Pastoral Staff
 
Marvin Wojda : Senior Pastor
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Marvin Wojda has served at Elim since January 1990; first as an assistant pastor and then in 1992 as the lead pastor. After graduating from Northwest Bible College (Vanguard College) in Edmonton in 1979, Marvin served in churches in Winnipeg and Calgary and has served with Crossroads Christian Communications.

His passion is to the see the church develop and grow to reach it's full potential as a change agent in the world.

Marvin is married to Sharlaine and together they have three teenage daughters.

 

Blaine Eagle : Music Pastor
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Blaine Eagle became the Pastor of Music and Worship in August of 1996. Blaine holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Calgary, with piano being his major instrument. Prior to Blaine and his wife, Anne’s arrival at Elim Tabernacle, they served congregations in Calgary, Hamilton and Kelowna.

Blaine also serves as the Worship Ministries Director for the Saskatchewan District of the PAOC.

Blaine and Anne celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on August 25th. They have two children at home Philip and Matthew, two married daughters Kristin (Kevin) married on June 14th, 2008 and Jenna (Kyle) and are proud grandparents to Kayden and Haylie.

 

John Morris : Young Adults/Young Marrieds/Marrieds
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John and Charmaine love people. They are both highly relational and passionate about life.

John and his wife Charmaine have been married for 25 years and have two adult children, Kaylene and Shawnee.

 

 

 

Shawn Chapman : Youth Pastor
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Shawn Chapman is passionate about seeing this post modern generation know Absolute Truth.

He gives specific oversight to the youth ministries department (E-68 - Jr Youth and Elevate - Sr Youth) and desires to see young people reach their generation for Jesus.

Shawn and his wife Lisa have been married for 12 years and have a son Jachin and a daughter Anaya.

 

Rob Clark : Children's Pastor
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Rob Clark and assisted by Angela McDonald gives leadership to an incredible team of people committed to the spiritual growth of children.  Their vision is to see children feel loved and valued by God; children who will love Him for the rest of their lives with the help of dedicated volunteers and equipped parents.

Rob is married to Sherilyn and they have four sons - Jordan, Chad, Ben, and Noah.

 

Angela McDonald : Children's Pastor
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Angela McDonald gives leadership to an incredible team of people committed to the spiritual growth of children.

Their vision is to see children feel loved and valued by God; children who will love Him for the rest of their lives with the help of dedicated volunteers and equipped parents.

 

 

Murdoch MacFarlane : Discipleship Pastor
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Murdoch Macfarlane serves in this capacity. His desire is to see people come to faith in Jesus Christ, grow in their faith, discover their spiritual gifts, and learn to put these gifts into practice. Murdoch came to this position 10 years ago, after retiring from a 30 year career in education as a school administrator.

Murdoch and Carol have been married 41 years and have 3 adult, married children and three grandsons and one granddaughter.

 

Bob Tauber : Singles, Seniors & Visitation Pastor
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Bob Tauber has pastored in Saskatoon for a number of years and just celebrated 50 years in ministry!

In 2006 he joined the staff part time to pursue his passion to see Single Adults grow in their faith. Later that year he took on the leadership of Elim's Ministry to Seniors and the Care Ministry. Pastor Bob's ministry takes him to hospitals and care homes in Saskatoon.

He has been married to Jan for 45 years and together they have two grown daughters and five glorius grandchildren.

 

 

Kevin Abrey : Administration Pastor
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Kevin joined our staff in July of 2004. For seven years he served corporations and not-for-profit organizations with financial consulting. He was previously on the church board before starting this position.

At 17 years of age, he felt a calling to support the ministry through administration. He says, "Corporations endeavor to create shareholder value, but we are in the business of partnering with God to create eternal value in His most prized possession - people."

Kevin and Jodi have been married for 14 years and have two girls.

 

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