The Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, nominated by Pacific Mountain Regional Council, is The United Church of Canada’s sole Moderator nominee. The election of Moderator will be held on the afternoon of July 23 in the GC44 Decision Sessions.

Carmen is a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation and a lifelong member of The United Church of Canada. She has worked in the church and beyond, representing the United Church at the World Council of Churches and as a member of the General Council Executive. She currently serves as the executive director of First United Church Community Ministry Society. First United has released a statement of congratulations and succession.

You can view her full biography and statement of vision for being Moderator.

Carmen recently sat down with Karen Medland and Andrew Richardson to record a podcast on It’s Your Call. This conversation explores her call to ministry, how she has answered this call, and where this has led her. You can listen to the podcast on Apple, Google, or Spotify.

To hear more of Carmen’s thoughts and visions for the future, check out her interview with Broadview Magazine.