Westport is a small village (population 590) 100km southwest of Ottawa, ON. Paul Millar has been the lead pastor at Westport Free Methodist Church for almost nine years. I chatted with Paul after learning from Bishop Cliff that Westport FMC is now considered an essential service. Here is my conversation […]
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The Kids Team at Lakeview Church in Saskatoon, SK have put fun and creativity into staying connected with their kids during this strange time of physical distancing. Kids Pastor, Nancy Luross reached out to share one of their cool ideas. “We created Pandemic Pals. It’s kind of like old school
Instead of posting inspirational messages or scripture verses on their church sign, Picton Free Methodist church, in beautiful Picton, ON, made the strategic choice to post messages that bring a smile and chuckle to those who read it. “We’re changing the sign weekly and are receiving hundreds of messages a
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This story is from Reverends Kevin and Beverly Kay from Wawota Free Methodist Church in Saskatchewan. Wawota boasts a population of 700. This past Sunday, the church held a parade of palms. Beverly sent the following describing the event. Our parade of palms, caravan of connection and care, worked out
Thank you for faithfully, and prayerfully leaning into ministry in this time of crisis. The Church has an opportunity to shine. I am setting up connecting times for us over the next couple of weeks: Saturday night (March 28) join us for PRAYER & WORSHIP on Facebook Live @ 7:30-8:30 PM (FMCIC
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On Friday, September 21, 2018, a tornado ripped through the community of Arlington Woods, a neighbourhood in Nepean, ON known for its 100 year old white pines. Several homes were destroyed and dozens of others were severely damaged. Arlington Woods Free Methodist Church’s fellowship hall (the older part of the
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Thornbury, ON is a small community of 2,200 located at the intersection of Beaver River and Georgian Bay. Erika and Jason Mills moved to Thornbury two years ago to co-pastor Blue Mountain Community Church. The church wanted to focus on children and youth ministry, so Erika started following the local
I have written before that I am a big fan of stories. I love a good story. But I have noticed that more and more we seem to be telling mostly “bad news” type stories. We talk about what’s wrong, what needs to be fixed, how bad things are, and
Two years ago, The Freeway in Oshawa, ON went through the Lifeplan process and discerned that God wanted them to find a permanent facility to use for their ministry. Up until that point, The Freeway met in school gyms on Sunday mornings and had a small office in downtown Oshawa.
Malvern is located in the northeast corner of Toronto. It is one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Canada with over sixty different cultures represented including Caribbean Canadians (mostly Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Guyanese) and South Asian Canadians (mostly Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian and Pakistani). Malvern also has the highest
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