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Tortured For Christ play coming to Ottawa
September 14, 2017The story that revolutionized Christianity during the Cold War is being brought back to life in a dramatic way. Tortured For Christ, Richard Wurmbrand’s amazing story of steadfastness in the face of persecution and imprisonment, is being re-told as […]
Read full articlemyChurch Music releases “Hear Your Heart”
September 6, 2017myChurch Music, a worship band formed by Ottawa’s myChurch, released a chart-topping single and the response has gone from local to global. The “Hear Your Heart” video was posted on myChurch Music’s […]
Read full articleHomeschoolers host Hawaiian luau to kick off the school year
August 31, 2017Members of the Rideau Valley Home Educators’ Association (RVHEA) celebrated the back-to-school season with a Hawaiian luau. The tradition caps a summer of “Friday Fun Days”, where homeschool moms welcome residents of Ottawa’s Eastway Gardens to join them for […]
Read full articleHoop Nights models Christ to city youth
August 23, 2017Faith matched up with basketball last month, as local teenagers learned about Jesus while shooting hoops. Ottawa’s Metropolitan Bible Church (MET) held its Hoop Nights outreach basketball camp July 10 to 14 at the Michele Heights Community Centre, providing a free drop-in skills clinic to youth […]
Read full articleBig fruit from the Big Give
August 16, 2017This year’s Big Give saw tremendous growth, increasing from 66 churches, in 2016, to 92 this year. With the growth has come amazing stories of lives touched by a united Church demonstrating […]
Read full articleMoving with the Kingdom
August 10, 2017Bedbugs and cockroaches, high crime rates, and lots of people who have never heard the gospel—it’s the perfect neighbourhood to call home…that is, if you are a MoveIn-er. MoveIn is […]
Read full articleMaking a difference in the lives of at-risk individuals
July 26, 2017Experiencing farm life can make a huge impact on families and individuals. Whether it is gardening or caring for animals, farm life can provide a healing environment that helps rebuild confidence—especially for bullied and at-risk youth. That’s the principle that established McWatt Family Farms. “The farm operates […]
Read full articleChurches unify in revival cry
July 20, 2017Even with Canada Day behind us, the Church is actively celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary; and more than that the Church is rallying in cries for God to send revival.
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Giving Big to refugees
June 29, 2017Syrian refugees still face steep challenges one year in. While they don’t get as much space in the headlines, churches sponsoring them have not stopped innovating. One refugee-sponsoring church […]
Read full articleThe foundation that sustains a nation
June 26, 2017Prayer is the foundation that sustains a nation. That belief is what fuels an annual prayer focus in churches across Canada on the last Sunday of June every year. On Government Prayer Sunday (GPS), congregations bow their heads to […]
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