Rev. Awit Marcelino

Pastor Awit works with her national church colleagues, the national executive, our congregations, chaplaincies and camps, and most importantly, the youth and young adults themselves to assess needs, envision possibilities, and build programming. Pastor Awit is half-time in this position and is also the minister at St. Thomas Christian Church in Ontario.

Pastor Awit is a second-generation Filipino-Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and a third-generation Disciple. She has a B.A. from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College, University of Toronto. In 2022, she was ordained in her home congregation of Broadway Disciples United Church in Winnipeg.

As a youth and young adult, she was involved in youth and young adult ministry at her local church and at Encounter. She volunteered as a Disciples and Canadian representative on ecumenical women's boards. She is a facilitator for the National Benevolent Association Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s Peer Learning & Wellness Group for Asian and Pacific Islander young adults. She is also the treasurer for the College of Churches of Christ in Canada. She lives in London, Ontario, with her partner.

She brings to this position a lifetime of intercultural, international, and ecumenical experience that will build bridges within and beyond our diverse church.