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 Martin, David T. "A Note to Pastors re: Sexual Misconduct Allegation." Email to MCEC pastors (3 September 2015).
-Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. "MCEC Responds to Additional Allegations of Ministerial Conduct against Vernon Leis." Oral announcement read 6 January 2017.
+Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. "MCEC Responds to Additional Allegations of Ministerial Misconduct against Vernon Leis." Oral announcement read 6 January 2017.
 Reimer, Margaret Loewen. "Ontario Conference Leader Dies in Highway Accident." ''Mennonite Reporter'' ( 7 March 1994 ): 3.
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 In September 2015 [[Mennonite Church Eastern Canada]] (MCEC) issued a release saying it had received "an allegation of sexual and ethical misconduct" against Leis that was "compelling and credible." Despite MCEC's inability to follow usual investigative procedures because the accused pastor was deceased, after a review process it said releasing the name was "an important step in facilitating the process of healing because it allows the affected parties and the wider faith community to confront a hidden truth and bring it into the light for healing."
-In January 2017 Mennonite Church Eastern Canada reported to its congregations that it has received a second formal complaint of sexual misconduct against Vernon Leis, which after investigation it also found to be "compelling and credible." It further indicated that it was aware of other confidential disclosures made by women to trusted professionals about similar sexual misconduct by Leis. These woman had not filed formal complaints with MCEC by January 2017, and thus the area church had not done further investigation. MCEC stated it was important to share this additional information to indicate the misconduct was experienced by multiple women, and to anyone who had been impacted to seek the support of a trusted professional.
+In January 2017 Mennonite Church Eastern Canada reported to its congregations that it had received a second formal complaint of sexual misconduct against Vernon Leis, which after investigation it also found to be "compelling and credible." It further indicated that it was aware of other confidential disclosures made by women to trusted professionals about similar sexual misconduct by Leis. These woman had not filed formal complaints with MCEC by January 2017, and thus the area church had not done further investigation. MCEC stated it was important to share this additional information to indicate the misconduct was experienced by multiple women, and to encourage anyone who had been impacted to seek the support of a trusted professional.
 = Bibliography =
 "Alleged sexual misconduct charge against Vernon Leis, deceased pastor." ''Canadian Mennonite'' (14 September 2015): 16. Web. http://www.canadianmennonite.org/stories/alleged-sexual-misconduct-charge-against-vernon-leis-deceased-pastor#sthash.QGtrK4rf.dpuf.

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-[[File:VernonArvillaLeis.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Arvilla &amp; Vernon Leis '']]
+[[File:VernonArvillaLeis.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Arvilla &amp; Vernon Leis. Family photo'']]
 Vernon Roy Leis: pastor; born 23 November 1933 on a farm near Petersburg, Ontario to John S. and Catherine (Wagler) Leis. He was the oldest son and third child in a family of three daughters and two sons. On 2 July 1955 he married Arvilla Anne Schultz. They had four sons and one daughter. Leis died 26 February 1994 in a traffic accident near Baden, Ontario.
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 Leis entered his first pastorate in the small [[Blenheim Mennonite Church (New Dundee, Ontario, Canada)|Blenheim Mennonite Church]] (1961-1966). He later served large congregations at [[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira]] (1966-1980), [[Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Stirling Avenue]] (1980-1988) and [[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra]] (1988-1994). He was ordained for pastoral ministry on 26 August 1962 .
-Vernon Leis soon became involved in conference leadership. He was appointed as the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]]'s youth sponsor almost immediately, and led the conference's Bible quiz team to the Mennonite Church championship. He also taught at [[Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Ontario Mennonite Bible School &amp; Institute]] (1961-1965), and edited the monthly <em>[[Ontario Mennonite Evangel|Ontario Mennonite Evangel]]</em>, a predecessor to the <em>[[Mennonite Reporter (Periodical)|Mennonite Reporter]]</em>. His later service included terms on the conference's Mission Board, Personnel and Executive committees, and he served as its moderator 1978-1980.
