2023 ABMB Board of Directors
ABMB provides leadership through a governance board whose primary tasks involve the following: Upholding the MISSION, clarifying the VISION, DELEGATING responsibility to the director, PROTECTING the finances, and providing ACCOUNTABILITY through monitoring.
The Board members are nominated by a committee external from the Board and presented and elected at our annual convention. Board members can serve up to three two-year terms. Through a process of application and references, each one is carefully and prayerfully considered before being presented as nominees.
Details can be found in our Bylaws.
Courtney Armstrong
Member at Large
Courtney has worked at Camp Evergreen full-time since 2005, missing only 1 year to finish out her rugby career at the age of 18. Courtney started working at Evergreen as their Program Director and Guest Groups Manager and accepted the position of Executive Director in January 2021. She is a life-long learner, in love with the MB church, and passionate about leadership development, discipleship, and evangelism. She has been a long-time member at Dalhousie Church and about two years ago served with Manifest Church.
Dele Ajele
Assistant Moderator and Treasurer
Dele Ajele of Calgary, Summit Church, is currently the executive director and franchise owner of BNI Alberta South Calgary. He and his wife Moji have significant experience in church leadership and are currently involved in their home church (Summit Calgary), serving in leadership on the board and in preaching teaching and small group ministry.
Donna- Lynn Ratzlaff
Member at Large
Donna-Lynn, from Linden MB Church, has been part of an MB church her whole life and has been involved in many ministries through the years. Her experience in ministry includes care groups, leading Sunday school, and serving as a member of the church leadership team. She enjoys being part of a team and desires to see people grow in wisdom and knowledge of the Lord and is always looking to God for what next steps might be.
Fred Weiss
Moderator
Fred, from Mission Hill Church, Calgary currently works in leadership with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse Canada. He has served on church boards from the age of 20. Fred has a zeal for prayer, and a desire to know God, and God’s word more.
Jason Schellenberg
Member at Large
Jason is a husband to Nadine, and father to four daughters. He is a high school teacher in Vauxhall and holds a B.Sc/B.Ed. from the University of Lethbridge, and a Bible Discovery Certificate from Briercrest Bible College. Jason is currently serving on the board at Vauxhall Community Church and preaches regularly as well.
Kendall Feenstra
Secretary
Kendall Feenstra is the Children ’s Pastor at SunWest Church (currently on maternity leave). With specific leadership training and opportunities, including a mission trip to Peru, her passion to serve in a vocational ministry role deepened to serve the church in Canada to teach kids about God in a way that they do not depart from when they get older.
