Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Apr. 12–13, 2019 SunWest Church, Calgary “Welcome to SunWest Church’s home,” said lead pastor and ABMB co-moderator Matt Dyck at the outset of the…
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Church becomes community hub Pincher Creek is a community unlike any other we have encountered in Alberta. My wife Gemma, our children, and I moved to Pincher Creek to start…
This past summer, after eight years of training and work in early childhood education, Erika Goode felt God calling her away from what she was familiar with.
About 10 years ago, The Metropolitan Bible Church, Ottawa, was healthy and growing, so they decided to start a congregation on a nearby campus. “How hard can this be?” asked pastor Tim Auld and his leadership team.
Bakerview MB Church in Abbotsford, B.C., was once just a vision – an urgent sense shared by the members of Clearbrook MB Church in the same district. The story was recounted during Bakerview’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
An MB church in Chilliwack, B.C., has opened a second campus just across the Fraser River, in Agassiz. It also marks a new start for two remnant Agassiz home groups who lacked a local church following the closure of Mountain View Presbyterian.
Sonrise Christian Fellowship in Penticton, B.C. began in November 2001 with five people meeting regularly to pray and study the Word of God. Within two weeks, four people came to…
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Practical and biblical reasons for church membership
by ContributorMost church planters and pastors very quickly discover that there are always some attenders and new converts who have initial resistance to church membership. With their new-found freedom in Christ,…
Think Whistler and you think skiing. Two mountains, more than 80 runs and a $181 million international jet-set ski village and resort. About the only religious activity you might expect…