Prodigal Pastor: How an Elderly B.C. Congregation Brought Lee Hiebert Back Into the Fold and Set Him on His Way to ‘a Joyful Adventure’

Seventy-four-year-old George Ediger rushed out of church during the final song and caught up with the newcomer in the parking lot before the big young visitor with the shaved head and biker beard could escape in the maroon hot rod that stood out among the grey and beige sedans. That gesture of welcome, although not entirely welcomed at the time, was one of many that ushered Lee Hiebert along an unlikely path of transformation.