Chaplain

· Born in New Brunswick
· Attended North
· Briercrest College
· University of Winnipeg (C.A. P. P. E.)
· Chaplain – Winnipeg Centre of Hope – 26 years.
Recipient of Queen Elizabeth 11 Diamond Jubilee Award.
I have been married to Gail for 51 years (1974) same year I was ordained. I have pastored and ministered across Canada, in England, Wales.
IN addition to Chaplaincy at the Centre of Hope, I presently pastor Peoples Full Gospel Church (now in my 38th year)

Program Director,
Eden Residential Care Services

Leighton Knapp is a dedicated social worker with 20 years of experience specializing in mental health, currently serving as Program Director of the Housing and Supports program at Eden Health Care Services, a faith-based organization providing comprehensive mental health and supportive housing services in Manitoba.
He holds a Master of Christian Studies from Regent College and has previously managed both Spiritual Health and Social Work departments in hospital settings in Winnipeg, where he integrated holistic care approaches.
Deeply passionate about the interconnectedness of mental, physical, and spiritual health, Leighton brings a unique perspective to fostering wholeness and recovery in vulnerable populations.

Chaplain

Captain Sam Tim was commissioned and ordained as a Salvation Army officer (Pastor) in 2015. He has served alongside his wife, Mary, as a Corps Officer (Pastor) in Toronto and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. From 2021 to 2023, he and Mary were the Directors of the Community and Family Services in Halifax. They have 2 amazing children, Bethany and Benjamin.
In 2020 Sam received Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies and in April 2023, received his certificate in Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care from Booth University College. Sam is currently studying Applied Counselling at the University of Manitoba.
Captain Sam came to Canada from Nigeria in 2003 to attend the War College, an incarnational ministry training program in Vancouver. For a year he lived and ministered in the downtown east side of Vancouver (referred to as the ‘poorest postal code in Canada’). He has worked in a variety of shelters and transitional housing facilities and loves to connect with people and listen to their stories.
Captain Sam was happy to return to Winnipeg in 2023 after 8 years away and is thoroughly enjoying ministering as part of the Chaplaincy team at the Winnipeg Centre of Hope.

Indigenous Relations Coordinator

Corinne is a 2spirit 60’s scoop survivor, she currently works at The Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope as the Indigenous Relations Coordinator. Corinne has been working at the Centre for a year and half. Her responsibilities include advising the management team on how to make the Centre more welcoming to Indigenous participants, while also building relationships with outside Indigenous Organizations.
Corinne was raised in a Roman Catholic Family and received a school education from Saint Ignatius School and then Saint Mary’s Academy. Corinne Started to connect to her Indigenous culture through literature and then through ceremony. She continues her journey of being healthy through the knowledge that physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health will make her strong.
Corinne is active with Manitoba 60’s scoopers and 2Spirit Manitoba. She also sits on the advisory committee for Increasing Equitable Access to Palliative Care (IEAPC). She is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg.