craig hosted another AIM Group of

12 ministry leaders to Cuba where they focused on integral

mission efforts and community development alongside our

partner in mission, CBM. The “aim” is to have pastors

return motivated to integrate their learning in their local

communities here in Ontario and Quebec. Brian reports

that it was the best AIM trip to date.

We also experienced our best attended Reignite in over a

decade November 2-4 with Pete Scazzero speaking to us

about “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.” Our pastors

were encouraged in their own spiritual health and

reminded of the need to be emotionally and spiritually

healthy so that they might better serve those that our God

has placed in their care. It was a wonderful experience held

at Nottawasaga Conference Centre in Alliston, ON.

Next Generation

In 2016, our Next Generation team, led by Matt

Wilkinson, made significant strides in equipping our

churches in the areas of youth and family; children and

family and camping ministries. Matt’s leadership continues

to give shape to our churches who are serious about

engaging the next generation. I am thankful for the Next

Generation team’s 2016 efforts.

Matt Wilkinson and Rod Vis provided leadership to the

significant growth of Camp Kwasind in camper

attendance, spiritual response, as well as upgrades to

facilities and programs at camp. We have tripled our

registrations over the last three summers. In Kwasind’s

focus on biblical teaching this past summer, they ran out

of Bibles to give away and saw dozens of campers make

decisions for Christ. We are very excited about Kwasind’s

future and about how this ministry in all Baptist camps will

continue to build leaders from this next generation

towards leadership in our CBOQ churches.

Our CBOQ Youth and Family team continue to resource

churches to more effectively engage the next generation

specifically through transitions from middle school to high

school and high school to college/university. We launched

the Launch Transitions 101 event and Transitions 2.0 book

also.

Matt Wilkinson alongside denominational leaders from our

Baptist partners across Canada provided leadership at the

April 2016 National Youth Ministry Invitational Forum

and the release of the Imaginative Hope report. This

report will set a new way forward for churches who will

answer the call to face the obstacles of ministering to the

next generation and turn those obstacles into

opportunities.

CBOQ Youth and Family engaged over 1300 youth with

our winter retreats Avalanche and Blizzard. We continue

to see these retreats as excellent opportunities to equip

church leaders and to provide life-changing experiences for

our CBOQ teenagers.

CBOQ Family expanded our ability to serve our churches

and raise the importance on being effective in ministry to

children. Kaitlyn Kirkwood was hired to carry on the great

work of Tanya Yuen of leading CBOQ Family in being

instrumental in the coordination of the Toronto

Children’s Ministry Conference (November 2016). In

November of this year CBOQ Children and Family

Ministries partnered with the Toronto Children’s Ministry

Conference to hold a one-day conference designed to

inspire, equip and encourage church staff and volunteers

working in children’s ministry. The Conference brought in

a collection of speakers that covered a wide variety of

topics and aided participants in their search for resources

to equip them as they lead in their ministry context.

Seminars were offered on Plan to Protect Safety Policies,

how to effectively choose curriculum, home-based

discipleship, volunteer recruitment, as well as how to

effectively integrate your children’s ministry into the larger

church context. This was the first year that CBOQ has

partnered with the conference in this way and moving

forward we believe it to be an effective tool to resource

our churches well as volunteers and staff who teach

children what it means to follow Jesus.

Since September 2016 CBOQ Family invested a significant

amount of time into finding and creating resources that are

located online for our church communities to access and

utilize. Our current social media platforms include

Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and the cboqkids.ca website.

These resources prove to be convenient places to direct

inquiries regarding children’s ministry resources and

content. Through these online sites we are able to offer

useful resources on the following subjects:

• How to recruit and train volunteers

• How to choose curriculum

• Music/worship resources

• Tools for Spiritual and leadership development

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• Crafts and activities for children

• Home-based discipleship

• Faith formation activities

• Book reviews

The Next Generation and Assembly teams are already

planning for Assembly 2018 when the theme will be

centred on our strategic priority of Next Generation. I am

so thankful for the work in 2016 of our Next Generation

team. They continue to open our eyes to the possibilities

of transformed and gifted leaders for our CBOQ churches

from the next generation.

Finance and Administration

Peris Kamotho leads our finance and accounting team as

we attempt to gain ground in modernizing our processes

and maintaining better management and stewardship of

our resources. Peris has developed and implemented a

Fixed Assets and Inventory system which helps to

efficiently track tangible assets, manage and report on fixed

assets throughout their useful lives and their ultimate

removal from service. This system helps ensure the

efficient use of the assets currently owned and enable

better planning and budgeting for the future.

Peris also worked with our finance team to develop and

implement a payroll statement self-service internet-based

service that enables employees to log-on to their own

secure payroll account to view their pay statements and tax

forms using a web browser. By using Statement Self

Service, employees can receive their pay statements and tax

forms online rather than having them physically delivered

or mailed. Employees can also view and print historical pay

statements and tax forms anytime from their home or

office computer, which makes managing their records

more convenient. Giving employees the power to retrieve

their own pay statements, printing only the ones they need,

will free up valuable resources. By reducing the printing

and distribution of paper statements and forms, we will

save time, money and valuable natural resources.

Partners in Mission

CBOQ continues to enjoy significant relationships with

our Partners in Mission. The collaborative work of

Canadian Baptists through our global mission agency CBM

continues to make significant impact around the world.

CBOQ boasts the highest number of field staff for CBM

who launched out of our CBOQ churches. I am thankful

that our CBOQ churches not only understand and

embrace local missions, but are deeply committed to the

sharing of the Gospel around the world through our

collaboration with CBM.

I have worked with the other Executive Ministers and the

Executive Director of CBM to create space and

experiences for our regional staff to gather in affinity

groups and discuss nationally our focus on the Canadian

Baptist Church in Canada. We have seen cross-regional

experiences and initiatives emerge from these collaborative

gatherings. A few examples include our annual Advent

Reader, the CB Youth team, and our Leadership

Development professionals working on revising the

worship and minister’s manual and our church planting

professionals collaborating on Canadian Baptist church

planting initiatives across the country. I am thankful for

our continued work with our Canadian Baptist family, and

for CBM for continuing to serve as the convening body.

We continue to enjoy mutual expressions of partnership

with McMaster Divinity College. We are told that several

of our CBOQ pastors serve as mentors and advisors to

current MDiv students at McMaster and we continue to

see great training take place through the divinity college.

We enjoy a specifically meaningful relationship with Dr.

Gord Heath, the professor of Baptist History at McMaster

who journeys with CBOQ each year at our New Pastor’s

Orientation experience. We are thankful for all McMaster

does in the theological training of our new and current

CBOQ pastors.

I am privileged to continue to nurture our partnership with

the Canadian Council of Churches and the Evangelical

Fellowship of Canada. The denominational leaders’

gatherings continue to be a source of strength and

encouragement to me as we gather and share the victories

and challenges of denominational leadership in our culture

and day in 2016. I am especially grateful for Rev. Dr.

Karen Hamilton, General Secretary of the Canadian

Council of Churches, for our work in justice and mercy

initiatives for the Canadian Church and for her leadership

in ecumenical opportunities throughout Ontario and

Quebec. We celebrate with Dr. Hamilton as she moves on

from her ministry with the CCC to the next adventure in

ministry as God leads. I am also grateful for the great

leadership of Bruce Clemenger with the Evangelical

Fellowship of Canada. Bruce continues to lead the team of

consultants and researchers with the EFC as they build

projects and studies to inform and equip the Canadian

evangelical church. It is a privilege to be a part of both of

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in Canada by providing excellent resources for church

leadership.

It is also a privilege to work alongside one of our partners

in mission, Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and

Quebec, in our offices on International Blvd. Diane

McBeth and her team are serving Baptist women in

significant ways. We appreciate the long-standing

partnership we enjoy with CBWOQ. Diane and her

CBWOQ team have been supportive through the years

with mission grants, opportunities for young women and

mission experiences that broaden our Baptist support and

presence with missions locally and globally. We especially

appreciated their partnership this year as we supported the

Resetting the Relationship Conference, a First Nation’s

focused event at Highland Baptist Church. We look

forward to many more years of partnership with CBWOQ.

Our work with CBOQ Foundation and the Canadian

Baptist Housing Corporation was focused in 2016 in the

lease-up of the newly completed retirement residence

addition at Lynde Creek Manor. We are seeing increased

enrollment and are thankful for the ongoing ministries of

these two, related organisations.

In conclusion, I want to express my gratitude for the

opportunity to serve as your executive minister. As I write

this I am already in my eighth year of service in this role. I

continue to be thankful for the encouragement and prayers

of so many of our CBOQ pastors and lay leaders. As I

look ahead, I am excited about the future. We have given a

significant amount of time to CBOQ staff team

development and CBOQ Board development. I am so

proud and thankful for these two incredibly gifted groups

of people.

And then there’s you! God has provided so many

wonderful leaders within our CBOQ churches and has

distributed wisdom, creativity and hope among our many

churches. There are great days ahead as we celebrate all

that God is doing through the mission he has given each

of us. May the Lord continue to lead us and bless us as we

serve Him together!

Blessing and strength to you today.

Tim McCoy

Executive Minister, CBOQ

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Board Report Murray Kohler - President

A. The Board

In 2016, the board held four full-agenda meetings with an overall 90% attendance record. In addition, specific issues were addressed via three conference calls. The April meeting was held in Sarnia and included a meeting with the Middlesex-Lambton-Huron Association hosted by Central Baptist Church, Sarnia. Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in this report represents actions taken by the board from January 2016 to December 2016.

