Walter FarquharsonWalter Farquharson grew up on his family's farm at Zealandia, Saskatchewan. He has studied at the University of Saskatchewan; at St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon, from which he received a Doctor of Divinity degree; and at New College, University of dinburgh. In 1961, he became minister of the Saltcoats-Bredenbury multi-congregation pastoral charge. Now actively retired, he and his wife, Joan Casswell, still reside in Saltcoats.
Walter was Moderator of The United Church of Canada from 1990 to 1992. In 2007, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Walter is also well-known as a hymn writer, and for his considerable skills as a presenter. Read More Read Less