Marion Best
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Dr. Marion Best was the 36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada
from 1994-1997. Best succeeded Stan McKay as the spiritual leader and chief officer of the church.
Best is a well-known lay leader in the United Church of Canada
and in 1998 began serving as a vice-Moderator for the World Council of Churches
. Best has served as President of British Columbia Conference and on the United Church's General Council Executive-the body that deals with the specific assignments from the broad vision that the General Council endorses every three years.
Best is also known for being the first Moderator of the United Church to serve a three-year term as the General Council deemed its work to be more fruitful that way.
Moderator of the United Church of Canada
The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power...
from 1994-1997. Best succeeded Stan McKay as the spiritual leader and chief officer of the church.
Best is a well-known lay leader in the United Church of Canada
United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...
and in 1998 began serving as a vice-Moderator for the World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
. Best has served as President of British Columbia Conference and on the United Church's General Council Executive-the body that deals with the specific assignments from the broad vision that the General Council endorses every three years.
Best is also known for being the first Moderator of the United Church to serve a three-year term as the General Council deemed its work to be more fruitful that way.