On June 4th Council welcomes new staff member, Ken Clarke. With a 35+ year career in the Financial
Services sector, Ken Clarke is an experienced Corporate Banker and Commercial
Real Estate Lender. He is extremely well versed in the diversified
Commercial/Residential Construction industry. With CMLS Financial Inc., Ken has
been involved in the CMHC National Housing Corporation’s initiative with the
Rental Construction Financing (RCFi) program out of Ottawa that has gone
national in providing Affordable Rental Housing Construction financing to
various Builder/Developer and Not-for-Profit/Charitable Groups. Ken has served two terms as Treasurer on
Council’s Board of Directors and has been a member of its Finance and
Investment Committee for 7 years. Ken looks forward to bringing his financial
generalist experience to TUCC as Director of Property Services and Capital
Loans. Ken resides in Bradford where he has attended Bradford United Church as
an active member since 1994 and currently holds the position of Council
Chairperson.
Five United Church camps operate in Toronto Conference, serving 2300 children annually. Council supports the camps through the provision of property (for four of the camps) and through fundraising efforts that help send kids to camp (600 children are assisted annually) and maintain the camps' facilities. The camps' programs help children and youth develop healthy lifestyles, self-esteem, independence, leadership skills and environmental awareness. Immersion in the natural environment opens young minds to dream the impossible and contemplate life’s big questions. Know a young person who would benefit from a camping experience? Visit the camps' websites to learn more and register: Camp Big Canoe, Camp Simpresca, Camp Scugog, Sparrow Lake Camp, Ryde Lake Camp for Girls.
The Living Presence
Ministry is the name that has been given to a new initiative of Living
Waters Presbytery and the congregations
in and close to the Queensville area. The
project, led by a local steering group and facilitated by staff from
Council’s Centre for Church Development & Leadership, is designed to
strengthen the existing congregations and to establish a new form of ‘pioneer’
ministry in what will eventually be a new town of 30,000 people. Visit the Living Presence Ministry website or listen to their podcasts to learn more.
The Vincent Alfano Fund is accepting applications. Congregations, mission units or individuals can now apply for internship or other project funding that meets the Fund’s focus on learning opportunities for future church leaders. Up to $10,000 per annum will be available, plus an amount for training programs. Click here for application guidelines and forms.
Council is now accepting donations on our website! Click here to visit our donation page and make a gift to the fund of your choice (online donations will still be processed by Canada Helps).
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