Our Session

We believe our Lord has called and given gifts to certain men to be our ministers, elders, and deacon. (Please see the quotation from our Form of Government, below.) Our ministers and elders have been called to rule in His church as Christ's under-shepherds, and make up the Session of our church.

  Pastor Ferguson

Our pastor is John Ferguson.

  Dale Collison

Dale Collison is our associate minister.

  Jim van't Voort

Jim van't Voort serves our congregation as a ruling elder. He lives in Iona Station with his wife, Joanne, and children.

  Alan Quick

Alan Quick serves as a ruling elder. He lives in Strathroy with his wife, Kathy, and children. Alan also serves on the CHEX Committee of our presbytery.

  Bill Carson

Bill Carson serves as a ruling elder. He lives in Michigan with his wife, Liz. Bill also serves on the Candidates and Credentials Committee of our presbytery.

  Nathan McLaren

Nathan McLaren serves as our deacon. While deacons are not part of the session, they are officers in the church of Jesus Christ. Nathan, his wife Kim, and children live in Strathroy.Nathan has a blog about personal finance and Financial Peace University

From the OPC Form of Government:
"2. Our Lord continues to build his church through the ministry of men whom he calls and endues with special gifts for teaching, ruling, and serving. Some of these special gifts can be most profitably exercised only when those who possess them have been publicly recognized as called of Christ to minister with authority. It is proper to speak of such a publicly recognized function as an office, and to designate men by such scriptural titles of office and calling as evangelist, pastor, teacher, bishop, elder, or deacon. There are diversities of ministry within any office, for every man is called to be a steward of his own gifts. At the same time, a general designation of office may be applied to a group of functions within which separate offices could be distinguished.
3. The ordinary and perpetual offices in the church are those given for the ministry of the Word of God, of rule, and of mercy. Those who share in the rule of the church may be called elders (presbyters), bishops, or church governors. Those who minister in mercy and service are called deacons. Those elders who have been endued and called of Christ to labor also in the Word and teaching are called ministers."