08 Apr Ordination of Elizabeth Cudney
Rev. Elizabeth Cudney kneels next to her husband, Dr. D. Neil Cudney. Leading the ordination are (l-r) Bishop Brian Magnus, Rev. Nick Swirski, and Rev. Martin Magnus.
The congregation at Mill Crossing
The Mill Crossing UB Church in Cambridge, Ontario
Worship team at Mill Crossing. That's pastor Neil Cudney in the background playing guitar.
On Saturday, April 2, the Mill Crossing UB church in Cambridge, Ontario, celebrated two events:
- The dedication of their new facility.
- The ordination of one of their pastors, Rev. Elizabeth A. Cudney.
City Councilor Rick Cowsill cut the ribbon and a capacity crowd enjoyed a time of worship, special music, welcomes by local dignitaries, and then the ordination service.
Elizabeth Cudney and her husband, Neil, are co-pastors of Mill Crossing. They started the church together in 2005 with a core group from Parkwood Gardens UB in Guelph. About half of the core group members have since returned to Parkwood Gardens.
In 1998, Liz Cudney started the Port of Grace UB church in Port Colborne, Ontario. The mother church was Grace UB in Sherkston, about 15 miles away. Neil, the pastor of Grace, resigned after a couple of years to devote all of his attention to Port of Grace, joining his wife as co-pastor. They both worked part-time on the side. Since this is Liz Cudney’s second successful church plant, it puts her in somewhat elite company among North American UBs.
Neil recently successfully defended his doctoral thesis and will receive his Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Business Ethics from Gordon-Conwell.
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