Board Members (2016-2017) Murray Kohler, President, Waterloo Heather Rumball, 1st Vice President, Toronto

Bob McCarty, 2nd Vice President, New Liskeard Donna Chapman, Past President, London

Christopher Lu, Montreal Craig Rumble, Markham Erika Abele, Mississauga Evelin Wharram, Kingsville

Frank Fedyk, Ottawa Janet McKenzie, Stoney Creek Janice Charko, Toronto Rob Denhoed, Oshawa

Rob Van Middelkoop, Bothwell Roger Schmid, Niagara Stephen Sparks, Ottawa Steven Barker, Cumberland Beach

B. Business Arising from Assembly 2016 There was no business arising from Assembly 2016.

C. 2016 Board Decisions and Actions (i) Policies and Decisions In February 2016, the Board approved the 2016 revised budget with an adjustment that the staff salary and benefits was revised to 1% to align with 2016 cost of living index instead of 2.5% previously budgeted in the draft budget. In April 2016, the Board, upon recommendation from CBOQ Staff, approved to allow the Camp Kwasind Incorporation to dissolve. The Board authorized the CBOQ President and Executive Minister to sign, on behalf of CBOQ, the letter of commitment between the CBOQ Foundation and Timbercreek Asset Management, dated April 14th as a guarantor which includes the provision of the CBOQ as a guarantor limited to $3M. In September 2016, the Board ratified the actions of the Executive Committee contained in the minutes of August 24, 2016, except for recommendations coming out of the minutes. The board directed staff to revise the motion to read as follows: to approve the request from CBOQ Foundation for an additional loan of $75,000 to pay interest payments to Timbercreek and the unexpected, outstanding legal fees to Gowlings law firm, at a simple interest rate of four (4) percent per annum with the contractual term and condition that the loan of $75,000 plus accrued interest be repayable upon demand by CBOQ. In November 2016, the Board approved the creation of an Advisory/Oversight Committee for Camp Kwasind that consists of one Board appointed member who will report annually to the CBOQ Board. CBOQ Board also approved, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Camp Kwasind in 2019, a Matching Gift of up to $375,000 for capital improvements. The gift matches funds raised by Camp Kwasind through to the end of 2019. The Board accepted the following policies; Workplace Anti-Violence and Harassment Policy, Mortgage Policy, Independence of Auditors Policy, Privacy Policy, Child Protection Policy, Compensation Policy and Performance Management Policy. (ii) Resolutions of the Board Regarding Property In February 2016, the Board approved the distribution of the net proceeds from the sale of Vittoria Baptist Church as follows:

• $2,500 be transferred to the operating fund as admin fee cost recovery (per Board policy) • $6,620 (5% of net proceeds) be transferred to CBOQ Foundation for the Canadian Baptist Archive Endowment Fund • $20,000 be transferred to Church Planting Fund

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• Balance of net proceeds be transferred to the Property Reserve Fund In June 2016, the Board approved the following motion regarding the sale of the Community Baptist Church, Port Elgin:

Whereas, the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (“CBOQ”) owns property located at 553 Bricker Street, Port Elgin, Ontario. (“the property”) formerly known as Community Baptist Church, Port Elgin; and, Whereas, the property was given to CBOQ by the congregation of Community Baptist Church, Port Elgin upon closing, to be used or sold at the discretion of CBOQ; and, Whereas, CBOQ has been unsuccessful in finding an alternate use of the property; Now therefore be it resolved, that the Board of Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec list the property for sale and instruct the Executive Committee to accept any offer with limited conditions of $210,000.00 or above.

In September 2016, upon recommendation from the Financial Oversight Committee, the Board approved the distribution of net sale proceeds from the sale of 553 Bricker Street, Port Elgin (Community Baptist church property) as follows:

$2,966.47 be transferred to the operating fund as admin fee cost recovery (per Board policy)

$12,332.25 (5% of net proceeds) be transferred to CBOQ Foundation for the Canadian Baptist Archive Endowment Fund

$30,000 be transferred to Church Planting Fund

Balance of net proceeds be transferred to the Property Reserve Fund The Board also approved, upon recommendation from the Financial Oversight Committee, the distribution of the contribution received from the proceeds of the sale of First Baptist Church Aurora as follows:

$500,000 be transferred to Mortgage Loan Fund

$200,000 be transferred to Operations Fund Investment to offset retirees’ benefits obligation as recommended by the actuaries during the 2015 year-end actuarial valuation.

$620,792.96 balance be transferred to Property Reserve Fund

D. Our Changing Family (since Assembly 2016)

(i) New Member Churches

Tapestry Church, Burlington (Niagara Hamilton Association)

Chartwell Baptist Church, Oakville (Toronto Association)

(ii) Membership Resignations

Norwood Baptist Church (Trent Valley Association)

Renfrew Baptist Church (formerly Canada Central Association) (iii) Recognition of Significant Anniversaries The following churches are celebrating significant anniversaries in 2017. We acknowledge and express our appreciation for the faithful ministry, impact and dedication of these churches.

First Baptist Church, Perth (formerly Canada Central Association) – 175 years

Sherbrooke Baptist Church, Lowbanks (Niagara-Hamilton Association) – 175 years

Mount Brydges Baptist Church (Middlesex-Lambton-Huron Association) – 150 years

Blythwood Road Baptist Church, Toronto (Toronto Association) – 125 years

First Baptist Church, North Bay (Northern Association) – 125 years

Fort William Baptist Church (Northwestern Association) – 125 years

Kingsway Baptist Church, Toronto (Toronto Association) – 75 years

Romanian First Baptist Church, Windsor (Western Association) – 75 years

Cristo Para Todos Baptist Church, Cambridge (South Central Association) – 25 years

Faith Community Christian Church, Toronto (Toronto Association) – 25 years

Logos Baptist Church Jireh, Toronto (Toronto Association) – 25 years

Middle East Baptist Church, Mississauga (Toronto Association) – 25 years

Pickering Community Baptist Church (Trent Valley Association) – 25 years

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Treasurer’s Report Peris Kamotho

A. 2016 Financial Results and Audited Financial Statements

The 2016 audited financial statements can be found on pages 18 to 35 of this report. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations (ASNPO). CBOQ has continued to maintain its accounts in accordance with the principles of fund accounting. The Operating Fund records operating transactions of CBOQ. The Property Fund captures long term unrestricted capital assets. The Restricted fund includes both the Externally Restricted and Internally Restricted Funds transactions. These funds are held in accordance with the objectives specified by donors or in accordance with directives from the Board. Under Restricted Fund, investments are recorded at fair market value. Loans and mortgages receivable and certificate loans payable are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest rate. 1. Statement of Operating Fund Activities Highlights of Gross Revenue Revenue of the events and programs were reported as gross revenue. In 2016, contributions from churches and individuals was approximately 0.7% lower than 2015. The overall operating gross revenue in 2016 was about 1.86% higher than 2015. The increase in gross revenue was mainly due to funds received for National Canadian Baptist Youth Ministry forum and increased number of registrants for the Re-ignite Conference. Total gross revenue in 2016 reached 90.9% of the budgeted revenue amount. In 2016, 56 churches made no contribution to the CBOQ operating budget. Seventeen churches that had not contributed in 2015 resumed contributing in 2016. The following Associations increased their contribution in 2016: Western Association, Toronto Association, Northwestern Association, Oxford-Brant Association and Formerly Canada Central Association. Contributions received to support Local Mission ministries continued to decline, which impacted the distribution of local mission grants to support church planting, mission plants and church renewal ministries. Designated income for Youth ministry maintained almost the same level but less than the budgeted amount. Legacy for Ministry revenue includes the cost sharing of this ministry from CBM and CBWOQ. In 2016 less revenue was received for the program as the part-time position was vacant in the latter half of the year. A few general bequests with no specific designation were received and recorded as revenue to support general operations. No grant was received from CBOQ Foundation. Assembly revenue included registration fee received from member churches for their delegates and workshop registration. Highlights of Expenditures – Operating Fund Total gross expenditure in 2016 was about 7.5% higher than 2015 and about 94.4% of the budgeted amount.

Missional Initiatives: Partner grant to CBM and French Union was adjusted based on a percentage formula approved by the Board, and the level of church contribution received. The amount of Local Mission grants provided to churches to support church planting, Mission planting and church renewal ministry was higher in 2016. Based on funds transfer policy, the Board approved funds transfer from the designated trust funds to support the local ministry. Administration and Organizational Support: In 2016, administration expenses were higher than in 2015 and budgeted amount. The increase was mainly due to consulting fees spent to review the financial results of the Lynde Creek operations. Telephone and postage expense were higher than planned due to new equipment set up required because of the move to the new office and additional human resources expenses. Total Assembly costs were slightly higher than 2015 but lower than the budgeted amount.

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Youth Ministry: The overall spending for Youth Ministry was higher than budgeted amount and higher than 2015 actual. The increase was due to expenses for the one time Canadian Baptist Youth Ministry Invitational Forum and higher expense for the Blizzard and Avalanche events. These expenses were offset by events fees charged for registration. The operating expense of the children and family ministry was included in Youth Ministry. Leadership Development: Overall expenses were higher due to expenses for Re-ignite Conference and New Pastors Orientation. Partner support to McMaster Divinity College was adjusted based on approved percentage formula, and the level of church contribution received. In 2016 group benefit subsidies were provided to 13 churches with an annual operating budget of less than $100,000. CBOQ continued to provide support to the retirees’ group benefits program. Adjustment was made to lower the group benefit program subsidy expenses due to the change of the discount rate applied to calculate the post retirement benefit plan value as per the 2016 actuarial report. CBOQ also supports the group benefits program of pastors who are seeking placement for one year. Congregational Health: Overall expenses were within budget. Salary and benefits were higher as a new congregation development associate staff was hired in September. Communications and Mission Education: Overall expenses were lower than budgeted amount due to savings on re-branding project. Legacy for Ministry is a ministry supported by CBM, CBOQ and CBWOQ. The contract part-time position was vacant for the latter half of the year, therefore the expense was less than previous year and budgeted amount. Operations and Membership: This was a new program and overall expenses were within budget Stewardship and Fundraising: Overall expense was lower than budgeted as the part-time staff position was vacant during the year. Operating Fund Balance: The general operation was partially supported by transfer of funds from designated trust funds as per funds definition and directive from the Board through the budgeting process. In 2016 the Board approved additional transfer of $32,488 to cover the deficit. The Operating Fund at the year-end has a balance of $51,142, which is the same balance as the previous year. During 2016, a significant amount of approximately $2.32 million was received. $1.32M was a gift received from First Baptist Church, Aurora, and $1M was received in the form of a bequest. These contributions are recorded as revenue in the statement of operating fund activities, then as a transfer to the internally restricted fund. 2. Certificate Loan and Mortgage Loan Program CBOQ continued to maintain a Certificate Loan program which provides opportunity for member churches and individuals to invest and earn income for their church ministries. The investment is for a term of one to five years at a rate comparable to market rate. Funds raised by this program are used to support the CBOQ Mortgages Loan program which provides loans to churches for their building renovation and improvement projects. At the end of 2016, the Certificate Loan program had a total of $4,986,680 investment from churches and individuals. The Mortgage and Loan program had a total of $6,227,363 with about 31 churches participating.