+Vernon Leis soon became involved in conference leadership. He was appointed as the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]]'s youth sponsor almost immediately, and led the conference's Bible quiz team to the Mennonite Church championship. He also taught at [[Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Ontario Mennonite Bible School &amp; Institute]] (1961-1965), and edited the monthly <em>[[Ontario Mennonite Evangel]]</em>, a predecessor to the <em>[[Mennonite Reporter (Periodical)|Mennonite Reporter]]</em>. His later service included terms on the conference's Mission Board, Personnel and Executive committees, and he served as its moderator 1978-1980.
 Always ecumenical in outlook, Leis served the wider Mennonite community, and became a strong voice for cooperation and the conference integration movement in Ontario. He was the last moderator of the Inter-Mennonite Conference (Ontario), and the first moderator of the [[Mennonite Church Eastern Canada|Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada]] (MCEC). He chaired the board of the <em>Mennonite Reporter </em> in 1978, and had terms on the [[Mennonite World Conference|Mennonite World Conference]] presidium and the board of [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] Canada. His ecumenicity also extended to the local community; he always encouraged active inter-church ministerials, and frequently participated as a pacifist in community Remembrance Day services. He also instituted an interpretive program (tours, dinner, film, discussion about Mennonites) at the Elmira Mennonite church for the many tourists who visited the Waterloo Region to see [[Old Order Mennonites|Old Order Mennonites]]. Up to 5000 persons a year participated in this program.
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 Vernon Leis was a progressive voice for active Mennonite engagement in the communities in which they lived. His premature death in 1994 silenced a voice that always challenged his church to a "muscular Christianity."
 = Bibliography =
-Bechtel, Ken. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Three Score Years: Elmira Mennonite Church 1924-1984. </em>Elmira , ON: The Church, 1984.
+Bechtel, Ken. ''Three Score Years: Elmira Mennonite Church 1924-1984.'' Elmira, ON: The Church, 1984.
-Reimer, Margaret Loewen. "Ontario Conference Leader Dies in Highway Accident." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Reporter </em> ( 7 March 1994 ): 3.
+Reimer, Margaret Loewen. "Ontario Conference Leader Dies in Highway Accident." ''Mennonite Reporter'' ( 7 March 1994 ): 3.
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 In the 1950s a pioneering group of young men from the Ontario Amish Mennonite Conference sought seminary-level theological training to prepare for pastoral service. Leis was one of this number—he studied at [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite College]] (B.A.), and [[Goshen Biblical Seminary (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen Biblical Seminary]] (B.D), graduating from the latter in 1961. In 1983 he completed a D.Min. at the University of St. Michael 's College, Toronto School of Theology.
-Leis entered his first pastorate in the small [[Blenheim Mennonite Church (New Dundee, Ontario, Canada)|Blenheim Mennonite Church]] (1961-1966). He later served large congregations at [[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira]] (1966-1980), [[Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Stirling Avenue]] (1980-1988) and [[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra]] (1988-1994). He was ordained for pastoral ministry on 26 August 1962 .
+Leis entered his first pastorate in the small [[Blenheim Mennonite Church (New Dundee, Ontario, Canada)|Blenheim Mennonite Church]] (1961-1966). He later served large congregations at [[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira]] (1966-1980), [[Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Stirling Avenue]] (1980-1988) and [[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra]] (1988-1994). He was ordained for pastoral ministry on 26 August 1962 .
 Vernon Leis soon became involved in conference leadership. He was appointed as the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]]'s youth sponsor almost immediately, and led the conference's Bible quiz team to the Mennonite Church championship. He also taught at [[Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Ontario Mennonite Bible School &amp; Institute]] (1961-1965), and edited the monthly <em>[[Ontario Mennonite Evangel|Ontario Mennonite Evangel]]</em>, a predecessor to the <em>[[Mennonite Reporter (Periodical)|Mennonite Reporter]]</em>. His later service included terms on the conference's Mission Board, Personnel and Executive committees, and he served as its moderator 1978-1980.