MEDIA RELEASE
To: All Editors
From: PCTT Communications Unit
Date: 28th April, 2023
The Right Reverend Daniel Chance is the new Moderator of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago (PCTT).
On Thursday, 27th April, 2023, the Minister of the Tabaquite Pastoral Region was elected as the new Moderator of the Synod of the PCTT. The Right Reverend Daniel Chance received the majority of the votes cast by the Synod when members met at Naparima College Auditorium for the 63rd Annual General Meeting.
The Right Reverend Chance hails from St Mary’s, Moruga. He is married to Deaconess Calpurnia Chance, also of the Presbyterian Church. They have one daughter.
Moderator of The Synod of the Presbyterian Church
of Trinidad and Tobago
The Right Reverend Chance’s journey into Ministry began in 1991 as a Lay Pastor who served in the Oropouche, Claxton Bay, Point Fortin/Cedros, Nariva/Mayaro, Marabella/Bonne Aventure and Tableland Pastoral Regions of the PCTT. He was ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacraments on 8th March, 2009, and was subsequently assigned to the Riversdale, Penal and then Tabaquite Pastoral Region.
Speaking after being elected, the Moderator said it was his prayer that the will of God will continue to be manifested in the church as it journeys into the future especially after the turbulent years of COVID 19. He confirmed that a firm foundation had been established by his predecessors and he looks forward to building upon it. He challenged all believers, that they pledge, commit, and be dedicated to God’s hand and purpose for his Church and their lives.
Immediate past Moderator, Reverend Joy Abdul-Mohan, stated, “God's eternal blessings on our newly elected Moderator, The Right Reverend Daniel Chance, and his family. God has called and anointed him to serve in this era of the church's history. May God's guiding hands lead him through the next two years to fulfil the mission of Christ even beyond the four walls of the church.”
The Right Reverend Chance takes up the position of the Moderator of the Synod of PCTT immediately. He will be formally installed in a service to be held at the Susamachar Presbyterian Church soon.
