Francis George Humphrey

After a courageous fifteen year battle against ALS, our dear Frank is now with his Lord and Saviour and friend, Jesus. He leaves the rest of us behind to both mourn his loss and rejoice at his gain; Daria (Polney), Anna, Andrew, and Abigail.

Frank faithfully served as Pastor at Peoples Church of Montreal from 1978 to 2012, at which time his illness finally forced his retirement. He was very much loved by everyone who knew him and well known for his huge heart, along with his massive amount of knowledge about everything. We had our very own “google” before it was ever invented!

As well as pastoring, teaching at the Faculté de Theologie Evangelique Montreal was to him a joy, using his knowledge to train others for the sake of the Gospel.

Frank himself was the perpetual student, always reading and learning more. As a believer in the inerrancy and authority of the Scriptures he was committed to learning more about the science of God’s Creation of the world. He was so passionate about the topic and so knowledgeable that others encouraged him to write a book, which he did, typing one letter at a time with a pencil-end secured to his hand.

All of Frank’s life here on earth, since he was 15 years old, was committed to serving God, his first love. The love of God flowed through Frank to enrich especially his wife and three children, but also all who knew him. His attitude towards his illness was not “why me?”, but “why not!” He just did not complain, being instead thankful for every day the Lord sustained him. As we must all be thankful to God for having this remarkable human being in our lives. Amen.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 7 at 2:00 PM, at Peoples Church, 2097 Union Avenue, Montreal.