Dr. David Ewert

David Ewert passed on to be with Christ in his heavenly kingdom on April 23, 2010. He was born in the Ukraine in 1922 and came to Canada with his parents in 1926. In 1929 the Ewerts settled on an irrigation farm in Coaldale, Alberta. David received his public school education in the Readymade country school, and then pursued his theological studies in several different schools. He graduated from the University of British Colombia (B.A.), Wheaton Graduate School (M.A.), Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto (B.D.), Lutheran Seminary, St. Paul (M.Th.), McGill University (Ph.D.), and M.B. Biblical Seminary (Doctor of Divinity, Honorary). He dedicated his life to the teaching ministry and the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In 1944 David married Lena Hamm. In 2009 they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. David and Lena have been members of the Bakerview M. B. Church since 1990 when they moved to the Fraser Valley to retire.

Dr. Ewert had a teaching career that stretched over some 65 years. For 7 years he taught in Bible schools; for 25 years at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg; for 3 years at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Virginia; and 9 years at the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. He served as visiting professor in colleges across Canada. Also, he served abroad in South American, India, Africa, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Russia. He is also the author of more than twenty books. Throughout his teaching career he was deeply involved in the life of the churches in his denomination. However, his ministry also took him to churches and schools of other denominations both at home and abroad. Multitudes of students remember with deep gratitude his well-prepared lectures and his expository sermons.

He leaves to mourn his loving wife, Lena (nee Hamm) and their children and spouses: Eleanor (Ray) Martens, Marianne (Bob) Worcester, Ernest (Brenda), Grace, and Doreen; twelve grandchildren: Angie (Russ), Jonathan (Ruzayda), Jacquie (Danny), Tana (Brian), Matthew (Melanie), David, Robyn (Billy), Amy (Nick), Stephanie, Samuel (Celina), Benjamin, Andrew; and four great-grandchildren: Nathan, Danielle, Mia, and Niko. He also leaves behind four siblings: Margaret (Roland), Abe (Chris), Elizabeth (Allen), and Henry (Doreen).

In David’s memory, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or Columbia Bible College.

Arrangements under the direction of Woodlawn Funeral Home, Abbotsford, BC.