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Who/What is GOLT?
GOLT stands for Global Outreach Leadership Team and is the Mission Task force for The United Brethren Church in Canada National Conference. Matthew Robertshaw has been appointed by the Bishop as GOLT Team Leader, and currently represents them on the Conference's Executive Leadership Team. Other mission minded people have been selected from our various churches to complete the team. Their work is approved by the ELT and final approval comes from the National Conference, when necessary,
What does GOLT do?
In 2000 UB Canada chose a country and a person as their missions foci. The commitments made are reviewed every 5 years. Haiti was chose of our country of focus, and has remained so through 5, 5-year cycles. Melissa Hull was chosen as our person to support. She later married David Kline and we continued to support them as a couple in their work in Macau until they returned from there.
In 2015 the Brian and Rachel Glunt family became our personnel of choice, working in Northern Thailand.
GOLT gives direction and support for the work in Haiti and provides information of interest about the work there and the work of the Glunts in Thailand. GOLT presents the financial needs and thinks creatively about how to support these missions interests and raise funds for the various projects and needs.
Glunt Visits:
The Glunts were able to visit us in June of 2024. Following their visit, Brian said, "our family thoroughly enjoyed our recent trip to visit many of the UB Churches in Ontario that partner with us to serve in Northern Thailand. The hospitality and welcome that we received was more than we could have expected and it was a true encouragement to our family.
If you wish to receive The Glunt Family new directly, send a request to Brian to be added to their list: bcglunt@hotmail.com. Their letters tell of family and ministry new with lots of pictures. You can also follow them on Facebook, Journey 27eight, https://www.facebook.com/groups/483627168402570
Haiti
- 2025 marks 25 years of partnership between the UB Church in Canada and in Haiti. We have a good relationship with Pastor Supreme Jean-Louis, who has been Superintendent of the work since August, 2019.
- After the terrible tragedy of the 2010 Earthquake, we were able to provide immediate relief (thanks in great part to the generosity of the US and Canadian donations "above and beyond" our normal giving). Our well-designed Delmas 33 conference centre and church was not damaged. We have assisted in the rebuilding of one of the flattened Citie Soleil churches and have started several more church constructions.
- Our partnership with Karis Disability Services Global (formerly CH Global) has been very successful, with several schools started, micro-loans given and 200+ children sponsored.
- We are thrilled to see our American friends from King Street Church in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania getting involved with the Arcahaie and Gonaives churches.
- We were amazed to see the unfolding story of Hermmy, a young girl from one of our new church plants in Haiti come to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto with a devastating heart defect. Unable to climb a flight of stairs without gasping, she is now healthy, thriving and growing tall at home, a normal girl who is very thankful.
- We have begun a partnership with Dr. Robinson Germain, a young physician who lost all his family and home in the earthquake. Dr. Germain currently is living in Canada, but still oversees medical ministry to the remote, impoverished village of Grand Seline. Dr. Germain returned to Grand Saline and the Cayes area recently to hold medical clinics.
Global Ministries
- We continue to support Brian and Rachel Glunt and their family in Chiang Rai, Thailand, who have concluded their second missionary term. They are working with a local church and are highly involved in the Good Soil Community Center and outreach programs.
Local
- Fraser Churchill with Operation Mobilization writes: "I travel overseas every month for 10 days but after this trip I will be home for 3 months with ‘no travel’. My last trip was 14 days in Haiti with our ship Logos hope. Most of my ministry is speaking, conference and mentoring our field leaders in ministry growth and sustainability. Currently I work with 30 of them in the Africa region, Southeast Asia and South and Central America."
- Rick Tyler in June 2022 retired from his work with the Christian Mission Resource Centre, supporting pastors and evangelists in Peru and Cuba.
- We have had several people involved in longer Missions Trips, several months to more than a year (Kara-Lynn Ferguson, Kristie Korten, Caitlyn Sippel, etc.).
Levels of Involvement
1. Local Church Representative
- act as liaison between the Global Outreach LT and your church
- pass on Global Outreach LT information to your church
- bring ideas and news of your church's missions and outreach projects to the Global Outreach LT
- attend an annual meeting with other church representatives
- optionally attend any of the general and working group meetings
Read More: Levels of Involvement
Missionary Support Policy
The Global Outreach Leadership Team (GOLT) and the local churches of The United Brethren Church in Canada want to encourage its members to take part in short-term mission trips, as well as working within their own areas to reach out to those who need to know Jesus. We also want to encourage those led by God to consider longer term mission work. The United Brethren Church in Canada as part of our participation U.B. Global would also encourage our members to consider becoming United Brethren missionaries, working directly with the U.B. Global.
Read More: Missionary Support Policy
Missions Travel Fund
The committee will make funds available for travel to and from long-term or short-term foreign (and no-USA) mission assignments.
Teaching/evangelism assignments will be given priority, with possible consideration given to maintenance/work assignments. These funds may be made available to:
- a maximum of 3 people per assignment
- persons who are age 20 and older, and
- who are members in good standing and/or actively serving in a Canadian United Brethren Church.
On their return, we request that recipients of these funds report their experiences to their home church, the Mission Travel Fund committee, and if possible, the Conference.
Written applications are invited.
The form can be downloaded below, along with the above text to pass on to others:
Missions Travel Fund application
Evelyn Hallman Estate Fund
The Evelyn Hallman Estate Fund Committee administers funds from a bequest.
The committee will make funds available for students going on long-term or short-term mission assignments.
Guidelines for application are as follows:
Only students may apply.
The students must have a recommendation from a United Brethren pastor or church leader (youth leader or …).
The mission trip may be at home or abroad.
Details of the trip and follow up will be requested.
The application should be sent to the WMF treasurer.
Older students (over 20 years of age) who are taking on leadership/adult responsibilities on a mission trip should apply to the Mission Travel Fund for assistance (see above).
All Applications will be considered.
Application forms can be obtained from UB pastors/churches or downloaded from our website: