Stan McKay

Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1992 to 1994
The Very Reverend

Stan McKay
34th Moderator of the United Church of Canada
ChurchUnited Church of Canada
ElectedAugust 17, 1992
Term ended1994
PredecessorWalter H. Farquharson
SuccessorMarion Best
Orders
Ordination1971
Personal details
Born
Stanley John McKay

1942 (age 81–82)
Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Winnipeg

Stanley John McKay (born 1942), known as Stan McKay, is a Canadian Protestant minister from Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba. He served as the 34th Moderator of the United Church of Canada and is the first Indigenous 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 (ed.). 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. 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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