Clas·sis [ klįssiss ] 1. The organization of pastors and elders that governs a group of local churches; 2. The group of churches governed by such an organization.
Contacts
Functionaries, Committees, Representatives as of 1 July, 2011. All terms end on June 30th of the year indicated.
| Function | TermExpiry | |
| STANDING COMMITTEES | ||
| Classis Interim Committee | ||
| Martin Mobach(mmobach@telus.net) | Chair | 2014 (2) |
| Bill Wildeboer (wilelw@gmail.com) | Nominations Coord | 2013 (2) |
| Carolyn Dieleman-Booth (gcarolyn52@gmail.com) | 2014 (1) | |
| Rick Struik (statedclerk@classisalbertanorth.org) | Stated Clerk | 2014 (2) |
| Arlene Vandekamp | Assistant to Stated Clerk | |
| Fred Bultman (fbultman@shaw.ca) | Alternate Stated Clerk / Classical Appointments Coord. | 2012 (1) |
| Gary Bomhof (gbomhof@firstcrcreddeer.org) | Church Visitors Coord | 2013 (1) |
| Classis Ministries Committee | ||
| Interim Committee plus the following reps: | ||
| Job den Otter | Cuba Connection Committee | |
| Ron Knol (ronknol@telus.net) | Safe Church Committee | |
| Ken Vis (covcrcedpastor@uniserve.com) | CYMC | |
| Anne VanderHoek | Home Missions | |
| Ron de Vries (canymc@gmail.com) | Student Fund Committe | 2013 (1) |
| Joanne Munro (joannemunro@shaw.ca) | Pastor-Church Relations Committee | |
| Walt Brouwer (waltbrouwer@classisalbertanorth.org) | Prayer Coord. | |
| Harold Roscher | Chaplains Committee | |
| Vacant | Campus Ministries Committee | |
| Loretta Stadt | NADC Board | |
| Neil de Koning | Leadership Team | |
| Denominational Advisors - Ex Officio | ||
| Martin Contant and/or Karen Wilk | Home Missions | |
| Cecil Van Niejenhuis | Denom. Consultant Pastor-Church Relations | |
| Classis Advisors - Ex Officio | ||
| Henry Bosch (NADMC@telus.net) | NADC Consultant | |
| Rick Van Manen (rpvanmanen@ualberta.ca) | U of A Campus Minister | |
| Ron De Vries (canymc@gmail.com) | Youth Ministry Consultant | |
| Walt Brouwer (waltbrouwer@classisalbertanorth.org) | Reg.Consultant Pastor-Church Relations | |
| Stated Clerk | ||
| Rick Struik | 2014 (2) | |
| Fred Bultman | Alternate | 2012 (1) |
| Treasurer | ||
| Ellen Vlieg-Paquette (classistreasurer@gmail.com) | 2014 (2) | |
| Mike Wevers | Alternate | 2014 (1)) |
| Campus Ministry Committee | ||
| Roy Berkenbosch | 2013(1) | |
| Joanne Romyn | Chair | 2014(2) |
| Vacant | Student rep. | |
| Kara Vyn | Student rep. | 2014 (1) |
| Leo Mos | Faculty rep. | indefinite |
| Wytze Brouwer | Faculty rep. | 2012 (1) |
| Rick Van Manen | Campus Min. | Ex Officio |
| Home Missions Committee | ||
| Anne Vanderhoek (ms.annevh@gmail.com) | 2013 (2) | |
| Leon Johnston | secretary | 2014 (1) |
| Andrew Geisterfer | 2014 (1) | |
| Henry Steenbergen (henryst@telus.net) | Chair | 2014 (2) |
| Bruce Gritter | 2012 (1) | |
| Rick Abma | 2013(1) | |
| Nominations Coordinator | ||
| Bill Wildeboer (wilel@telus.net) | Coordinator | 2012 (2) |
| Pastor-Church Relations Committee | ||
| John Luth | Regional Pastor | Ex Officio |
| Walt Brouwer (WaltBrouwer@ClassisAlbertaNorth.org) | Consultant | Ex Officio |
| Alice Joosse | 2014 (1) | |
| Joanne Munro | 2012 (2) | |
| Mike Vandyk | Chair | 2013 (2) |
| John Pasma | 2014(1) | |
| NADC Board | ||
| Loretta Stadt | Chair | 2013 (2) |
| Don Prokuda | Treasurer | 2013 (1) |
| Irene Brink | Vice Chair | 2013 (1) |
| Anna Feddes | 2014 (1) | |
| Henry Bosch (NADMC@telus.net) | Consultant | Ex Officio |
| Jenny Bakker | 2012 (1) | |
| Mike Van Boom | Pastoral Advisor | 2014(1) |
| Student Fund Committee | ||
| Andrew Geisterfer (andrew@rivercitylawgroup.com) | Chair | 2012 (2) |
| John Luth | 2013 (1) | |
| Ron DeVries | 2013 (1) | |
| Ellen Vlieg-Paquette (classistreasurer@gmail.com) | Treasurer | Ex Officio |
| Youth Ministry Committee | ||
| Ken Vis | 2013(1) | |
| Laurie Stol | 2014 (1) | |
| Peter Tuininga | 2014 (1) | |
| Ron De Vries (mdevron@telus.net) | Consultant | Ex Officio |
| Paul Van Stralen | 2014 (1) | |
| Cathy Tilstra | Chair | 2012 (1) |
| Cuba Connection Committee | ||
| James Joosse | Chair | 2014 (3) |
| Ron Prins | 2013 (1) | |
| Chris Toornstra | 2013 (1) | |
