The women behind the screen
We don’t write every prayer and post. Rather, we connect and encourage other women, Canadian Disciples, and our ecumenical partners to share their gifts. These pieces are carefully curated to comfort, challenge, nurture, and inspire all of us to live out our faith today and everyday.
TERRY TRIBE
While working as a travel counsellor in Ontario in the 1980s, Terry perceived a call to Ministry. She obtained her B.A. at the University of Western Ontario prior to attending Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky to acquire her Master of Divinity. Afterwards, Terry completed a year-long Residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at the Cleveland Clinic.
Terry has served as a multi-faith chaplain at Kingston General Hospital. She also served as the minister of Winger Church of Christ (Disciples) from 1998–2006. Her ministry moved into the non-profit world when she began working with adults recovering from drug and alcohol addictions at a community corrections agency. Terry’s vocational call motivated her to return to healthcare ministry and she began serving at a hospice.
Terry returned to Ontario in July 2019. She currently serves as the Spiritual Care Practitioner with both St. Joseph’s Hospice and the London/Middlesex Palliative Care Outreach Team through the SW Local Health Integration Network.
JANET ANSTEAD
After a career as a Family Law Lawyer in Ontario in the 1990s, Janet discerned a call to Ministry. She completed her Master of Divinity at Huron College, University of Western Ontario and, later, returned to complete her Master of Arts (Theology).
She has been serving the Mapleton Church of Christ (Disciples), a small but mighty rural congregation, since 2005. Janet’s commitment to the Disciples of Christ extends beyond the congregation as she serves in leadership roles with both the Ontario Assembly of the Christian Church and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada.
In addition, Janet has been the Coordinator of Non-Degree Programs and Continuing Education at Huron University College since 2013. In this capacity, Janet coordinates the Licentiate in Theology Program in which she is an instructor for Systematics, Church History, World Religions, and Ethics courses.
AWIT MARCELINO
Awit is a second-generation Filipino-Canadian from Manitoba. After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Business at the University of Manitoba, she worked as a Coordinator for Volunteer Tutors and Mentors at an after-school program for newcomer and Indigenous high school students. In this organization, she founded Food & Faith (an exploration of culture and religion for students) and she served as a union rep for her fellow youth workers.
Awit is a recent graduate of the Master of Divinity program at Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto, the co-founder of Open Table (an inclusive Bible study), and the pastor of Sugarbush Christian Church (an open and affirming congregation). Awit also serves as the Disciples of Christ representative on the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada and she is one of 3 Canadian representatives on the Disciples Women’s Leadership Council.