Each year the Summer Ecumenical Institute sponsored by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism is located in a different western Canadian city. A local planning committee is established to develop the program, receive registrations, and to take care of local arrangements. The committee for the 2004 Summer Ecumenical Institute in Winnipeg is:

Rev. Brenda Fraser
Presbyterian Church in Canada
Pastor, Kildonan Community Church

Rev. Bill Gillis
United Church of Canada
Conference Minister for Stewardship and Mission

Dr. Helmut Harder
Mennonite Church - Canada
Professor Emeritus, Canadian Mennonite University
Co-chair, International Catholic – Mennonite Dialogue

Rev. Andrew Jarmus
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Lecturer, St. Andrew's College, University of Manitoba

Rev. Iain Luke
Anglican Church of Canada
Director, Institute for Anglican Ministry, St. John's College, University of Manitoba

Rev. Tom Lurvey
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Pastor, Sherwood Park Lutheran Church

Dr. Gordon MacDermid
United Church of Canada
Dean, Faculty of Theology, University of Winnipeg

Lynne Martin
Mennonite Church - Manitoba
Pastor, Arnaud Mennonite Church

Rev. Luis Melo, S.M.
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese of St. Boniface

Juanita Smith
United Church of Canada

Rev. Richard Soo, S.J.
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Archeparchy of Winnipeg

Ray and Fenella Temmerman
Anglican – Catholic interchurch couple
Co-chairs, Canadian Association of Interchurch Families

The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism would like to extend our deepest thanks to each of these members of the planning committee for your hard work and dedication to the task of ecumenical education and dialogue. God bless you.