Congregational Meeting Update

On Sunday, May 31, following worship, our congregation gathered for a special congregational meeting to hear the recommendation of our Search Team regarding the call of a new full-time minister.

The search committee gave a great helpful overview of the various steps and process from the last 9 months. After many months of prayer, discernment, interviews, reference checks, and conversations, the Search Team unanimously recommended Rev. Dr. Greg Brawn to become Calvary’s next minister.

The recommendation was approved unanimously by the congregation.

Greg has served at Byron United Church in London for the past 18 years and has over 28 years of ordained ministry experience. Throughout the search process, the team was especially encouraged by Greg’s Christ-centered theology, his ministry giftings & passions, his commitment to following the leading of the Holy Spirit, and his collaborative approach to leadership.

One of the things that stood out to the Search Team was that Greg was not actively seeking a new position, but felt God prompting him to “make himself available to Calvary.” Through interviews, conversations, and prayer, both Greg and the Search Team sensed God’s leading toward this call.

The call will now be forwarded to the Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council for final approval. Assuming that process proceeds as expected, Greg’s anticipated start date at Calvary will be October 20, 2026. We want to express our sincere gratitude to the Search Team for their faithful work over the past months. We are deeply thankful for their dedication and service.

As we celebrate this exciting milestone, we invite the congregation to continue praying for Greg, for our staff and leadership, and for a new transition team that will help prepare for this next season of ministry.

We believe God has been faithfully guiding this process, and we look forward with anticipation to all that He has in store for Calvary in the days ahead. For more questions about the meeting, process or the new minister, please contact Amanda Wood-Atkinson or Doug Gielen (from the search committee).