Tag "Church planting"
Outreach group accidentally plants house church
At first, Dundonald Park was quiet. The late-September skies were overcast and threatening rain as a small group arrived with members of CityChurch Hawthorne and e3 Canada. By the time they left, the park was no longer quiet and they were planting a new church […]
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Ottawa pastor plants church in Quebec amid pandemic
The Quebecois are North America’s most unreached people group, with fewer than one percent attending an Evangelical church. Quebec is also Canada’s worst-hit region by COVID-19. Jonathan Camiré, and his wife Renée, are undeterred […]
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A vision of 1 million souls
They come from all backgrounds: Mennonite Brethren to Charismatic to Missionary Alliance. Some were born to Canadian families while others are first- and second-generation immigrants, yet this group has far more in common than not. The group meets […]
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Celebrating the fruit of unity
Those who were raised here may not realize, but the experience of Christian unity in Ottawa is fairly unique. I heard it again in the last few weeks, a pastor who is new to the city commented, “Something’s different about ministering in Ottawa.” […]
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Church quadruples in first year
An influx of Filipino immigration to Gatineau presents a strategic opportunity that one local church has seized upon. Last year, Jesus Is Lord Church (JIL) commissioned 27 of their members to plant a sister church in Gatineau. One year later, they have more […]
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A church of many nations
Barrhaven has become a melting pot of ethnicities over the last decade. The recently-planted Renewal Church saw this as a fantastic opportunity to impact the quickly-growing community. “I think it’s important to […]
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Building into a new Church generation
Not all struggling congregations are giving up…some are giving out. This local church turned their challenges into a Kingdom victory […]
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Ottawa church planters swim against the current
At a time when many aging congregations are dwindling, and churches are shutting down, a group of enterprising men of faith are […]
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