Tag "Outreach"
Giving Big to refugees
Syrian 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 […]
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Motorcycles for Jesus
“The basic premise of Christian motorcycle ministry is that if a man is not saved by the age of 40, he has less than a four percent chance of being saved, in Canada. Most of the men who own cruiser-type motorcycles are over 40, so it gives us a commonality with them to hear about Jesus […]
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Wrong number leads to faith
Terry Orchard knows that if you want to be in step with God, you have to be ready to change your plans and seize the opportunities He brings. So when someone called his church by accident […]
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Family bike rodeo wrangles community
Arlington Woods Free Methodist Church and the Trend-Arlington Community Association hosted their 7th annual Bike Rodeo on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The bike rodeo is a free family event for the community meant to break down walls and reach out to […]
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Flying Easter-copter visits Ottawa
Ground-breaking 45,000 Easter-egg drop event declares “We Heart Ottawa” Craig Macartney Spur Ottawa Writer There are few times our culture
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Finding their niche
Richard Raya is an Arabic pastor in the east of Ottawa. He pastors a small church of about 30 people, called Jesus Light of the World Arabic Evangelical Church. Although they are a small congregation, the church is having a dramatic impact among new refugee families […]
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Giving really big
In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation, the Big Give has big plans to launch in churches nationwide. The Big Give is a community outreach event, started in Ottawa, where […]
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Giving your “Yes” to God
It takes a lot of courage to share your convictions with a perfect stranger—even more if you are shy. Sometimes, as 18-year-old Madeline found out, God brings an opportunity He knows will change us, as much […]
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Becoming culturally relevant
Christians are called to serve others and to share God’s love, but life can be busy and many of us wonder “what can I do?” Abraham Sudhakar found a way to make a difference in his community after God led him through a change in perspectives […]
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Putting friendship in a basket
Public schools and religious institutions aren’t known for broad cross-collaboration. Gloucester Presbyterian Church and Roberta Bondar Public School, however, defy that trend. One […]
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