Bruce Enns has been appointed general director of Multiply, the mission agency of U.S. and Canadian Mennonite Brethren churches, effective May 16.

Enns has served for 17 years as lead pastor of Forest Grove Community Church, a multisite church in Saskatoon, Sask. Under his leadership, the church developed numerous global partnerships with Multiply’s missional teams. Enns served as a member of the Multiply Board for 12 years and more recently as moderator of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.

Multiply board chair Wendi Thiessen wrote in a May 6 letter announcing the appointed that the board voted unanimously to approve Enns for the role.

Interim general director Vic Wiens will retire from Multiply in August.