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2016 Grants to Missional Initiatives

Grant Church or Ministry Location Purpose Amount

1 Ambassador Baptist Church (Windsor) Community outreach $4,000.00

2 Bilberry Creek Baptist Church (Orleans) Summer ministry to children and youth $2,000.00

3 Bilberry Creek Baptist Church (Orleans) Ministry to First Nations $7,500.00

4 Bloor West Village Church (Toronto) Ministry to children and nannies $3,000.00

5 Breadalbane Baptist Church (near Ottawa) Summer ministry to youth $3,200.00

6 Bromley Road Baptist Church (Ottawa) Summer ministry to children and youth $3,000.00

7 Burtch Baptist Church (near Brantford) Community outreach $3,000.00

8 Calvary Baptist Church (Gravenhurst) Community outreach $2,500.00

9 Christo Para Todos (Cambridge) Ministry to migrant field workers $8,000.00

10 East Toronto Chinese Baptist Church (Toronto) Community outreach $5,000.00

11 Eastview Baptist Church (Ottawa) Community outreach $5,500.00

12 First Baptist Church Beamsville Community outreach $2,500.00

13 Eucharist Church (Hamilton) Church plant $10,000.00

14 First Baptist Church Dunnville Ministry to youth $5,850.00

15 First Baptist Church Fort Erie Community outreach $5,000.00

16 First Baptist Church Guelph Community development $5,000.00

17 First Baptist Church Oneida Ministry to children and youth $6,500.00

18 First Baptist Church Ottawa Community outreach $6,000.00

19 First Baptist Church Perth Community outreach $4,000.00

20 First Baptist Church Sudbury Community outreach $7,000.00

21 First Baptist Church Thorold Church transformation $2,000.00

22 First Baptist Church Thorold Ministry to youth $11,000.00

23 First Baptist Church Welland Ministry to children $5,000.00

24 Flow Ministries (Toronto) Church plant $10,000.00

25 Gilmour Memorial Baptist Church (near Peterborough) Ministry to youth $6,000.00

26 Greenhills Christian Fellowship (Ajax) Church plant $13,500.00

27 Highland Baptist Church (Kitchener) First Nations Conference $10,000.00

28 Joshua Ministries (Chatham) First Nations ministry $14,000.00

29 King Street Baptist Church (Cambridge) Church plant $20,000.00

30 Kingsway Baptist Church (Toronto) Ministry to youth $7,000.00

31 Kipling Baptist Church (Warren) Summer ministry and community development $8,000.00

32 Lakeside Heights Baptist (Montreal) Community outreach $2,500.00

33 Lanark Baptist Church Ministry to youth $8,000.00

34 Little Bethel Baptist Church (Hamilton) Outreach ministry $9,000.00

35 Longfields Baptist Church (Ottawa) Ministry to children and youth $2,500.00

36 Martin grove Baptist Church (Toronto) Ministry to newcomers $9,000.00

37 Mount Hamilton Baptist Church Community outreach (541 Eatery and Exchange) $1,000.00

38 Mount Hamilton Baptist Church Family ministry $8,000.00

39 Newmarket Christian Church plant $4,500.00

40 First Baptist Church North Bay Ministry to youth $2,000.00

41 North Burlington Baptist Church Community outreach $6,000.00

42 Ohsweken Baptist Church Community outreach $9,000.00

43 Omemee Baptist Church Community outreach $3,500.00

44 Parkdale Neighbourhood Baptist Church Community outreach $12,000.00

45 Port Colborne Baptist Church Community outreach $12,000.00

46 Queen Street St. Catherines Community outreach $2,000.00

47 Salem Baptist Church (Ottawa) Church plant $10,000.00

48 Scotland Baptist Church Church (re)plant $22,500.00

49 Spring Garden Baptist Church (Toronto) Community outreach $3,000.00

50 Talbot Creek Baptist Church Community outreach $8,000.00

51 Thornhill Baptist Church (Toronto) Church plant $12,000.00

52 Thornhill Baptist Church (Toronto) Community outreach $3,000.00

53 We Share Vision (Toronto) Church plant $12,500.00

54 Weston Park Baptist Church (Toronto) Ministry to children and youth $5,000.00

55 Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (Toronto) Community development $5,000.00

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1. Notes to 2017 Revised Budget The 2017 revised budget is prepared based on the 2017 draft budget with adjustments to include new expenditure items that reflect changes in circumstances. Highlights of changes in this revised budget are as follows: Income:

Income from churches and individuals are expected to maintain the same as level as the draft budget as we have put in place special communications to engage our member churches to partner financially with the mission of CBOQ.

Income from Local Missions, Youth and Children Ministries, Others, Mission and Ministry partners, Bequests and Foundations are expected to maintain the same levels as the draft budget.

CBOQ Foundation-Youth Ministry- remains at zero as we do not expect to receive any income from the Manor this year.

Total income is $2,023,000, which remains at the levels as 2017 draft budget.

Expenditures:

Salaries and benefits: 2.5 % cost of living adjustment included in the draft budget has been reduced to 1.5% based on the cost of living index provided by the government statistical report. EI premium is adjusted lower and CPP premium adjusted higher based on 2017 premium adjustments. Group benefit premium is adjusted to 10.8% based on the actual rate increase which is 1% lower than the draft budget.

Youth and Family Ministries events expense has increased to support increased accommodation costs at Muskoka Woods (Avalanche and Blizzard).

Operations and Membership: $7,000 budgeted for fundraising contract position has been shifted to this program salaries and benefits line to offset cost of hiring of full time Admin Assistant and part time Communications Assistant. Both these roles will provide support to fundraising. The salaries and benefits budget has increased by $45,409 to support salary for a new part-time Communications Assistant and conversion of the part-time Admin Assistant position to a full time position.

Administration and Organizational Support budget for professional and audit has increased to reflect the actual legal fees expense based on observed trends over the last two years and one time legal contract.

Total expenditures are $3,131,389, an increase of $75,197 from the 2017 draft budget. Transfer: Transfer from trust funds designated to support specific programs (Local Mission and congregation programs, leadership development program, Lay education program) remains at the same level as draft budget. Transfer from Legacy and Property reserve funds has been approved to support the 2017 revised budget increase. Capital Budget includes $15,000 to purchase new computers and equipment, 15,000 for implementation of CRM system event and donations module and 13,474 for installation of outdoor office sign, and other office upgrades.

2017 Capital Budget

Capital Purchase Amount

4 Computer upgrades $6,100

2 Laptops (replacement) 2,400

1 Computer Server (replacement) 3,500

Teleconference Unit 1,500

Outdoor sign, Office lighting and Ergonomic chairs 13,474

Other office equipment 1,500

CRM database: Event and Donations Module 15,000

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2. Notes to 2018 Draft Budget The 2018 draft budget is a preliminary budget, which is prepared based on 2016 actuals and 2017 revised budget. Highlights of the changes included in this preliminary budget are as follows: Revenue:

Income from churches and individual, Youth and Children ministry, Mission and Ministry partners, Others and Misc., Bequest and Foundations are expected to maintain the same level as 2017 revised budget.

Income for Local Missions has not reached the expected 2016 level, therefore the income budget is reduced to an achievable level.

Income from CBOQ Foundation to support Youth Ministry is not included in this budget.

Expenditures:

There is no budget for Mission and Church Planting program as the program has merged with Congregation Development program.

Congregation Development: Partner support budget is lower due to reduction of designated funds to CBM. CBOQ will continue to pay a portion of non-designated funds received from churches to CBM. Budget for partner grant is based on a formula approved by the Board. Program and resources budget is increased to provide funds to develop and train 15 to 20 CBOQ regional coaches and facilitators in 2018.

Youth and Family Ministries: Events budget is increased to support increased accommodation costs at Muskoka Woods (Avalanche and Blizzard) and a planned 2018 spring retreat for grade 11-12 students. Program and resources increase is expected to support a new youth ministry cohort.

There is no budget for Stewardship and Fundraising and Communication and Mission Education as the programs have merged with Operations and Membership program.

Legacy budget is maintained at the same level as 2017.

Operations and Membership: Program and resources budget is expected to decrease.

Administration and Organization support Professional and Audit cost is expected to decrease.

2.5% projected cost of living staff cost and employment cost adjustments.

10% projected increase in group benefits premiums.

1.5% rental occupancy cost increase.

Capital purchases budget is intended for the purchases of new computers and equipment to accommodate technology changes according to the CBOQ capital update plan.

Transfer from trust funds designated to support specific programs (i.e. Local Mission Grants, Benefits Subsidies, etc.) will remain the same.

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C. Group Benefits Insurance and Pension Plan Report

The Canadian Baptists Group Benefits Plan is a national plan providing group benefits coverage for pastors and staff of member churches of all Canadian Baptist Regions, Conventions and Unions. The Choices flexible benefits program options are Green Leaf plan, Orange Leaf plan, and Blue Leaf plan and has a two-year term. The current term will end in December 2017. Plan members of the group benefits program are eligible to re-enroll to another Choice leaf plan at the end of each term. The current group benefit plans includes the following:

Group Basic Life Insurance coverage varies among plans. Coverage of member reduces starting on the earlier of retirement or age 65, then on age 70 until death. Coverage of spouse reduces on the earlier of retirement or member age of 65, and terminates at age 70. Coverage for each dependent child is up to age 21 (or age 25 if a full-time student). At December 31, 2016, there were 503 active members and 183 retirees including surviving spouses covered by the plan. 120 of the total retirees were funded by CBOQ.

Optional Life Insurance allows all members to apply for and purchase additional insurance for themselves and/or their spouse to a maximum of $500,000 each, and for their dependent children to a maximum of $20,000 each. This coverage terminates upon the earlier of the retirement or age 65. Premium is paid by the employee.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment (ADandD) insurance is $25,000 and reduces to $5,000 upon retirement or age 65, and terminates at age 70. Members have the option to purchase additional ADandD coverage to a maximum of $250,000 each.

Optional Critical Illness Insurance is available to cover plan members and/or their dependents in the event of a diagnosed critical illness. Members can purchase insurance for themselves, their spouse, and for their dependent children. This coverage reduces by 50% when the member reaches age 65. Long Term Disability Insurance makes it possible for all members to be covered for 67% of their monthly salary (including clergy residence). Upon approval, payments commence after 17 weeks of total disability and continue until recovery, attainment of age 65 or death. Six members received benefit from this coverage in 2016.

Employee Assistance Program is a confidential counseling program to aid pastors, staff and their immediate families when faced with a personal, family or work-related problem. All members of the group plan are automatically eligible to seek out assistance through Shepell-fgi, our service provider. In 2016, approximately 42 individuals/families accessed this program for assistance.

