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Bishop's Committee on Interfaith Ministry
The Bishop’s Committee on Interfaith Ministry has been established by Bishop Andrew Asbil under the direction of the Co-Coordinators of Interfaith Ministry, the Rev. Canon Julie Meakin and the Rev. Jeff Nowers.
The committee:
- is a first point of contact and resource for interfaith ministry in the Diocese
- includes members that report on interfaith activity within in the Diocese
- hosts an annual educational event about interfaith ministry
Committee members
Members are appointed by the bishop from time to time and serve at the pleasure of the bishop. Our current members (as of March 2026) are:
- the Rev. Don Davidson
- the Rev. Dr. Max Dionisio
- the Rev. Canon Maggie Helwig
- the Rev. Canon Philip Hobson, OGS
- Hilary Keachie
- the Rev. Claire Latimer-Dennis
- the Rev. Dr. Jim Leatch
- Bishop Kevin Robertson (episcopal link)
- the Rev. Canon Dr. Scott Sharman (ex-officio)
Get in touch
To contact the interfaith co-coordinators or members of the committee, email [email protected].
Liaisons
The interfaith committee is present with a variety of interfaith individuals, groups and dialogues, including:
- Mosaic Interfaith
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association (Vaughan chapter)
- Interfaith Council of Peel
- Municipality interfaith councils and committees
- Multifaith chaplains
- Animator for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations for the Anglican Church of Canada
- Diocesan Ecumenical Officer
- Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto
- Hindu Federation
- Canadian Council of Churches, Christian Interfaith Reference Group
- Diocesan Social Justice and Advocacy Committee
- College of Bishops, clergy and laity of the Diocese
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