Confession

Muriel Bechtel came into pastoral ministry with a background in nursing, community development, and conflict mediation. She earned an M.Div. and D.Min. at Toronto School of Theology, and served as pastor for 11½ years in Toronto. She and her husband, Dave, moved to Kitchener, Ont., in 2000, where she is minister of pastoral services for Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. She has two grown children.