Medical (Healthcare and Drug): Those enrolled for medical benefits are provided a pay direct drug benefit card so prescription drug transactions are completed with the pharmacy. The Choices benefits program includes a National Drug Formulary Plan. Reimbursement of drug costs varies by plans, and the type of drugs. There is a dispensing reimbursement fee cap of $5, on all three plans. Once the out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for a covered individual reaches to a maximum, varies among plans, all remaining drug costs for balance of the year will be reimbursed at 100%.

Dental: Dental coverage varies according to each Choice benefit plan.

Healthcare Spending Account (HCSA) is included for two plans (Green and Orange). The annual deposit of the HCSA's varies by plan and the number of dependents covered. Plan members could use the HCSA to pay for health, medical and dental services that are not covered under the Choices benefits program. The Canadian Baptist Pension Plan (CBPP) is a national defined contribution pension plan offered to assist CBOQ church staff to save for retirement. The Pension Plan currently has a total of 1,301 active members in the plan. The Pension fund held assets of $230 million for the period ending December 31, 2016. Pension fund investment is managed by GLC Asset Management Group monitored by the National Pension and Insurance Committee. The CBPP has its own annual audited financial statements reviewed by the National P and I Committee and the Audit Committee of CBM each year.

The Committee has engaged Proteus Advisory Service to provide a special “Ready to Retire Service”, a two-hour consultation to plan members, who are within six months of retirement, in helping them make informed and sound retirement decisions. The contribution rate for 2016 was 6% by the member, matched by 6% from the church/employer. Plan members have a choice of five investment funds.

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Ministry Partners Report

CBOQ Foundation

Don Hallman - President

The Foundation’s Mission The Foundation is committed to acquiring and managing resources to provide long-term support for the ministries of Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec. The Foundation holds and manages assets and funds including:

Lynde Creek Manor retirement home (land and building) ownership for the Lynde Creek Village property in Whitby (formerly occupied by the Baptist Leadership and Education Centre).

Endowment Fund in support of CBOQ ministries.

Education Fund supporting CBOQ youth ministry and leadership development.

Canadian Baptist Archives Fund supporting the Canadian Baptist Archives at McMaster Divinity College.

CBOQ Foundation Directors Elected by the Members: Mrs. Nancy Bell – Lorne Park Baptist Church, Mississauga; Dr. Don Hallman – Lorne Park Baptist Church, Mississauga; Mr. Ralph Jones – First Baptist Church, Barrie; Ms. Alana Walker Carpenter – Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto Additional Directors appointed in consultation with CBOQ were Rev. Tim McCoy, EM, CBOQ and Ms. Heather Rumball, 1st VP, CBOQ Board. During its Annual Meeting in June 27, 2016, the members: 1. Appointed Nancy Bell for a one-year term to 2017; and Alana Walker Carpenter for a term to be determined by the Board 2. Approved the audited Financial Statements for 2015; 3. Appointed the firm of Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. Following the Annual Meeting on June 27, 2016, the Board appointed the following to the positions indicated:

President – Don Hallman

Secretary/Treasurer – Nancy Bell

Chair, Investment Committee - Fred Beattie

Highlights Lynde Creek Manor Expansion Project The Foundation remains active in the continuing responsibilities associated with its ownership of the Lynde Creek Manor retirement residence, and oversight of the expansion project. In April, occupancy of the Manor suites reached 90% and is projected to reach 95% by June 2017. The increased revenue is providing for the ongoing operating costs, and payment of an increasing portion of the lease commitment by CBOQ Housing Corporation to the Foundation. The addition to the retirement Manor comprises five floors and expands capacity from 37 units to 94 units. This expanded facility now offers accommodation units that are much in demand and has flexibility for conversions to respond to market changes. For more information and inquiries please visit the Lynde Creek Village website lyndecreekmanor.com or call 1-905-665-9227. Canadian Baptist Archives Endowment Fund The Board continues to invest and monitor these funds. Income from the trust funds is paid out annually in support of the archives of CBOQ, its member churches and McMaster Divinity College. A payment from the income of this fund was made in 2016, and a payment was also made this year to CBOQ. Our Board continues to support the “Legacy for Ministry” initiative of CBOQ and other Canadian Baptist partners, and encourages donations to the Foundation’s Endowment Fund which supports the ministry needs of CBOQ. As our Board is able to shift from its major involvement with our Manor property development, we will be moving forward during the coming year to assess ways of enhancing the role of the Foundation in acquiring and managing resources to support CBOQ ministries, in partnership with CBOQ. A task team has been formed recently to investigate and report on enhancing the fundraising capabilities and activities of the Foundation. I deeply appreciate the contributions and dedicated service of our Directors and Officers, our CBOQ staff and Board, and the support of our CBOQ constituency during this past year. Thanks be to God for bringing us through significant challenges encountered in our work together.

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Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and Quebec

Diane McBeth - Executive Director

Looking Back We are grateful for all the new things God brought our way last year. In addition to our established spring conference, we hosted a new prayer conference in November. Worship, messages, and interactive prayer spaces gave participants a chance to both experience new ways of praying and participate in intercession for issues of poverty, injustice and global need. In 2016 we introduced a new way for Baptist Women to support international mission. In conjunction with CBM, women can select specific projects for targeted giving and closer connections to mission. We also worked on strengthening our foundation. We updated financial systems, revised our grant structure, redesigned live magazine and started work on a new database. Live Now By the time you read this, our new website will be live at baptistwomen.com. You will find an abundance of resources, blogs, links and downloads, all grouped into three easy-to-navigate categories: events, causes and resources. New content goes up almost every month, so visit often and use as much as you like. Looking Forward Our new theme for 2017–2018 is “Come Thirsty. Drink Deeply,” which is based on Jesus’ call in John 7:37 - 38. To support the theme, we will publish a new Bible study in each issue of Live. We have a suggested list for book clubs on our website as well as a selection of group resources related to the theme. “Room to Pray” will be our new strategic focus on prayer.

Over the next year we will offer prayer guides, manuals, books, links, blogs and more . . . all aimed at facilitating deep, authentic experience of God. On the weekend of November 3-6 Baptist Women will be hosting multiple interactive prayer rooms across Ontario and Quebec. That Saturday is LOVE DAY and Monday is the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department World Day of Prayer. This is an opportunity for us to surround our community and the world with prayer. One prayer room will be at our offices at 5 International Blvd, Etobicoke. You can drop in Friday, November 3 and Monday, November 6 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. You can think of a prayer room like a prayer open house: people come and go for an hour at a time. The room is usually divided into several spaces. One area might offer a choice of Scriptures to pray through or a guide to social issues; another area might give you a chance to write a prayer and post it on the wall. Perhaps you would like someone to pray with you. Often there is a prearranged schedule so at least one person is there all the time. Over the next few months we will teach a lot about how to set up a prayer room. If you are interested in hosting a prayer room, please contact us as soon as possible. If you are interested in attending, check baptistwomen.com starting this fall, for a list of locations. While at Assembly, please stop by our booth. Find out more:

• Resource booklets • Baptist Women Sunday

Get involved: • Interactive Prayer Rooms • LOVE DAY • Mission funding, Mission trips

Stay in touch: • Sign up for E-LINK (it’s free) • Or subscribe to live magazine (only $20 year)

We hope you will join us. Our greatest privilege as believers is to encounter the living God.


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Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

Year in Review (2016-17) Formed in 1964, the EFC is a national association of Evangelicals – our affiliates include 43 denominations, 66 ministry organizations, 38 post-secondary schools, and more than 600 congregations across the country, united through a shared desire to bless Canada in the name of Jesus. Those associated with our affiliates represent over two million Canadians who hold the Bible as the final authority in life.

EFC’S Centre for Faith and Public Life (CFPL) The EFC continues to be a strong advocate in the courts and on Parliament Hill for sanctity of human life, religious freedom, family and community and care for the vulnerable.

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Even though Parliament enacted the Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) law in June 2016, the government did heed our strong recommendations to restrict accessibility only to competent, consenting adults whose deaths are reasonably foreseeable and who are in advanced states of irreversible decline. The EFC is preparing to fight against current challenges that threaten to remove these restrictions. We are also actively supporting a motion (M-46) which calls on the federal government to improve the availability of palliative care and to implement a national palliative and end-of-life care strategy.

The EFC has joined an EFC affiliate, the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada, and two other physician groups to challenge a new policy that requires doctors in Ontario to either perform a medical service themselves or to refer the patient to someone who will.

The EFC is also urging the Ontario government to extend conscience protection to long-term care facilities and nursing homes in Ontario who may be compelled to facilitate or allow euthanasia and assisted suicide on their premises.

Religious Freedom in Canada In the past two decades alone, the EFC has intervened in more than twenty-five court cases to ensure strong protection for religious freedom. The EFC is expecting to

intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Trinity Western University cases to defend our religious freedom.

Sexual Exploitation Prostitution: The EFC is urging the federal government to uphold the new prostitution laws which now punish the purchasers and purveyors of sexual services instead of those who are being sold. Pornography: The EFC has been working to raise awareness of public health impacts of pornography and to educate about pornography’s impact on sexual, emotional, psychological and relational health, especially on children.

Collaborative Ministry Research

Canadian Evangelical Missions Engagement Study The EFC had partnered with a ministry affinity group, the Canadian Missions Research Forum, to understand how Canadian evangelical congregations are thinking about and practicing missions. We are now analyzing the national data and asking pastors and ministry leaders to help us develop ministry responses to what we are learning.

Youth in Transition The Young Adult Transition Research (YATR) study is another collaborative ministry research initiative looking at the faith transitions of young adults from high school to the next phase in life. This research builds on the idea that there are significant declines in young adult religious participation/affiliation across major life transitions (this was a key finding of our 2012 study, Hemorrhaging Faith). We want to learn how parents and ministry leaders can support young adults through this transition so that they maintain a robust connection to their faith and their Christian communities.

Love is Moving (LIM) Love Is Moving is a ministry of the EFC. An innovative youth initiative, its goal is to help youth understand and live out the biblical understanding of love in their communities in innovative ways. It uses television, print, social media, and smartphone technology to teach and connect young adults. Check our new website - TheEFC.CA


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McMaster Divinity College

Stanley E. Porter - President and Dean

We are thankful to God that we are able to continue to prepare students for fruitful ministry in the CBOQ and other denominations.

We continue to have strong enrolment and a very varied student constituency. We are blessed by the number of denominations represented at MDC and how they are able to learn from each other and with each other.

We continue to offer programs that not only are biblically sound and rigorous, but also affordable for all students. This is in part because of the sacrificial giving by past and present CBOQ donors.

