The Rev. Christine Belt

 

I am Canadian born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario. I believed in God my whole life, but committed myself to Christ and began to attend church in 1998. I felt called to ministry after graduating from my undergraduate degree. In 2005, I moved to Kingston, Ontario to attend seminary. I obtained a Master of Divinity with a concentration in Restorative Justice. My call to ordained ministry came subtly and I was ordained in 2010 as a Priest of the Diocese of Ontario, in the Anglican Church of Canada. I served in several parishes to include St. George's Cathedral (Kingston, Ontario) as a Curate. In my last placement, I served to lay the groundwork in developing the parish church into a Mission of the Diocese. It was during this time I met my spouse Joseph, a medic in the U.S. Army. We were married in July, and in October he deployed to Afghanistan for nine months. Upon his return, we were posted to Hohenfels , Germany for two years before arriving in Fort Benning in April 2017. Joe and I are blessed to be the parents of our new baby Owen Elijah Dave. We are very happy to be part of the community in Columbus and hope to be here for the next 3-5 years. I feel a calling to both congregational and community ministry, and I have a passion for social justice. I have volunteered in prisons, with various youth groups, and social agencies throughout my adult life. I love Jesus and am very grateful for the blessing to serve God as a Priest. It is my prayer to continue to serve him throughout my time here in Georgia.