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David Jamieson Named President of Upper Columbia Conference

Dec 06, 2021

Pastor Jamieson, pastor of Church in the Valley in British Columbia, Canada, accepts call to serve as UCC President.

By Makena Horton

UCC Communications Coordinator


After much prayer and waiting on the Lord, Pastor David Jamieson has accepted the call to serve as president of Upper Columbia Conference beginning in January. He is currently lead pastor of Church in the Valley, located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and has been serving there for just over 20 years.


“My passion in ministry is reaching out to lost men and women and boys and girls with the everlasting gospel, in the context of the three angels' messages, and helping them prepare for the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ,” said David. “We want to encourage everyone everywhere to love God, love people, and serve the world.”


In July, the North Pacific Union Conference released a survey and John Freedman, NPUC president and chair of the nominating committee, encouraged all UCC members to fill out the survey and share their hopes for the future of the conference.


As the survey closed, more than 200 names were put forward for presidency. The NPUC administration prayerfully worked with the UCC nominating committee to select the person God had chosen for the position.


David grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and attended Canadian Union College (now Burman University), where he met his wife, Shandra. He later went on to receive a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University in 1989 and returned in 2009 to receive a Doctor of Ministry degree with an emphasis in evangelism and church growth.


Before pastoring at Church in the Valley, David served as president of the Newfoundland Conference in Eastern Canada. David has traveled worldwide, speaking at conferences, and sharing seminars for pastors and laity highlighting topics related to pastoral leadership, community outreach, and evangelism. Additionally, he has been the speaker-director for Faith Out Loud Canada, a 30-minute, five-days-a-week radio program, broadcast throughout all of Canada.


Shandra has supported David in ministry during their 36 years of marriage in multiple roles, including serving in many children’s ministries divisions, VBS programs, local church guest services, and teaching in our Adventist Schools. Shandra also worked to ensure that their four children, Shantel, Stacia, Joshua and Jared, were raised in a strong, Adventist home, which contributed to their children’s continued love for Christ and passion for ministry.


Shantel, their oldest child, lives in Burlington, Washington, with her husband, Nathan, and their son, Jamieson. Stacia, their second daughter, lives in Mount Vernon, Washington, with her husband Michael. Their eldest son, Joshua, daughter-in-law, Emily, and youngest son, Jared, live in Loma Linda, California. All four children attended Walla Walla University.  

 

“I am deeply humbled by and consider it an honor and a privilege to serve the Upper Columbia Conference,” said David. “It is also abundantly clear to me that it will take all of us working together to advance God's kingdom in the Inland Northwest and beyond. So Shandra and I deeply covet your prayers and we look forward to meeting each of you.”




Photo credit: Makena Horton

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