Stan McKay
The Very Reverend Stan McKay | |
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34th Moderator of the United Church of Canada | |
Church | United Church of Canada |
Elected | August 17, 1992 |
Term ended | 1994 |
Predecessor | Walter H. Farquharson |
Successor | Marion Best |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1971 |
Personal details | |
Born | Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba |
Alma mater | University of Winnipeg |
Stanley John "Stan" McKay is a Canadian Christian minister from Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba. He served as the 34th Moderator of the United Church of Canada and is the first Aboriginal person to have led a Mainline Protestant denomination in Canada.
References
- McKay, Stan (1996). "An Aboriginal Christian Perspective on the Integrity of Creation". In Treat, James. Native and Christian: Indigenous Voices on Religious Identity in the United States and Canada. New York: Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 0-415-91373-X.
- "Stanley John McKay". Indspire. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- "This week in religion history: Blasphemy on the silver screen?". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network. The Canadian Press. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
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Preceded by Walter H. Farquharson |
Moderator of the United Church of Canada 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Marion Best |
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