Marion Best

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Dr. Marion Best was the 36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1994-1997. Best succeeded Stan McKay as the spiritual leader and chief officer of the church.

Best is a well-known lay leader in the United Church of Canada and in 1998 began serving as a vice-Moderator for the World Council of Churches. Best has served as President of British Columbia Conference and on the United Church's General Council Executive-the body that deals with the specific assignments from the broad vision that the General Council endorses every three years.

Best is also known for being the first Moderator of the United Church to serve a three-year term as the General Council deemed its work to be more fruitful that way.

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United Church of Canada timeline

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Preceded by Stan McKay	Moderator of the United Church of Canada 1994–1997	Succeeded by Bill Phipps

v t e United Church of Canada

Moderators	Pidgeon Endicott Gunn Oliver Moore Roberts Bryce Woodside Tuttle Sclater Arnup Jones Brewing Nicholson Scott Dorey Thomson MacQueen H. A. McLeod Mutchmor Howse Lockhart McClure Moore B. McLeod Howard Tuttle Wilson MacDonald Smith Squire Lee Farquharson McKay Best Phipps Pardy Short Guiliano Tindal Paterson

Structure	Moderator Clergy Presbyteries

Issues and doctrine	Homosexuality

Other	Voices United

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Name	Best, Marion
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