MARY LYNNE WHYTE

Born and raised in southern Ontario, Mary Lynne’s love of music brought her to the University of Western Ontario where she obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance. After a few years with the Toronto Elmer Iseler Singers, Mary Lynne and her husband moved to Guelph where she became an at-home mom to two sons, and later, a Music Associate at Dublin Street United Church, directing many choirs. It was here that Mary Lynne discerned a call to informal ministry so she took up the harp and began a harp and voice ministry in the Guelph area. When her husband joined the navy in 2010, their family moved to Victoria for his officer training. During that time, Mary Lynne discerned once again and felt called to ordained ministry. She waited for her husband’s first post, which was Halifax, before beginning her official year of discernment with the United Church of Canada. After that, she began a three-year Masters of Divinity program at the Atlantic School of Theology, graduating in May of 2016. Mary Lynne was ordained in May 2017 and is currently on appointment with Woodlawn United Church in Dartmouth.