Clearview Church welcomes new pastor

By Joan Janzen

The congregation at Clearview Community Church held a commissioning service on Sunday, May 15th, at 819 Main St., officially installing Pastor Grant and Rosanna Cotton. The head of the denomination, which is based out of Oakville, Ontario, was in attendance for the occasion.

Grant and Rosanna arrived here from Toronto, where Grant graduated from a four year university program. “We visited a few times prior to being installed as pastor, and we always felt right at home,” he said.

Sitting behind his desk, wearing a ball cap and plaid shirt, the 27-year-old certainly looks right at home. “I grew up on an acreage near a little town called Hagersville, in Ontario, with a population of a couple of thousand,” he said. Hagersville is located south of Hamilton.

After graduating from high school, Grant worked for a company building staircases. While enrolled in university, he worked multiple jobs, both as a youth pastor, and as a maintenance person at a horse stable.

“At my former position, I was called the red neck pastor,” Grant laughed. “Rosanna and I both love fishing and the outdoors.” Grant also played football in high school and enjoys tinkering on anything mechanical.

Rosanna and Grant were married in May of 2020. Rosanna worked as a Registered Practical Nurse in Ontario, which is the equivalent of an LPN in Saskatchewan. Kindersley residents may spot the couple walking their two Siberian Huskies, named Luka and Kianna.

“My wife lived in Alberta for over a year, so she’s used to the weather a bit more than I am,” Grant said. Rosanna has a brother living near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, but Grant said, “We left both our families in Ontario. Our families were shocked to have us move to Saskatchewan, but we can always go for a visit.”

Grant described their first visit to Kindersley. “We came in January, and it was actually warmer here than in Ontario. It was about 1 degree, very mild, while we were having minus 30 in Ontario.” Everything seemed to fall into place for this young couple, and the folks in Kindersley found accommodation for Grant and Rosanna and their dogs.

“We drove here when we moved; we did it over a weekend,” Pastor Grant said. Now they’re concentrating on settling in and getting to know people. “I’ve told the people at church we’ll be doing life together.”