Marion Pardy

Marion Pardy (born May 9, 1942), a diaconal minister and author, was the 37th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2000 to 2003.

The Very Reverend

Marion Pardy
37th Moderator of the United Church of Canada
ChurchUnited Church of Canada
ElectedAugust 2000
Term endedAugust 16, 2003
PredecessorBill Phipps
SuccessorPeter Short
Orders
Ordination1969
Personal details
Born (1942-05-09) May 9, 1942
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Alma materYork University, Boston University School of Theology

Early life

Pardy was born in Gander, Newfoundland. In 1961, at age 19, she moved to Belleville, Ontario to work at Albert College, as well as to complete entrance requirements at night school for Covenant College in Winnipeg (now the Centre for Christian Studies).

Vocation

In 1968 she was designated as a deaconess at Gower Street United Church in St. John's Newfoundland, and ordained as a diaconal minister.[1]

Pardy pursued and received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from York University in Toronto. Her MA thesis, "Models of Biblical Authority", was published in 1988 by Harper and Row Publishers as Teaching Children the Bible.[1] She received her Doctor of Ministry degree from Boston University School of Theology in 1997. For her thesis, Biblical Understanding in the Local Congregation, she examined how to narrow the gap between theological education and biblical education in the congregation.[1]

Moderator

In 2000, Pardy was nominated to be Moderator, and in August of that year, she was elected for a three-year term at the 37th General Council, becoming the first diaconal minister to become Moderator.[2] Asked about the challenges facing the United Church, Pardy responded, "We live in a changing church and in a changing world. Our challenge is to seek God in the midst of change, to be daring enough to implement and critique change, knowing that we will make mistakes but also recognizing that 'stagnation unto death' is worse."[1]

After her term as moderator

Following her term as Moderator, she represented the United Church on the Governing Board of the Canadian Council of Churches, where she served as Vice-President from 2004 until she stepped down in 2009.[3]

In 2013, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador awarded Pardy a Queen’s Jubilee Medal in recognition of her contributions to the community.[3]

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References
  1. "The Very Rev. Dr. Marion Pardy, 37th Moderator". United Church of Canada. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  2. Hill Lindley, Susan; Stebner, Eleanor J. (2008). The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press. p. 167.
  3. "Marion Pardy – a person of Eleos". Centre for Christian Studies. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Bill Phipps		 Moderator of the United Church of Canada
2000–2003		 Succeeded by
Peter Short
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