The Hilliker Preaching Lectureship (of Chalmers United Church, Kingston, Ontario.)

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.

2010 Upcoming Speakers:

Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

For more information on Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean

Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel

Mon. Oct. 18th to Wed. Oct. 20th, 2010

For more information on Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel

Queen's Theological College Annual Conference

Previous Speakers/Preachers:

2009 - Rev. Dr. Richard Ward

Sat. Nov. 14th to Sunday Nov. 15, 2009

For more information on Rev. Dr. Richard Ward

2008 - Barbara Brown Taylor

Sat. Nov. 1st to Sun. Nov. 2nd, 2008

For more information on Barbara Brown Taylor

2007 - Christine Smith and Malcolm Sinclair

2006 – Thomas G. Long