Andy Wood loves to mix things up. He is of Metis heritage (European and Indigenous ancestry) with roots reaching deep into the land where he now lives. Winnipeg Centre Vineyard, where he is one half of the Pastoral Executive, is a diverse community of people with a deep sense of welcome to those who find themselves marginalized. Flatlanders Inn, which he helped found in 2007, is an intentional community that is especially welcoming to people at risk of homelessness. The Vineyard School of Justice, which he started in 1999, is a unique immersion program that explores justice issues alongside those who have firsthand experience of those very issues. He serves as a National Catalyst for Engage, Vineyard Canada’s justice initiative and is a trained Spiritual Director through Sustainable Faith. He brings cross-cultural experience and stories from living in the Philippines, working extensively alongside the Himalayan Region Vineyards and living in Winnipeg’s core, an area with a high concentration of Indigenous peoples. He has a Master of Ministry from St. Stephen’s University and a BA in Anthropology and Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of Waterloo. Andy and Beckie have 4 children.
Beth Wood has worked in inner-city contexts in Canada and acts as a resource person for local church- based community development with Vineyard Brazil after having lived in that country for several years. Beth is the current Lead of the Vineyard Rwanda Partnership. She co-authored the book “O Reino Entre Nós” (The Kingdom Among Us) which was published in Portuguese in Brazil in 2003. This work has been widely accepted as offering a biblical and Brazilian perspective on the transformation which can occur when local churches actively pursue the fullness of the Kingdom of God in their poor communities. Beth graduated with a Masters in Ministry degree from St. Stephen’s University in 2005 and also holds a Master of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.