Tag "The Big Give"
Big fruit from the Big Give
This 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 […]
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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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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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Awesome collaboration
Ottawa churches have a strong track record of collaboration. Gradually, the city is gaining a name for itself as a place where Christians work together, laying aside denominational differences. A group of Stittsville churches demonstrate this […]
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Seeing fruit from the Big Give
Building on last year’s momentum, the Big Give 2016 impacted people across Ottawa, inside the Church out. The breadth of participation across the Church is one aspect that most encourages […]
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What is the measure of unity?
Ottawa is experiencing an unprecedented level of unity among congregations of every stripe and style. It makes me proud to live here and proud of the Church. Truly, we are experiencing the blessing promised to those who […]
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The Big Give in perpetual motion
Church groups across the city are planning for the Big Give 2016, but one church, Community Bible Church in Stittsville, is still working on their outreach from last year. Their event supported kids in need from a local school, but after reaching out […]
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Team begins planning for the Big Give 2016
The organizers of The Big Give are holding their first planning meeting for The Big Give 2016 on November 26. The Big Give has grown from free garage-sale outreach at Bethel Pentecostal, in 2009, to a massive unified expression of Christian love across […]
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