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Coming together to support Ottawa’s homeless
Respond Ottawa and The Alliance to End Homelessness have teamed up to create the Ottawa Giving Project. They hope this new collaboration will strengthen struggling support agencies and funnel donations to where they are most needed. “When we realized that homelessness has increased by over 50 percent […]
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One Way Ministries launches Workplace Network
“There are between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians in Ottawa. How could our city and workplaces be transformed if our faith manifested?” This question is what inspired Jennifer Parr and One Way Ministries to launch the Workplace Network. The network aims to […]
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Midnight revival cry multiplies
Scripture commands believers to “pray without ceasing” and “give the Lord no rest”. In the last year, Isaac Gimba was inspired to take the Bible’s exhortations on prayer fairly literally, and the resulting midnight prayer initiative has grown beyond what he anticipated. “For about a year I was terrified […]
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The God who answers prayer
I’ll never forget the words of an OC Transpo officer. I was job-shaddowing her and I mentioned prayer to steer the conversation toward faith. “Prayer is a good thing to do,” she quickly responded. “God won’t really answer or do much for you, but it’s good to pray.” For a […]
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Religious freedom summit discusses conversion therapy ban
Ottawa believers have organized a religious freedom summit addressing conversion therapy and Bill C-6. The bill has passed its second reading in the house of commons, but many faith groups are concerned it may infringe on religious freedom, potentially criminalizing […]
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2021 sees greater response to City on our Knees
Each year, Pray Ottawa challenges the Church to kicks off the year with a week of prayer and unity that they call “City on our Knees”. While some may expect lockdown restrictions to lower the turnout, organizers are seeing the opposite […]
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Re-building bridges for Ottawa’s marginalized
The Metropolitan Bible Church’s (MET) 30-year-old outreach program, Bridges, received a structural makeover this fall. The ministry was essentially re-imagined to continue providing Ottawa’s marginalized community with food, faith, and fellowship after
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Arise shines through 2020
Exercise and creative outlets are key in dealing with stress. This past year, Arise School of Dance was an early innovator, enabling their students to keep dancing the isolation […]
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Reflections on the year of vision
I’m thankful that I resisted the temptation to preach a sermon on “2020 Vision” back at the beginning of this year. Not that I didn’t have lots of plans for the year, but by Easter time it became clear that God had different plans for all of us, and for everyone […]
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Sequoia’s 100 Days of Impact
One year ago, Sequoia Community Church was anticipating a large gathering for their Christmas Eve services in Barrhaven. No one expected the extreme changes that lay ahead. Yet, with God’s direction […]
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