| Job den Otter | 2012(1) | |
| Margaret Verboon | 2012(1) | |
| Dan Vankeeken | 2014 (1) | |
| Rick Abma | 2014 (1) | |
| Safe Church Team - Education Panel | ||
| Ria Cook | Secretary | 2012 (2) |
| Ron Knol (ronknol@telus.net) | Chair | 2012 (3) |
| Rita Veldkamp-Nyman | 2014 (1) | |
| Dana Van Gyssel | 2014 (1) | |
| Safe Church Team - Listening Panel | Appointed | |
| Margaret Bakker | 1998 | |
| Jim Joosse | 1998 | |
| John Sneep | 1998 | |
| Ary DeMoor | 1998 | |
| Henry Visscher | 1998 | |
| Joanne Buisman | 1999 | |
| Rita Nyman | 2003 | |
| Wendell Gelderman | 2004 | |
| Alyce Oosterhuis | 2004 | |
| Margaret Van Ginhoven | 2004 | |
| Hilda Fernhout | 2008 | Restorative Justice Task Force |
| Bill Diepeveen | 2013(1) | |
| Joanne Munro | 2013(1) | |
| Rita Veldkamp-Nyman | 2013(1) | |
| Joanne Vriend | 2013(1) | |
| Gary Bomhof (Clergy) | 2013(1) | |
| Ron Knol (Safe Church) | 2013(1) | |
| Walt Brouwer (Regional Consultant) | 2013(1) | |
| REPRESENTATIVES OR APPOINTEES | ||
| Denominational Boards and Committees | ||
| Board of Trustees CRCNA | ||
| Mike Wevers | 2014 (1) | |
| CRWRC | ||
| Bany Castellanos | Joint Exec. | 2012 (3) |
| Sarah Nicolai | 2014 (1) | |
| Roy Berkenbosch (roy.berkenbosch@kingsu.ca) | Vice Chair | 2014 (1) |
| Jim Joosse | At Large | 2014 (1) |
| Inter-Church Relations Committee | ||
| Rebecca Warren | 2014 (2) | |
| Other Representatives | ||
| Synodical Deputy | ||
| Gordon Pols | 2012 (1) | |
| Allan Groen | Alternate | 2012 (1) |
| Committee for Contact with Gov't | ||
| Curtis Korver | 2012 (1) | |
| Regional Rep's to Denom. Boards (Western Canada) | ||
| Back To God Ministries | ||
| Gary Bomhof | 2014 (2) | |
| Calvin College | ||
| Margaret Verboon | Region 1 & 2 | 2014 (1) |
| Calvin Seminary | ||
| Victor Ko | 2014 (1) | |
| Home Missions | ||
| John Van Sloten | 2012 (1) | |
| Karen Wilk | Small Groups Min | |
| Faith Alive Christian Resources | ||
| Co Vanderlaan | 2014 (1) | |
| World Missions | ||
| Edward Jager | 2013 (2) | |
| Hans Huizinga | Mission Mobilizer | |
| Regional Director of Home Missions | ||
| Martin Contant | ||
| Regional Pastors | ||
| John Luth | ||
| Melle Pool | ||
| Mike Vandyk | ||
| Aboriginal Ministry Committee (Canada) | ||
| Ella Land | ||
| Leadership Team | ||
| Neil DeKoning | Chair | 2012 (1) |
| Bernice Ooms | 2013(1) | |
| Rick Mast | 2013(1) | |
| Small Group Ministry Developer | ||
| Karen Wilk | ||
| Historical Committee | ||
| Rick Struik | Stated Clerk | |
| Other Agents or Appointees | ||
| Refugee Coordinator NADC | ||
| August Guillaume | ||
| Disaster Response Services CRWRC | ||
| Henry Visscher | ||
| Cor VanderVinne | ||
| Regional Missions Mobilizer | ||
| Hans Huizinga | ||
| Youth Unlimited Board | ||
| Rick Abma | ||
| Church Visitors | ||
| North | ||
| Art Verboon | 2014 (4) | |
| John Pasma | 2014 (2) | |
| Harry Cook | 2014 (5) | |
| Fred Bultman | 2014 (2) | |
| Bert Van Niejenhuis | 2012 (1) | |
| Job DenOtter | Alternate | 2012 (1) |
| Corjan Buma | 2013(1) | |
| South | ||
| vacant | Alternate | |
| Len Batterink | 2014 (2) | |
| Gary Bomhof | 2014 (2) | |
| Nic Wolmarans | 2013 (4) | |
| John Luth | 2014 (2) | |
| Bill Nieuwenhuis | 2014 (1) | |
| Herman Salomons | 2012(1) | |
| Classis Licensees to Exhort | ||
| Harry Cook | 2012 | |
| Harry Fernhout | 2013 | |
| Rebecca Warren | 2012 | |
| Counsellors | ||
| Walt Brouwer | Fairview | |
| Richard deLange | Centrepoint | |
| Classis Ministry Associates | ||
| Rick Abma | Lacombe Woodynook | 2002 |
| Maurice Boonstra | Emeritus | 2008 |
| Ron DeVries | Edmonton Covenant | 2011 |
| Rick Mast | Edmonton West End | 2006 |
| Harold Roscher | Edmonton Native Healing Centre | 2003 |
| Harry Valstar | Emeritus | 2008 |
| Rick Van Manen | Edmonton-Covenant | 2008 |
| Ken Vis | Covenant | 2009 |
| Bill Weenink | Emeritus | 2008 |
| Karen Wilk | Edmonton The River Comm. | 2005 |
| Chaplains | ||
| Harry Kuperus | Kipness Centre | |
| Harold Roscher | Native Healing Centre | |
| David Sutherland | Edmonton Garrison | |
| Denis VanderWekken | Grey Nuns | |
| Rick Van Manen | UofA Campus | |
| Harry Vriend | Alberta Hospital | |