REV. DR. FRANK GUINTA JR (’75) RECEIVES THE 2022 ALUMNI AWARD

A Ministry of Mentorship and Life-Giving Relationships

INRE COGNITION OF HIS faithful service and lifelong commitment to building the body of Christ through cooperation and mentoring, Acadia Divinity College honoured Rev. Dr. Frank J. Guinta Jr. (1975) with the 2022 Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Reflecting on his studies at ADC Frank says, “Acadia became my spiritual home. It is a place that I have returned to time and time again for refreshment, encouragement, and growth.”

In a world that often polarizes and divides, the ministry of uniting people in Christ is a difficult, but important, calling. Over his 60+ years of ministry, Rev. Dr. Frank Guinta Jr. has been committed to building the Kingdom of God by encouraging and facilitating cooperation between individuals, churches, and organizations. Frank served several churches within the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (CBAC) and the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia before being ordained at First Baptist Church, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in 1975. In 1979, the Lord called him west to serve in pastoral roles with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec as well as the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada, before returning to pastor again in Nova Scotia in 2003.

In 2009, Frank became a Regional Minister with the CBAC. In this denominational role, Frank provided support, encouragement, and oversight for over 80 churches in Halifax, Cape

Breton, and Newfoundland. “It was in this work that I really learned how important it was for churches to be together and to work together,” Frank says.

Following his retirement in 2011, Frank refocused his life on mentoring individuals and churches in their walk with the Lord. “Ministry is hard, and you should not do it alone,” Frank says. “Jesus’ model was to invite others to partner with Him to do ministry together. We need to do the same.”

Through this intentional interim ministry, Frank comes alongside a church in a time of change and transition. He walks with them, helps them dream, and make plans for the next stage of their ministry in their communities. “Life together creates a vibrant and powerful community that creates change for the cause of Christ. We are better together.”

Frank is married to Donna and lives in Dartmouth, NS. He has two children, Jonathan and Julia (who is married to Jesse), and a grandson, Owen. His father, Rev. Frank Guinta Sr. (BD ’68), was part of the first graduating class of Acadia Divinity College.

“Acadia became my spiritual home. It is a place that I have returned to time and time again for refreshment, encouragement, and growth.”