{"id":1532,"date":"2015-04-01T12:10:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T19:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2015-04-01T12:10:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T19:10:58","slug":"moderator-announcement-from-the-presbyterian-church-in-canada-the-rev-karen-horst-moderator-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=1532","title":{"rendered":"Moderator Announcement From The Presbyterian Church In Canada &#8211; The Rev. Karen Horst Moderator Nominee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few minutes ago the <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterian.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Presbyterian Church in Canada<\/a> made their expected April 1st <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/2015\/04\/01\/the-rev-karen-r-horst-placed-as-sole-nominee-to-be-moderator-of-the-2015-general-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">announcement of the results of the voting for Moderator<\/a> of the General Assembly. We would like to congratulate The Rev. Karen Horst upon her selection as the Moderator Nominee for the <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/ga2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">141st General Assembly<\/a> in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement contains no new information or quotes so I will reprint here my summary from last month when <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=1379\" target=\"_blank\">I profiled all six candidates<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterianrecord.ca\/2014\/12\/09\/meet-a-2015-moderator-nominee-karen-horst\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Rev. Karen Horst<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Currently serving the congregation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.standrewsorillia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church<\/a> of Orillia, Ontario, she began her work in the diaconal ministry helping with educational resources and leader training. She has served extensively in the wider church including on numerous committees at the national level and as the convener of <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Presbyterian World Service and Development<\/a> committee for six years. She has been the emcee for two national <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/2014\/05\/17\/womens-gathering-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">Presbyterian Women\u2019s Gatherings<\/a> and she served on design teams for Youth Triennium with the PC(USA). In her interview in the Record she talks of her passion for \u201cthe alleviation of suffering for humans and creation itself,\u201d a motivation reflected in her time working with PWS&amp;D. Under concerns she speaks of \u201cthe growing polarization between ideologies.\u201d For fellowship and recreation she and her husband enjoy riding with her church\u2019s \u201cmotorcycle gang.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This summary is drawn in part from a much longer <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterianrecord.ca\/2014\/12\/09\/meet-a-2015-moderator-nominee-karen-horst\/\" target=\"_blank\">profile and interview<\/a> that appeared in the <a href=\"http:\/\/presbyterianrecord.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Presbyterian Record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our congratulations to Rev. Horst on her selection and prayers and best wishes for the General Assembly and her moderatorial year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few minutes ago the Presbyterian Church in Canada made their expected April 1st announcement of the results of the voting for Moderator of the General Assembly. 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