We look forward to 46 students graduating at our Convocation and Service of Celebration this year in May—we wish them God’s blessing as they seek to serve Him in a variety of ministries.

We were honoured to be able to host Diane McBeth who presented our two-woman MDiv grads with beautiful quilts made by women of CBWOQ. Everyone was amazed at the beauty and quality of the quilts, and the two grads were very touched by this tangible evidence of prayers for them and their future during the work on these quilts and beyond.

Our faculty continue to represent us internationally with their commitment to scholarly publications. A very small sample follows: Cynthia Long Westfall, Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ, Baker Academic, 2016. This book has received rave reviews and excerpts have been featured in Live magazine. Mark J. Boda, The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Credal Expressions, Baker Academic, 2017. Stanley E. Porter, When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost in History, Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Steven M. Studebaker, A Pentecostal Political Theology for American Renewal: Spirit of the Kingdoms, Citizens of the Cities, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

We continue to plan our building expansion and are truly thankful to God for continuing to encourage us in this area. Among other significant gifts, we received the sum of $1.8 million, which was a great encouragement to us. We hope to be able to break ground within the next year.

We wish to announce that the launch of our Doctor of Practical Theology Degree last fall (2016) was a great success. Twelve students from very varied ministry experience and research topics joined us in this program, unique in North America. We look forward to launching the hybrid format (work online for part of the semester, one week in class at MDC, and the rest of the semester online) to enable students to stay in their ministry and home towns and cities, while studying in this program. This will start in Fall 2017, and we would love to see more of our alumni taking advantage of this opportunity to earn a professional doctoral degree, while only needing to come on campus five times during the program (four times during coursework and the defence).

We appreciate your prayers as we seek to serve God in all that we do and would appreciate referrals of students to us as well as prayerful consideration to support our students and MacMaster Divinity College financially. Knowing…………Being…………Doing…


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Canadian Council of Churches

Scott Kindred-Barnes – CBOQ Representative

The Canadian Council of Churches is a community of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures and therefore seek to fulfill together their common calling to the glory of one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and also other churches which affirm the same faith but which do not make doctrinal confessions.

It was at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in 1944 when the Canadian Council of Churches was founded. A member of the Baptist Federation of Canada at the time, the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec became a founding member of the CCC. While the original membership consisted of ten churches or denominations, at present there are twenty-five member denominations. Canadian Baptists of Western Canada joined the Council in 2008. Approximately 85% of the Christians of Canada claim to belong to one of the CCC denominations.

The CCC is considered to be one of the broadest ecumenical bodies in the world since its membership includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, and several Protestant and Evangelical traditions. The CBOQ is one of six members of the CCC who also belong to the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. This role helps our Convention to be a bridge between the more liberal and more conservative traditions in Canada. CBOQ continued to have a significant influence on the CCC in 2016 with the Rev. Tim McCoy and myself serving on the Governing Board. We are pleased that CBOQ will continue to have significant representation on the CCC in the years to come. 2016 proved to be a very important and productive year for the CCC, as Alyson Barnett-Cowan entered her second year as President. Barnett-Cowan has made it her mandate to visit all denominations represented on the Council in order to gain a better sense of the respective gifts that each denomination brings to the CCC. Under her presidency, the Board of Governors has been encouraged to get back to the Consensus model of our foundation. This is a welcome development since Consensus encourages dialogue between the various denominations represented on the Board of Governors. I was also pleased to see that the CCC has continued to reach out and hear from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada in recent years. We have found that there are many issues that both the CCC and

EFC stand united on such as refugee sponsorship and First Nations Reconciliation.

The bulk of the work of the CCC takes place under the auspices of the Commission on Faith and Witness and the Commission on Justice and Peace, along with the Biotechnology Reference Group in which representatives of both Commissions participate. These commissions undertake significant projects. The Commission on Faith and Witness engages the churches in theological study in order to increase an understanding of the faith we hold in common and to provide an ecumenical witness to Christ's mission in the world. The purpose of the Commission is to provide a meeting-place, a lively and fertile ground for reflection and work, among Christians of different families. Together we work to reflect theologically on matters of concern in our own day, and on questions of historical interest to the churches. Each member church provides at least one representative to the Commission. Together, Commission members decide the topics they wish to address, in keeping with the needs and concerns of the churches. They seek to articulate the Christian faith we hold in common, to discover greater mutual understanding and witness, and to probe more deeply the theological areas in which our traditions diverge. Members share resources for dialogue and common understanding. And, they reflect theologically on the role and direction of ecumenism in our own day, in the specific Canadian situation in which we live and work. Some of the matters discussed in 2016 included providing feedback on the topic of religious freedom, Christian unity and ecumenism in light of differences and follow-up discussions on Refugee sponsorship and First Nations Reconciliation in Canadian churches. Further dialogue was carried out between the CCC and the Canadian Forum on Global Ministries.

It is common at the Ottawa meetings each spring for members of the CCC to meet with elected members of Parliament to discuss issues that concern the Church such as Religious Freedom and Human Rights. Thus, in the spring of 2016 several groups assembled from the CCC to meet with elected officials. At our two gatherings in 2016 several very important discussions took place including thought-provoking panels on the respective topics of synthetic biology and the ethics thereof, human rights and Reconciliation. Please look up the CCC web page at www.canadiancouncilofchurches.ca.


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Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada

David Rowley - Executive Director

Church-planting institute (la CRAIE) Our 15 students from our Church Planting Institute embarked on their second year of training, focusing on how to reach into their communities through creative and prayerfully planned strategies. Nick launched a ministry (Praxis) in September among skateboarders in Montreal. These stories show how the CRAIE is impacting and preparing a young generation of leaders. A New Beginning in Grand Falls (NB) The church plant in Grand Falls got off to an encouraging start with the official opening in January. The mayor was present and fifty people attended the two-day event. Feller Institute and Camp44 The Lord graciously held back the rain October 1st for the unveiling of our new exhibit “Camp 44”. The exhibit explains how Feller Institute was taken over by the Canadian Army in 1943-44 to lodge up to 750 German Nazis prisoners. The local MP of the National Assembly as well as our local representative of the House of Commons, two local mayors and 80 plus guests attended the inauguration of exhibit financed through a grant provided by the Federal Government. The Camp 44 also tells the story of how a small group of followers of Jesus, brought the Gospel to this area of Quebec, an area known today as the “birthplace” of the French Protestant movement in North America! New Recruits Ontario surprised us by providing two French speaking pastors. Gordon Belyea joined the Ottawa and Gatineau church plants. Jean-Marie Attiso comes from our Ontario partner, CBOQ. The Oratoire church in Montreal installed Sergo August as their pastor in January.

Church Vitality The Union is offering to its churches a well thought out and proven roadmap aimed at getting churches familiar with and excited about church vitality and renewal. Planting new churches is essential, but we also need churches that are resilient, on-target and focused on their mission. We recruited Tim Keener to walk our churches through a 9 to 12-month process designed to engage the entire church on a discovery of spiritual vitality and healthy organizational dynamics. Canadian Baptists Meet in Montreal We had the privilege of welcoming and hosting the administrative teams of our Canadian Baptist family for two days of hard work around the themes of youth and family ministries, church planting and growth, leadership, communication, and finances. FBU’s Strategy Plan 2017-2020: On October 21-22, 50 delegates and the FBU board met to discern where we should be focusing our energy and resources in the next three years. Once again, we returned and stressed the importance being on “mission” with God, as Scripture and history clearly demonstrate that mission should be the driving force that carries us forward in the power of the Spirit. Multi-C (www.multi-c.ca) Our on-line training web site currently has 140 users. We are exploring ways to make this tool available to churches across Canada where there are French speaking Christians. Thank you for the key part you play in sustaining us through prayer and your generosity.

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Canadian Baptist Ministries

Terry Smith - Executive Director

Thank you for your faithful solidarity with CBM in 2016. While the weeks and months seemed to click by far too quickly, we are more than cognizant of God’s good hand in the ministry to which we have been called. There were some clear highlights in our global impact this past year, including the successful completion of two significant capacity-building initiatives in Africa (the Doctor of Ministry with Carey Theological College and a Certificate in Integral Mission), planting new churches amongst Chinese diaspora students – including hundreds of baptisms - in Germany, new partnerships in Costa Rica and El Salvador, newly recruited Field Staff from Atlantic (the Waddells) and Western Canada (the Dycks) and thousands of people who have experienced hope and wellness through our programs. In Canada, the year was marked by some milestone events: A national Baptist youth leaders gathering which has produced the Imaginative Hope Report for our churches on Next Generation ministries, Baptist World Alliance General Council meetings in Vancouver which featured a Canadian Baptist evening, a new partnership with A Rocha Canada focused on creation care, Mark Buchanan’s association with CBM as our Global Ambassador and another regional (Ont.) conference on restoring the relationship with our Indigenous brothers and sisters. A discussion is emerging about the role of CBM as the national voice of Canadian Baptists which will inevitably draw in the Board of Directors of all the seven member bodies in our Canadian Baptist partnership (CBWC, CBOQ, CBWOQ, UEBFC, CBAC, UBW and CBM). Here are some pertinent elements regarding our ministries and partnership with CBOQ: Finances Our 2016 budget totals $8.7 million. Our audited financial statements are available on our website (usually by mid-May). Approximately 85% of our budget is raised from the Canadian Baptist churches and individuals. The remainder comes from the Canadian Baptist denominations and Women’s Groups (10%) and investment and legacy income 5%.

CBM’s Field Staff from Central Canada:

Emad and Almess Botros – serve under our partnership with Lebanese Baptists at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut.

Rupen and Mamta Das - serve with the European Baptist Federation.

Elie and Mireille Haddad - serve under our partnership with Lebanese Baptists at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut.

Conrad and Fiona Kwok – serve in northern Thailand through the Bethel Bible Institute and Operation Dawn.

Lewis and Felain Lam – serve with FMCD in Germany.

Jonathan and Jan Mills – serve with the AEBR in Rwanda.

Emo and Kathy Yango – serve in the Philippines doing pioneering evangelistic work with Muslims.

CBM’s Canadian Staff:

Michael and Melanie Waddell (Midland, NB, now based in Manila) joined CBM as field staff.

Bill and Janice Dyck (Calgary, AB) are joining CBM for a second time.

Brenda Halk was given an expanded role, joining the leadership team as Senior Associate, Strategic Projects.

Man Ling Thompson retired from the Accounts Payable position. Zafar Iqbal has now taken on that position.

