Brenda Tiessen-Wiens, left, and Margaret Kruger-Harder, right, represent Mennonite Church Alberta on the Joint Council of Mennonite Church Canada.
Also a member of Foothills Mennonite Church, Kruger-Harder has lived in Calgary since 1987, when she moved from her teaching job in Mississauga, Ont., to teach at Menno Simons Christian School. She replaces Vince Friesen as MC Alberta's member-at-large on the Joint Council.
During her teaching years, she took a two-year sabbatical to attend Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind., graduating with a master of theology and ethics degree and a certificate in conflict mediation.
She was involved with the Alberta Conference of Mennonites as education representative and on the Community Building Committee.
At Foothills, she has served on the board as education trustee and taught Sunday school for many years. Currently, she is on the worship committee, leads worship and preaches sermons.
She is excited about being part of the Joint Council to help set priorities and to represent the needs and gifts of the five new regional churches that, together, she envisions being a continual presence of God's love in the world.