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History |
Sylvia Jardine –
Administrative Assistant
Sylvia Jardine (nee Davidson) was born in Three Hills and attended the Bethel Fellowship Church with her family under the teaching of Dr T S Rendall. On August 23, 1975 she married a former Prairie High School classmate and Prairie staff member, Scott Jardine. On September 14, 1975 Dr Rendall was commissioned to become the new Pastor of the Prairie Tabernacle Congregation and Sylvia joined her husband, Scott, in attending Prairie Tab. They have been members since 1978.
They have three sons, Mark, Bob and Steve who are married and have families of their own. We have been blessed with six grandchildren.
Sylvia enjoys scrapbooking, photography, reading and spending time with her family--not necessarily in that order.
Duane Kraaikamp – Director of Worship Arts and Children’s Ministries
Duane Kraaikamp has been ministering at the Prairie Tabernacle
Congregation since 2002 in the areas of Children’s and Worship Arts
Ministries. He oversees the ever-growing base of enthusiastic and
trained volunteers, who work in the areas of Children’s Church, Sunday
School, and the children’s evangelistic outreach program, Blue Chip Kids
(bluechipkids.ca). Also under his supervision are the Prairie Tab Choir,
the worship teams, and the drama ministry.
Duane hails from the Seattle
area, and lived there until the completion of high school, when he moved
to Calgary. While in Calgary, he joined the Young Canadians School of
Performing Arts, and attended Rocky Mountain Bible College. He graduated
with a BAR, with a double major in Church Music/Performance and
Theatre Arts. It was while attending Rocky that he met his beautiful
wife, Crystal. They were married in 1995, and have four
wonderful boys. Duane enjoys traveling, playing all manner of games,
reading, composing, watching movies and spending time with his
family.
Peter Rashleigh – Pastor of Student and Family Ministries
In April of 2007, Pastor Peter Rashleigh joined the Pastoral Team at
Prairie Tabernacle as the Pastor of Student and Family Ministries. Peter
was born into a missionary family in Ethiopia, Africa but spent Grade
Two and up here at Prairie Bible Institute. Graduating from PBC in 1992
with a BRE degree, Peter served as Pastor in Calgary for two years.
Before coming to PTC, Peter was a pastor on Vancouver Island for 14
years.
Peter has a deep desire to build relationships with adults, students,
and young people with the goal of seeing individuals built up in their
faith, trusting in Jesus Christ and reaching out in service within their
areas of giftedness. Peter puts a great deal of emphasis on building
healthy relationships of accountability. Peter, along with his wife
Miriam, are the parents of four children, aged 9,7,5, and 3.
Tim Strickland – Senior
Pastor
In January of 2006, Tim Strickland became the fourth Senior Pastor of
Prairie Tabernacle. Tim was born and raised in Toronto, ON, and
studied electrical engineering and theology on his journey to becoming a
pastor. Before coming to Three Hills he served on staff at The Peoples
Church, Toronto, where he was ordained. He was also involved in a small
church plant in Markham, ON.
Tim has a passion for the Lord and His Word and has been preaching since
he was eight years old. He preaches mostly expository sermons in message
series that move verse by verse through a Bible passage. He has a desire
to see people ‘alive in Christ’, knowing the abundant life that Jesus
promised (John 10:10). Tim also places a strong emphasis on prayer and
world missions in his ministry. Tim is married to Carol, and they have three children, Jacob (6), Jessica (3) and Chloe (1).
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