Jennifer Fernandes, Latin America Program Officer, resigned to work with refugees arriving in Greece.

Allen Price left CBM has now relocated in New Brunswick.

Anthony Johnson, IT Specialist resigned to move to join his family in California.

John Chan, currently the Chinese Ministries team leader based in Germany, has accepted the position of Director of International Partnerships beginning in summer 2017.

Canadian Partnerships: Under our Canadian Partnerships, we provide the following services to our churches in Central Canada:

STEP Blythwood/Weston Park – Bolivia; Kingsville – Bolivia; Yorkminster Park – Lebanon Mount Hamilton/Little Bethel/Wentworth - Lebanon


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Additional Programming:

Good Soil; Unbend the Trend – presented at CBOQ Assembly in 2016.

Global Field Staff – 12 Field Staff teams, 5 office staff out speaking – in 98 churches

She Matters concert series featuring Cheryl Bear kicked off in February in Winnipeg. Three dates are scheduled for Ontario in June.

She Matters concert in partnership with TC3 (Toronto Children’s Choir) at North Burlington Baptist in February 2017

Canadian Foodgrains Bank – currently one growing partner project in Ontario

Much more information is available on our website (www.cbmin.org) and on Facebook. New Projects in 2016:

Groups of Hope (International) - $17K – teaching for women’s groups among CBM’s partners in hope and healing.

Carey/CBM MTM Project (China) - $67K commitment over 3 years – A new Carey-accredited distance education program for up to 30 pastors based in China to upgrade their skills to a Masters level. CBM is providing a significant in-kind contribution in the provision of field staff to help administer the program and teach the courses.

Communication Strategy (Cuba) - $4K – Helping CBM’s partner in Cuba (FIBAC) to upgrade its computer network for improved communication both within country and with CBM.

Kakuma Camp Community Development and Peacebuilding (South Sudan) - $17K – Helping

CBM’s partner in South Sudan (FEBAC) to minister to those who have been displaced from South Sudan to the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Providing grinding mills and sewing machines for income-generating activities and training peace facilitators within the camps.

Unbudgeted Relief Projects (International) – $275K

South Sudan Relief - $110K – Both food and non-food items for internally displaced persons in Narus and due to civil war in South Sudan

Kenya Relief - $10.5K – Flood response (medical assistance, mosquito nets, food) in Northeastern Province, Kenya

Rwanda Relief - $15K – Flood response (home rebuilding) in Gakenke and Nyabihu, Rwanda

India Relief - $8K – Hailstone relief (home rebuilding) in Mizoram, India

Ecuador Relief - $15.5K – Earthquake relief in Ecuador

Haiti Relief - $25K – Hurricane Matthew relief (cholera prevention) in Haiti

Ukraine Relief - $13K – Winterization relief (heating supplies) for internally displaced persons in Ukraine.

Bolivia Relief - $15K – Fire relief (food baskets) for Yacuiba, Bolivia

Canada Relief - $63K – Fort McMurray wildfire relief in Canada

As Canadian Baptists, it is my hope and prayer that everything we do will be to unite, encourage and enable our churches – perhaps with an occasional dose of prophetic challenging – to be something radically different in obedience to Christ’s Great Commission and Great Commandment. We are honoured to partner with CBOQ in embracing God’s mission in a broken world.

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Recognitions Report

Ministry Leaders’ Service

25 Years of Service The Ministerial Resources Committee is pleased to acknowledge the following ministers who have reached the milestone of completing 25 years of ordained service. Thank you for your dedication and faithfulness.

Rev. Cindy Lee Rev. Matthew Lucas

Rev. Jon Marshall Rev. Ralph Meiszinger

Rev. David Williams Rev. Wilbert Zavitz

Members of the Over 40 Club The following ministers have recently completed 40 years of service in ordained ministry. New members of the Over 40 Club are honored at a special luncheon and presented with special pins and a certificate honoring their achievement.

Rev. Gordon Abraham Rev. William Chapman Rev. Malcolm Horsnell

Rev. Charles Jackson Rev. John Laurie Morris Rev. James Newman

Rev. Thomas Paul Rev. David Strain Rev. William Virgin Rev. John Stevenett

We are blessed by the continuing faithfulness and ministry of the following members of the Over 40 Club.

Rev. William Adams Rev. J. Alton Alexander Rev. Gordon Allan Rev. Dr. Pierre Allard Rev. John Amy Rev. M. John Anderson Rev. Alfredo Arevalo Rev. Marvin Asis Rev. Reg Babbey Rev. Norman Baird Rev. Dr. Laurence Barber Rev. Jack Bart Rev. Neil Beattie Rev. Kenneth Bellous Rev. Paul Benson Rev. Ian Brown Rev. Philip Brown Rev. Norman Bullock Rev. Weldon Burlock Rev. Hugh Burritt Rev. Dr. Frank Byrne Rev. George Campbell Rev. Robert Campbell Rev. Vladimir Canji Rev. Dr. Muriel Carder Rev. Donald Casselman Rev. George Cawfield Rev. Clair Clark Rev. Dr. Albert Coe Rev. Gerald Cooke Rev. C. Bruce Coombe

Rev. Dr. Douglas Coombs Rev. Dr. Keith Cooney Rev. Donald Corbett Rev. A. John Coutts Rev. Neville Cowan Rev. Evan Craig Rev. James Craig Rev. Raymond Cross Rev. Ubirajara Da Silva Rev. Richard Darling Rev. Dr. Max De Wolfe Rev. Fred Demaray Rev. Rex Deverell Rev. Ian Dixon Rev. Kenneth Duncan Rev. Albert Dutly Rev. Melvin Finlay Rev. Geoffrey Fitzpatrick Rev. Dr. Charles Foster Rev. Dr. Donald Fraser Rev. Arthur Fritzke Rev. John Fung Rev. John Furry Rev. Joao Garcia Rev. John Gilmartin Rev. Roland Glendinning Rev. Dr. Archibald Goldie Rev. Fred Goliath Rev. Loren Gorman Rev. John Griffiths Rev. Frederick Habermehl

Rev. Ronald Hawkins Rev. Jack Hawkins Rev. John Hillmer Rev. Dr. Melvyn Hillmer Rev. Samuel Holmes Rev. W.N. Bud Hooper Rev. Selwyn Hopkins Rev. Gerald Hunt Rev. Neil Hunter Rev. Dr. Kenneth Jackson Rev. David Janzen Rev. Stephen Jones Rev. Dr. William Jones Rev. Allan Jorgensen Rev. Dr. John Keidann Rev. Dr. John Keith Rev. Arthur Kelsie Rev. Reinhold Kerstan Rev. Fred Knutson Rev. John Lekx Rev. Dine Lota Rev. John MacPhail Rev. James Managhan Rev. Ralph Mann Rev. Ronald Matthews Rev. Richard Maxwell Rev. Arthur Maybury Rev. James McGee Rev. Murray McKnight Rev. Timothy Medhurst Rev. William Metcalf

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Rev. Bazil Metz Rev. Franklin Morgan Rev. Tamotsu Morikawa Rev. Franklin Murillo Rev. Dr. Bruce Neal Rev. Ralph Neil Rev. Dr. William Norman Rev. Joseph Novak Rev. Dr. Paul Owen Rev. Dwight Patterson Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Perry Rev. David Phillips Rev. Dr. Robert Price Rev. Bertrum Radford Rev. James Rudd Rev. Dr. David Russell Rev. Malcolm Rust

Rev. Dr. Mervin Saunders Rev. Dr. George Scott Rev. Edward Searle Rev. Kenrick Sharpe Rev. Hartley Smith Rev. Dr. David Smith Rev. Dr. Yanis Smits Rev. Stanley Smurthwaite Rev. Michael Steeves Rev. Frank Stone Rev. Gary Stopps Rev. Dr. William Sturgess Rev. Dr. Das Sydney Rev. Eugene Thamer Rev. John Torrance Rev. Nelson Trafford Rev. Andrew Truter

Rev. Ronald Ward Rev. Johnny Washington Rev. Ronald Watson Rev. Isaac Wilkins Rev. Dr. Robert Wilkins Rev. Floyd Wilson Rev. Dr. Andrew Wong Rev. Dr. William Wood Rev. Barry Yager Rev. Joseph Yip Missionaries: Miss Muriel Harrington Miss Shirley Heatlie Dr. Audrey Morikawa

Celebrating over 50 years of Ordained Service

77 Rev. Dr. Max De Wolfe 59 Rev. Arthur Kelsie 54 Rev. Reg Babbey

71 Rev. George A. Cawfield Rev. Bazil C. Metz Rev. John Coutts

70 Rev. Dr. Muriel Carder Rev. Tamotsu Morikawa Rev. Ian Dixon

Rev. Frank K. Stone 58 Rev. Neil Beattie Rev. Dr. Mervin Saunders

68 Rev. George W. Campbell Rev. Frank Byrne Rev. Ronald Ward

67 Rev. Dr. Charles Foster Rev. Donald Corbett 53 Rev. Keith Cooney

66 Rev. Clair Clark Rev. Dr. Donald Fraser Rev. Ubirajara Da Silva

Rev. Frederick Habermehl Rev. Ronald Glendinning Rev. John MacPhail

Rev. Dr. William Sturgess Rev. Archibald Goldie 52 Rev. William Adams

65 Rev. Loren Gorman Rev. Murray McKnight Rev. Dr. Pierre Allard

64 Rev. John C. Amy 57 Rev. Albert Dutly Rev. Bertrum Radford

Rev. Samuel Holmes Rev. Melvyn Hillmer Rev. Michael Steeves

63 Rev. Dr. Bruce Neal Rev. James Managhan 51 Rev. Marvin Asis

62 Rev. Gerald Hunt Rev. Joseph Novak Rev. Ronald Hawkins

61 Rev. Stanley Smurthwaite 56 Rev. Philip Brown Rev. Hartley Smith

60 Rev. Gordon Allan Rev. Geoffrey Fitzpatrick Rev. Douglas J. Perry

Rev. Arthur Fritzke Rev. James Rudd Rev. Norman Baird

Rev. John Griffiths Rev. Malcolm Rust Rev. Gerald Cooke

Rev. Dr. William Jones 55 Rev. M. John Anderson Rev. Merv Finlay

Rev. Dr. John Keith Rev. Weldon Burlock Rev. Fred Goliath

Rev. Dwight Patterson Rev. Dr. Albert Coe 50 Rev. Jack Bart

Rev. Dr. William Wood Rev. Reinhold Kerstan Rev. Hugh Burritt

59 Rev. Ian Brown Rev. Dr. Robert Price Rev. Rex Deverell

Rev. Douglas Coombs Rev. Ronald Watson Rev. John Lekx

Rev. Richard Darling Rev. Yanis Smits

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Volunteer Service

We want to express our appreciation to the many skilled and dedicated volunteers who served CBOQ in many ways this year. Aaron White Abigail Lau Abraham Sen Adrian Karasmanis Al Roberts Alana Walker-Carpenter Alex Moir Alfred Yuen Allan Burger Alyssa Oliver Amy Huang Amy Zandstra Andrea Cambridge Andrea Fowlow Andrew Allan Andrew Bellous Andrew Chang Andrew Emmott Andrew Rutledge Andy Barber Anna Maria Fruscione Anne Coleman Annie Zhao Ariel Hartwick Ashley Esposito Ashley Zandstra Ashlyn Ashton Porter Austin Broche Becky Nichols Ben MacLeod Ben Morris Benjamin Denhoed Birgid MacCallum Blayne Hoskins Bob Jamieson Bob McCarty Bonnie Newell Brad Peters Braeden Clarke Brandon Manuel Breanne Oke Brenda Filyer Brennan Rabbets Brian Affleck Brian Fowlow Brittni Lewis Bruce Dunk Calvin Mills Carl Chang

