A New Start in Burns Lake

On August 16th, we celebrated a new start for First Mennonite Church, Burns Lake. Actually, Helmut and Eve Isaak already started as interim pastors in the middle of January of this year, but it soon became evident that they were the right people to lead the congregation into the years that lie ahead. The mid-August installation service simply served as the affirmation of this calling. Helmut and Eve have settled well into the congregation and the community, and are very well received.

It has often been difficult to have a meaningful partnership with our congregations that are further away from the Lower Mainland, but I believe that we have forged a very good relationship in the last couple of years - even though it has been through adverse times. There has also been a strengthening of the partnership between First Mennonite Burns Lake and Church of the Way in Granisle. Church of the Way was a church plant of First Mennonite, a little over an hour up the road, years ago. The current leadership of both congregations have a particular interest in nurturing this relationship. This is very encouraging.