1968 – 2022

Craig Douglas Hollands was born in Hamilton, ON on February 24, 1968 – the oldest son of Doug and Margaret Hollands.  Craig’s family moved to Regina, SK that spring and then to Saskatoon in 1974 where he spent his growing up years.

Craig attended Okanagan Bible College where God called him into full-time ministry. After graduation he married Amy Wiebe on May 19, 1990. Craig was a Youth Pastor at Cedar Hills Mennonite Church in Surrey, BC and then at Ebenezer Mennonite Church in Abbotsford in 1993. In 1999 Craig took a solo Lead Pastor position at Carrot River Mennonite Church, moving their young family to Saskatchewan. Craig became the Worship and Music Pastor at Prince Albert Alliance Church in 2006.

Craig & Amy have two children, Chandra born in 1996 and Joel born in 1998. Craig loved being a dad and shared his love for fun with his kids. Approaching the end of his life, his greatest sorrow was not being around for their future.

April 1st, 2020 Craig became the Lead Pastor at Estevan Alliance Church. Craig’s guidance helped the church through the pandemic and God blessed their efforts. Being a community person, Craig connected with his people as much as possible and he loved living in Estevan.

Craig was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and it returned in 2021. This time treatment was unsuccessful. Craig spent his last 9 weeks in the hospital visiting with family and friends as he was able. Craig entered the presence of his Heavenly Father on the morning of May 25th, 2022 with Amy at his side.

Craig will be remembered as a man of integrity. He had a heart of compassion and was a true servant, always having time to help a friend or neighbor. He loved to laugh and loved people. Craig was optimistic and saw the best in everyone.  He was a fun uncle and made kids feel special. He was a wonderful husband and the best dad to Chandra and Joel. His presence is greatly missed.

Craig is survived by his wife Amy, his children, Chandra and Joel (Harmony), his mother Margaret, his brother Keith (Vickie), and their children, Jenna and Nick. Craig was predeceased by his pre-born children Erin, Kaesha and Sam, and his father Douglas.

A Celebration of Life for Craig will be held at the Estevan Alliance Church on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. A live stream of the service will be available via the Estevan Alliance Church’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_ddUtNp7U9d8HOzL8NeZQ
The live stream of Craig’s celebration will be viewed as a community at Prince Albert Alliance Church at 2:00 p.m., June 4, 2022
Inurnment will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon.

Gifts of remembrance can be made to the Alliance Global Advance Fund, online at https://thealliancecanada.ca/give/ or your local Bible Camp.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for the Hollands family – Dustin Hall, Funeral Director. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.hallfuneralservices.ca

• Date : 2022-05-25