Inside United Podcast #110: Rainer Salomaa and Tony Wasilkoff - Update on Canadian Work

Active in the ministry of Jesus Christ for more than five decades, Victor Kubik is a long-time pastor and Christian writer. Together with his wife, Beverly, he has served in pastoral and administrative roles in churches and regions in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa. He regularly contributes to Church publications and does a weekly podcast. He and his wife have also run a philanthropic mission since 1999. 

He was named president of the United Church of God in May 2013 by the Church’s 12-man Council of Elders, and served in that role for nine years.

Rainer pastors congregations in Calgary, Red Deer, Winnipeg and Regina. He served as the chairman of the National Council for 20 years. He also chairs the Ministerial Services team in Canada. He was born in Finland and grew up in Canada. He is an Ambassador graduate of 1969 and has served in the church and ministry since that time. He and his wife, Claudia, were married in 1970. They have two married daughters. Claudia, has run her own home-based upholstery business over 25 years. They enjoy hunting, fishing and camping and their three grandchildren.

Tony grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan and became a member of the Church of God as a teenager as a result of listening to a radio program on CFQC Saskatoon starting in 1962. Today he and his wife, Linda, wear multiple hats in UCG including working at the UCG-Canada National Office, serving on the Canadian national board and pastoring several congregations. They have served in various pastorates in the United States and Canada.
The Wasilkoffs have two grown children (Paul and Cheri), a daughter-in-law (Coreen), a son-in-law (Jared Williams), four grandsons (Logan, Anthony, Jayden and Colton) and a granddaughter (Calista). They enjoy staying in touch with their grandchildren as much as possible in person and failing that, via the remarkable features of Skype.