Hilliker Lectureship
This Lectureship was established by the Chalmers congregation to honour the engaging preaching ministry of the Rev. Dr. C. Wayne Hilliker. His tenure as Minister at Chalmers United Church began in 1983 and continued until his retirement in 2005 when he was named Minister Emeritus. When Queen’s University awarded him a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2006, the citation read in part:
“Wayne Hilliker’s ministry has been unfaltering…particularly in lifting up the significance of preaching and by keeping matters of theology, faith, and life in the public eye. His voice became one of the most clear and most provocative in Canada’s liberal Christian community.”
In keeping with this preaching tradition, the Lectureship strives to obtain annually for the Chalmers congregation and the larger Church community, a widely respected guest preacher/speaker who demonstrates a similar openness to changing perspectives in theological and biblical studies.
HILLIKER PREACHING LECTURESHIP 2011 – CANCELLED!!
The Hilliker Preaching Lectureship Planning Committee has received word that due to a family crisis, Rabbi Margaret Wenig is unable to be present for the Nov 19-20, 2011 weekend. As a result, the Lectureship at Chalmers United Church has been cancelled for this year. We are doing our best to get the word out to others.
We are extremely disappointed in this unexpected change of plans. We hope that you will pass the word to others with whom you might have shared publicity about the HPL weekend. Thank you.
