Rev. Robert Campbell became the minister of Westminster Church in 1989. He is the primary worship leader and preacher at most services. He presides over the congregation’s sacramental life at the Communion Table and Baptismal Font. He is responsible for providing pastoral care to the congregation and fostering its growth in faith and learning. He also works with the church board and committees to administer the church’s life and encourage its growth. A native of rural Manitoba, Rev. Campbell was ordained to the ministry in 1978. He served the Holland-Cypress River Pastoral Charge prior to coming to Westminster.

Rev. Campbell has published a book of his sermons, “People of The Promise”. A copy can be ordered through the church office. Please call 784-1330.

E-mail: Robert Campbell

Welcome Geza, Our New Associate Minister Geza Szemok Geza (pronounced “Gai-sah”) joins our ministry leadership today for a one year term.

His personal “support team” includes his wife Alice, his daughter Dora (just graduated from Grade 12), and his sons Daniel (a 1st year U student) and Ben (heading for grade 6). Geza’s theology training was at Karoli Gaspar Reformed University, Faculty of Theology, Hungary where he earned a Master of Theology degree. He was ordained 17 years ago. Further courses taken in Canada have been directed toward his personal interests in counselling and communicating faith. His previous work in Winnipeg was at the Hungarian Church (Beverley and Ellis) and in rural Manitoba.

Alice, too, is a minister (she and Geza first met during their training in Hungary!) She is presently working part-time at the Hungarian Church and was formerly at the Oak Table Community Ministry (serving street people in the Osborne Village area) which is located at Augustine United.

Marilyn has a wide range of responsibilities. When someone contacts the church on a weekday, she is likely to be the first person they meet, answering questions such as "when are the services?" and "may we be married at Westminster?"

A great deal of her week is also spent preparing the bulletin for Sunday service and facilitating communication among members of the Board with minutes and reports. In addition, since Westminster is known for its wonderful acoustics, Marilyn fields requests for concerts of all kinds from Japanese drums to the Winnipeg Singers and Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and conducts personal tours of the facilities for prospective renters.

She also oversees the work of volunteers who help in the office on a weekly basis. Public Relations, Communications, Record Keeping, Staff and Volunteers, all part of Marilyn's work week.

E-mail: Marilyn

Nathan, our Choir Director come September, is a young man with a wealth of conducting experience, both orchestral and choral. He sings (Baritone) and has sung under both Elroy Friesen and Henry Engbrecht, two of our leading Manitoba conductors. He also plays the violin and teaches it with a class of 30 students ranging from 3 years old to 80.

Nathan’s conducting experience started at age 14 when he asked his Episcopalian church’s choir leader to let him conduct the choir. He was given permission and started his career with Handel’s Halleluiah Chorus. A rousing beginning!

Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, Nathan was well into music performance by Grade Twelve. He was part-time conductor of his high school’s orchestra and went on to form his own Gr. Twelve orchestra to give himself more experience. Following high school he studied conducting further under the conductor of the St. Paul Metropolitan Symphony.

Don was appointed Organist of Westminster Church in October 1966. He holds several organ degrees Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto (ARCT), Licentiate Trinity College London (LTCL), and Licentiate in Music Manitoba (LMM). Don has been recitalist on the CBC-FM program “Organists in Recital” and has performed on a number of occasions with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. He is Co-founder of the Westminster Concert Organ Series, which started in 1989 and performs frequently as part of that series.

Jana was born and raised in South Africa and immigrated to Canada in her mid-twenties via 2 years in London, England. Along the way various jobs and life experiences turned her into the person she is today. These include teaching in South Africa, working at Harrods in London, working at the Globe Theatre in Regina, becoming a mother, living in California for 2 years, running a non-profit aimed at assisting people with disabilities, and going to post-earthquake Haiti in June 2010.

"I think being an immigrant to Canada qualifies me for working with our young adults in a unique sense: I kind of experienced adolescence twice! Or at least some of the feelings involved: wanting to belong and trying to find myself in a strange, new environment. And trying to do this as a Christian in a secular world can be very challenging. I want the youth group at our church to be a safe place for young people to ask questions, and a open space for discussions ranging from the latest book craze to friends to what colour crayon you'd like to be when you grow up - and why!"

In her free time, she loves reading, dancing with her two young girls, and sewing. And she does not like cooking.

Keith has been working as an Educational Technology Support Teacher who has done website and artistist design for a number of years. He actively manages both the Westminster Church and the Villa Rosa Inc. websites. He also manages a series of educational blogs, and has been involved in the design of a number of school websites, professional brochures etc... through his company Divergent Design.

Keith and his family are members of Westworth United Church.