Rev. Gordon Timbers

Their minister, Gordon Timbers, and session have kept mission and stewardship "on the radar" for the congregation.Mission speakers are regularly a part of worship services, members have participated in our denomination's Stewards by Design program and study groups make use of resources produced by Stewardship, as well as Education for Mission and PWS&D.

In November 2005, Gordon participated in the PCC HIV/AIDS study trip to Malawi, hosted by the Malawian partner church.He witnessed firsthand the hardships of life, and heard personal stories of struggle and faith of the Malawian people.Upon his return, Gordon's moving stories and photos of his experiences inspired the congregation to ask, "What can we do?"

The urgent need for clean water was a recurring theme in all the stories Gordon brought back from Malawi.
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Dak, a worker at Ekwendeni Hospital, whom Gordon met while in Malawi, was a delegate to the International AIDS Conference held in Toronto in August 2006.UPC invited Dak to be a guest speaker at a Sunday worship service during his stay.As a result, more Unionville people were drawn into the partnership.More people were learning from the stories of their Malawian partners about the importance of actions to:

Our Minister: Rev. Gordon E. Timbers

Gordon Timbers
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Gordon came to Knox's as Associate Minister to lighten the load and expand God's work.He became the Senior Minister at Knox's when Bob Jackson retired and continued in this position for three years.Gordon was an excellent team player and was much admired by the congregation.He and his wife, Karen, were very inspirational in writing a curriculum for the Presbyterian Church Sunday School systems.

Our minister, Rev. Gordon Timbers, is on vacation for the month of August.