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Empty pews: Rural Manitoba churches struggle to find ministers

December 28, 2025

Rural United Church of Canada congregations as they struggle to find ministers. In the Prairie to Pine region in Manitoba and Northern Ontario minister vacancies can reach 63 per cent. Rev. Doug Neufeld serves two churches in southwestern Manitoba but is leaving for Ontario, his will make him hard to replace.



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