Carl Plett Carl Walters Carol Kohler Carol Lane Carolyn Carkner Carolynne Pollard Carson Atkinson Catrine Rawung Charlene Root Charlotte Barber Chris Caughill Chris Chan Christiana Obieje Christopher Jeammy Christopher Lu Christy Laing Clarence Braun Clarke W Dixon Cole Serrador Colin Chapman Colin Ray Craig Rumble Dale R Soble Dan Hellendy Dan Sommer Darlene Lucas Dave Stephens Dave Stewart David B Williams David Huctwith David Partridge David Stead David Thomas Dean Jamieson Debie Mealey Debra Nicholson-Elwell Della Bost Diana Berry Diane Ricketson Dillon Campbell Don Collar Don Hallman Donna Chapman Donna Phair Doug Brown Doug Youngblut Ed McLean Elaine Lui Elaine MacInnis Elaine McCorkle

Elaine Poproski Elden Faulkner Eleanor Emmott Elijah Lau Eliza Heeney Elizabeth Allaby Elizabeth Joseph Ella Estabrooks Emily Jones Emily Knope Emily McLennan Emily Nichols Eric Brown Erika Abele Erinn Oxford Esther Dawson Evelin Wharram Frank Fedyk Fred Beattie Gail Cleland Gene Tempelmeyer Geoff Moore George Bell Jr. Gloria Stafford Gordon Nichols Graham Watson Greg Bowers Hannah Searles Haragwan Knight Heather Rumball Heather Rumble Peterson Hope Kamerman Hugh Willett Humberto Porras Isabel Federgreen Israel Obieje Jacob Meyer Jahdai Searles James Singh James Solomon Jane Barber Jane Manuel Jane Wickstrom Janet Kim Janet McKenzie Janice Charko Jared Millican Jasmin Ahmed Jason Huynh Jephte Hyacinthe

Jeremy Ranasinghe Jesse James Jessica MacCallum Jessica Yip Jessie Campbell Jill Porras Jim Alford Jim Bagley Jim Fink Jim McBeth Jim Neufeld Jim Sanderson Jin Lee Joan Peacock Joan Walker Joanna Schakel Joel Awuku John Cullen John Fessenden John Szeto John Waltho Johnny Gordon Johnny Washington Jolene Awuku Jolene McKenzie Jonanne Fenton Jonathan Huys Jonathan Matthews Jordan Pipher Joseph Chaisson Joy Quail Joyce Keck Judith Mercer Judy Shierman Julie McCoy Julie-Ann Morton Julien Busse Justin Searles Karen Chiasson Karen Phillips-Tait Karen Plater Karen Siwick Karla Ponce Karyn Calderon Kathy Brown Kathy McIntosh Kayla Yip Keith Daly Keith Vincent Kelsey Kite

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Ken Park Kevin Babbey Kevin Latam Kim Liew Kodie Osborne Kyle Bauman Leanne Friesen Lew Pollard Linda Zandstra Lindsay Ives Lionel Pye Lise Leplante Liz Allaby Liz Dale Liz Nichols Lola Mather-Dyer Louis Leung Maggie Ford Marg Derrah Margaret Bell Margaret Smart-Wheaton Margaret Sutton Maria Vandavani Marianna Zandstra Marion Nurse Marion Staples Martin Benham Matt Gordon Matt Lowe Matt Page Matt Sampson Melese Knight Melissa Engelage Merry Daikens Merv Saunders Michael Adams

Michel Belzile Mike Andress Miranda Peters Molly Thomson Murray Kohler Nancy Bell Nancy Webb Natalia Sanchez Natalie Lau Nathan Barber Nathan Hooper Nathan McCoy Nathan Solomon Neil Hunter Noah MacDonald Nora Cullen Norm Hubley Olive Lee Pamela Carol Fitkin Peter Bongers Peter Dempsey Peter Doyle Peter Egli Philip W Butler Phyllis Richardson PJ Boyd Rachael Nichols Rachel Chan Ralph Jones Ramona Matthews Randy McCooeye Rebecca Boulton Rebecca Mei Rebecca Meyer Renee Embree Richard Smith

Rob Denhoed Robert Peck Rodney A Gauthier Roger Schmid Roger Smith Ron Aitken Ron Humphries Ronald Watson Rosemary Borja Roshawn Newell Ross Carkner Rudy Laxamana Ruth Burger Ruth Laflair Ruth Sangalang Ryan Parr Sam Lee Samantha Hoehne Sara Manuel Sara Pite Sarah Lowe Sarah McDonald Scott Fairley Scott Kindred-Barnes Sean Yunus Semaon Kidane Serafina Solomon Sergio Espinoza Sharon Dymond Shelby Johnston Sheldon Dyck Shello Hyacinthe Shirley Murray Sonya Currier Stephanie Laxamana Steve Barker

Steve Olmstead Steve Sparks Sue Kohler Susan Bickle Susan Coleman Susan Sparks Tai Ping Li Tammy Giffin Tawny Renaud Taylor Giffen Taylor Lee Teresa Mei Thomas Burnell Tim Tang Tim Teakle Tina Rae Toby Lee Tom Phair Tom Robertson Trevor Walker Tyler Vis Valerie Benham Valerie Cruickshank Vanesa Porter Verna Hutchinson Verona Huff Victoria Hunking Victoria Jones Wanda Ainsworth Wanda Miller Wayne Sollows Will Walters Willard Warnock Winny Mei Winston McIntosh

Donor

We want to express thanks to our donors whose generous gifts have enabled us to complete significant ministry this year. In 2016 we received gifts from the following estates, foundations and partner organizations:

Centre Street Rickman Estate

Centre Street Sharratte Estate

D. Phillips Estate

Ernest D Lott Estate

Estate of Mrs. Jessie Kathryn Findlay Keys

McPhail, J A Estate Charities

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Proceedings of the 128th Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec

Annual Assembly

Mississauga, Ontario

Hilton Meadowvale, Mississauga

June 9 - 11, 2016

THEME:

Open: Following God’s Lead to New Opportunities

SCRIPTURE:

…because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me. 1 Corinthians 16:9 (NIV)

REGISTRANTS: 350 delegates and 116 other registrants; 185 churches

(For full reports from our last Assembly, see the 2015 Annual Report book.)

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Thursday, June 9

Thursday Morning Session Tim McCoy, Executive Minister, gave a welcome and introduced Glen Sonderholm. Glen led a time of praise and worship through music. Donna Chapman gave remarks and suggested everyone join in greeting one another in the room.

Business Session #1 Donna Chapman, President, presided 1. Opening of the Assembly Donna Chapman, President, called the attendees back to their seats and declared the 128th annual Assembly of the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec to be in session.

2. Organizing Motions Donna Chapman introduced Heather Rumball. MSC 060916 – 01 that the minutes of the 2015 Assembly, as recorded in the 2015 Annual Report Book, be approved. MSC 060916 – 02 that the Assembly Program, as printed in the Assembly Handbook, with the necessary amendations, constitute the agenda for this session. MSC 060916 – 03 that the following persons constitute the committee on Enrolment: Kristi Pollard, Dana Barber and Melody Currier. MSC 060916 – 04 to recognize those who have been chosen to serve as scrutineers during this Assembly: Andrew Bellous, Andrea Chang, Bill Fyvie, Bruce Dunk, Carolynne Pollard, Darlene Lucas, David Stead, Donna Phair, Ed McLean, Heather Rumble Peterson, Jomo McCormack, Jim Boyd, Jim Sanderson, Leslie Makins, Lew Pollard, Max Minor, Melissa Spicer, Nancy Pollard, Nelson Chang, Paulette Numekevor, Randy McCooeye, Rob Spicer, Tina Rae, Wanda Miller and Winston McIntosh.

3. Welcoming New Churches and New Ordinands On recommendations from Toronto and Western Association of Baptist Churches, four new congregations were received into membership. The right hand of fellowship was offered to the pastors, visitors and delegates from Wismer Baptist Church, Markham; Cornerstone Asian Church, Mississauga; Joshua Ministries, Chatham and We Share Vision Community Church, Toronto. MSC 060916 – 05 that Wismer Baptist Church, Markham, be recognized and that their delegates are welcome to this and succeeding Assemblies. MSC 060916 – 06 that Cornerstone Asian Church, Mississauga, be recognized and that their delegates are welcome to this and succeeding Assemblies. MSC 060916 – 07 that Joshua Ministries, Chatham be recognized and that their delegates are welcome to this and succeeding Assemblies. MSC 060916 – 08 that We Share Vision Community Church, Toronto be recognized and that their delegates are welcome to this and succeeding Assemblies.


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The following individuals were recognized as being publicly ordained into Christian Ministry after consultation with the CBOQ Credentials Committee: Rev. Ron Albinet, Rev. Linda Wolfe, Rev. Jonathan Cann, Rev. Steven Stanley, Rev. Freddy Lam, Rev. Ken Gill, Rev. Luis Cruz, Rev. Freda Lai-fong Ng, Rev. Rici Be, Rev. Sarah Patterson, Rev. Jeff Chi Wai Fong, Rev. Paul Lam, Rev. Eva Y. Watt, Rev. Tom Li, Rev. Warren Gao. The following individuals were recognized as transfers from a sister Convention or by virtue of a prior ordination in another denomination: Rev. Justin Joplin, Rev. David Young, Rev. Dr. Marc Potvin, Rev. Israel Obieje, Rev. Johnny Dalisay, Rev. Paul Graham, Rev. Kevin Lewis, Rev. José M’Bala, Rev. Dr. David To, Rev. Kari Yli-Renko.

