Murray and Diana Schmidt moved from Canada to take pastoral leadership of IPCF in March 2019. Murray has a passion to teach the Bible and to see people take the next steps in their walk with Jesus Christ. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California and was ordained by the Mennonite Brethren denomination in his home province of Alberta. Diana earned a degree in Christian Education and has a passion to see children and youth, and their families, grow in their knowledge of the Bible and their love for Jesus. With previous pastoral experience in Canada and cross-cultural ministry overseas, Murray and Diana have a heart to bring people together from a variety of backgrounds to love and serve Jesus Christ.
Murray and Diana have 3 adult children who live in Canada and the United States.