Twenty Years at Foothills
Foothills Mennonite marked twenty years of ministry in their congregation by Doug and Rose Klassen with
a potluck lunch. Congratulations were received from their children
(Danielle, Jana, & Levi), the Mennonite Church Alberta executive
(Tim Wiebe-Neufeld), from the previous pastors (Rev. Bill and Helen
Kruger), and from international pastoral interns serving at Foothills
over the years. On behalf of the congregation Deanna Willms thanked Doug
and Rose for their pastoral and music ministries.
Many of Doug's gifts were highlighted, in particular his ability to
harness the energies of the congregation, as manifested by shared
ministries with MCC in the Generations at Risk project and the birthing
of the Foothills Mennonite Guest House. The ongoing ministry of the
Guest Home supports family members undergoing treatment at Calgary
hospitals. It was a need identified by Doug during his hospital
chaplaincy some years ago and became an outreach ministry at Foothills.
In characteristic fashion, Doug's sermon on this day was inspired by
finding the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary: shingling his roof.
Mike Beriault
FMC Board Chair | 