4. Board Report Donna Chapman presented the Board Report. She thanked the board members and gave highlights from the written Board Report found in the Annual Report book. Donna moved the report be accepted. It was seconded and then she invited questions and remarks. After discussion it was carried. MSC 060916 – 09 that the Board Report, as printed in the 2015 Annual Report book, be adopted.

5. Treasurer's Report Peris Kamotho, Director of Finance and Administration, gave highlights from the written report concerning the 2015 financial results and audited financial statements. After Donna encouraged the motion to accept the report, there were questions regarding application for mortgage, certificates and returns, investment funds, administration staff changes and the revised budget. MSC 060916 – 10 to accept the financial results and audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 as printed in the Treasurer's Report in the 2015 Annual Report book. MSC 060916 – 11 to accept the 2016 Revised Budget as printed in the Treasurer's Report in the 2015 Annual Report book. MSC 060916 – 12 to accept the 2017 Draft Budget as printed in the Treasurer's Report in the 2015 Annual Report book. Donna Chapman gave clear instructions for anyone wishing to add to the nominations already included in the delegate’s package. She then closed the business portion of the morning session. Bernice Quek, Read On Book Store, gave a presentation.

Thursday Afternoon Session A video was shown: Michael Lau Tim McCoy, Executive Minister, called the room to order.

Ministry Recognitions Craig Rumble, CBOQ Board Member and Sr. Pastor of Markham Baptist Church, led a time of ministry recognitions. Craig read the names of those recognized and prayed for them.

Twenty-Five Years in the Same Church Rev. Dr. Alan Davey Rev. Luis C. Teodoro Rev. William Terris

Twenty-Five Years of Ordained ServiceRev. Archibald Murray Rev. Audley Goulbourne Rev. Bob Mather-Dyer

Rev. Brian McKenzie Rev. Bruce Musgrave Rev. Carlton Brown

Rev. Dale Dawson Rev. David Roy Macgregor Rev. Eleanor Bradley


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Rev. Elliott Van Egmond Rev. Gregory Rodgers Rev. Hugh Kirkegaard Rev. John Lambshead Rev. Joyce Trask

Rev. Lola Mather-Dyer Rev. Margaret Bell Rev. Michael Lau Rev. Michel Belzile Rev. Paul Gibbon

Rev. Peter Bongers Rev. Robert Smith Rev. Sharon Chapman Rev. Sheldon Dyck

Newly Retired Ministry Leaders Rev. Alexander Thompson Rev. Andrea Cambridge Rev. Barry Dixon Rev. Dale Soble Rev. Don Theobald Rev. Dr. Bill Norman

Rev. Floyd Wilson Rev. George Johnston Rev. James Newman Rev. John Bunner Rev. Luis Notario Rev. Marjorie Smith

Rev. Miriam Uhrstrom Rev. Paul Kao Rev. Ron Humphries Rev. Tommy Wong

New Members of the Over 40 Club Rev. David Phillips Rev. Eugene Thamer Rev. Evan Craig

Rev. Floyd Wilson Rev. Franklin Murillo Rev. James Craig

Rev. Ken Bellous Rev. Kenneth Duncan Rev. Stephen Jones

Memorial Moment Jenya Bakai, CBWOQ President, led a service of memorial moment. Since printing last year's report until this Assembly, a number of faithful servants, serving the kingdom through Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec, have gone on to be with the Lord. We acknowledge their service with gratitude and pray for God's richest blessings upon the families and friends who remain. Jenya read the names and led a moment of silence and prayer. Ms. Margaret Marchment Rev. Egon Von Keitz Rev. Andres Kaups Mrs. Wilma Armstrong Mrs. Dorothy Neal Rev. Ernest Johns Mrs. Jean Barker Mrs. Roberta Tatsu Mr. Fred McKerrell

Rev. Joseph Ban Mrs. Jessie Keys Rev. Eustace Meade Rev. John Caswell Rev. Elmer Anderson Rev. Bill Cook Rev. Elmore Boomer Rev. Earl Cameron Mrs. Audrey McLeod

Rev. Philip Karpetz Rev. Ioachim Tunea (2014) Rev. Alfredo Abellera Rev. Colin Wisman Smith Rev. Allan Perks Rev. Jess Roque Mrs. Elva Walker Rev. Robert Wilkinson

Video: Great in the Small

Business Session #2 Murray Kohler, 1st Vice President, Presided Murray re-opened the business portion and invited Tim McCoy, Executive Minister, to present his report.

1. Executive Minister's Report Tim McCoy provided highlights to the written EM Report found in the Annual Report book. There were no questions from the floor. MSC 060916 – 13 that the Executive Minister's Report as printed in the 2015 Annual Report book be received.

2. Board Recommendations and New Business Murray Kohler presented the recommendation from the Board. MSC 060916 – 14 to approve that Grant Thornton be appointed as auditors, with fees to be approved by the Board, for the

year ending December 31, 2016.


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3. Nominations Committee Michel Belzile, Chair of the Nominations Committee, gave highlights of the Nominations Committee Report. MSC 060916 – 15 that nominations be closed. MSC 060916 – 16 that the persons named in the report of the Nominations Committee be and are hereby elected to the positions so indicated. Current Officers assuming new officer positions: President: Murray Kohler, Member, Glen Acres Baptist Church, Kitchener, Ontario First Vice-President: Heather Rumball, Member, Kingsway Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario Past President: Donna Chapman, Member, First Baptist Church, London, Ontario Newly Elected Second Vice-President: Bob McCarty, Member, New Liskeard First Baptist Church, Ontario CBOQ Board Directors Current Members:

Retiring in 2017 Retiring in 2018 Craig Rumble, Markham Steve Sparks, Nepean Rob Denhoed, Oshawa Steve Barker, Orillia

Frank Fedyk, Ottawa Erika Abele, Toronto Evelin Wharram, Kingsville

Newly Elected Members:

Janet McKenzie, Member, Heritage Green Baptist Church, Stoney Creek, Ontario Janice Charko, Member, Kipling Avenue Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario Christopher Lu, Member, Montreal City West Baptist Church, Quebec Rob Van Middelkoop, Member, Bothwell Baptist Church, Ontario

Nominations Committee Current Members:

Retiring in 2017 Retiring in 2018 Alex Moir, Windsor Randy McCooeye, Orleans

Newly Elected Member:

Nancy Webb, Member, Kingsway Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario

Credentials Committee Current Members:

Retiring in 2017 Retiring in 2018 Pamela Fitkin, Toronto Jonanne Fenton, Toronto Willard Warnock, Cornwall Margaret Smart-Wheaton, Stratford

David Williams, Guelph Ken Park, Toronto Peter Bongers, Kitchener Rod Gauthier, Goderich


Elaine MacInnis, Member, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario Verona Huff, Member, First Baptist Church, Elliot Lake, Ontario Susan Bickle, Member, Calvary Baptist Church, Coburg, Ontario Kevin Babbey, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Delhi, Ontario


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Strategic Planning Committee Current Members:

Retiring in 2017 Retiring in 2018 Vacant Keith Vincent


Peter Doyle, Member, Kanata Baptist Church, Ontario Gene Tempelmeyer, Pastor, Spring Garden Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Baptist Ministries Board Current Members:

Retiring in 2017 Retiring in 2018 Darlene Lucas, Toronto Elden Faulkner, Hamilton

Newly Elected Member:

Heather Rumble Peterson, Member, First Baptist Church, Kingsville, Ontario

McMaster Divinity College Board of Trustees Current Members:

Retiring in 2017 Retiring in 2018

Norm Hubley, Toronto Jim Neufeld, London

Benjamin Denhoed, Peterborough Verna Hutchinson, Guelph

Retiring in 2019 Retiring in 2020

Ted Hunt, Ingersoll Lionel Pye, Campbellford

David Huctwith, Toronto


David Thomas, Pastor, Blythwood Road Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario Wayne Sollows, Member, First Baptist Church, Pembroke, Ontario

Murray Kohler closed the business portion for Assembly 2016 with prayer.

Commissioning and Installation of the Officers Donna Chapman invited the officers, and Bill Horne to the stage. Bill led in the commissioning of the in-coming president, Murray Kohler and the full team of officers for the 2016-2017 year. Donna presented Murray with the gavel and Bible.

Murray gave remarks and dismissed everyone to the dinner break.

Thursday Evening Session Video: Kathy McIntosh Glen Sonderholm led a time of praise and worship through music, story, and silence. Evelin Wharram shared remarks and led in a time of prayer before the offering in support of CBOQ was taken up. Video: Jesus is the Centre Steve Barker introduced Tim McCoy. Tim brought the message, “Open: Walking Through Open Doors.” Video: With Open Hands Brian Craig led communion and gave the benediction. Donna Chapman hosted the President’s Reception.


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Friday, June 10

Friday Morning Session Video: CBOQ Sunday CBOQ Leadership Team made their presentations on the topic, “Open: Opportunities and Obstacles for our CBOQ Family” in this order: Melody Currier – Director, Operations and Membership; Dallas Friesen – Director, Congregational Development; Peris Kamotho – Director, Finance and Administration; Matt Wilkinson – Director, Next Generation Ministries; Brian Craig – Director, Leadership Development. Video: We Believe Several CBOQ partners made their presentations; Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and Quebec and Canadian Baptist Ministries. Alpha Canada also made a presentation. Tim McCoy closed the session.

Friday Afternoon Session Learning Sessions were attended by delegates and visitors.

Friday Evening Session Video: Roberto Ascencio Glen Soderholm led a time of praise and worship through music, and story. Rob Denhoed shared remarks and led in a time of prayer before the offering in support of CBOQ was taken up. Video: Decisions and Doors Matt Wilkinson introduced Anna Robbins and brought in the message, “Open: Running Scared.” Dallas Friesen brought the benediction.

Saturday, June 11

Saturday Morning Session Learning Sessions were attended by delegates and visitors. Video: Jonathan Matthews Worship through music led by Glen Soderholm. Message by Anna Robbins: “Open: Anger Management” Murray Kohler declared the 128th annual Assembly of Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec to be adjourned, to reconvene at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale Hotel June 8 - 10, 2017. He gave a benediction.


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