The Annual Members Meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2025 at 6pm. Please plan to attend!
Nominees for the Board of Deacons in 2025
Last Updated on April 10, 2025
The Board of Deacon nominees for 2025 is now available. During the AMM on April 27, the membership will vote to elect three members.
Please note that while the AMM is open to everyone, only voting members can officially vote and ask questions.
Nominees:
- Mark Gibson
- Delores Higgins
- Doumer Horace
- Vince Okojie
- Dwayne Roberts
- Howie Scruton
Mark Gibson
Candidate’s Name: Mark Gibson
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Helen Gibson
Number of Years married: 47 years
Years of faith: Since 1989
Years at GTC: 35 years
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Production Team
Past Board Experience: GTC Board (3 terms)
Sudbury Christian Academy (2 terms)
Several years as a representative for GTC on the Spring Bay Camp Committee
Recently been appointed to the board for Chaplain’s Platoon Ministry (chaplainsplatoon.ca)
Delores Higgins
Candidate’s Name: Delores Higgins
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Widowed
Number of Years married: N/A
Years of faith: Since Grade 5, baptized as a teenager
Years at GTC: 45 years
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Joy Group Planning Committee, Usher, Greeter, New Connections Welcome Table, Childcare for special events, Prayer Team, Women’s Ministry, Announcements
Past Board Experience: Parkside Board of Directors
Doumer Horace
Candidate’s Name: Doumer Horace
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Yollande Horace
Number of Years married:
Years of faith:
Years at GTC:
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings):
Past Board Experience:
Vince Okojie
Candidate’s Name: Vince Okojie
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Evelyn Okojie
Number of Years married: 25 years
Years of faith: 30 years
Years at GTC: 5 years 9 months
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Prayer Team Lead, Frontline Prayer Ministry, Floor Camera (Music & Audio), Men’s Ministry Lead Team, Ushering
Past Board Experience: Member – Board of Director Praise of His Glory Ministries/Friends of Missions International
Deacon – Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria (Prior to moving to Canada)
Member – Board of Director PEMAC
GTC Search Committee Member (2024)
Dwayne Roberts
Candidate’s Name: Dwayne Roberts
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Rosa Roberts
Number of Years married: 16 years
Years of faith: Since 2001
Years at GTC: 17 years
Church Related areas of activity: Ushering
Past Board Experience: 6 years as a GTC Board Member – 2018-2024; 4 of the 6 years served as the GTC Board Secretary
Part of the GTC Risk Management Committee
Past Board experience with Marathon Parkland Pentecostal Church in Marathon, ON
Howie Scruton
Candidate’s Name: Howard Scruton (Howie)
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Janice Scruton
Number of Years married: 41 years
Years of faith: 55 years
Years at GTC: 26 years
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Debit/Credit Team
Past Board Experience: Served on the GTC Board for the past 15 years; numerous years as Chair
Chair of the GTC Search Committee (2024)