Tag "Vineyard Ottawa Church"
Marriage modeled after Eden
February 10, 2023Chocolates? Flowers? What about investing in your marriage by spending some quality time with God? On February 10 and 11, just in time for Valentine’s Day, Vineyard Ottawa Church will host “Return to Eden”, a two-day […]
Read full articleOttawa’s post-COVID Church—what does it look like?
October 28, 2021As society looks toward a post-pandemic world, Ottawa churches are beginning to reflect on the past two years and evaluate the lessons. To help understand the big picture of the Church in this city, Spur Ottawa connected with six pastors about their church’s challenges and take-aways […]
Read full articleComing back together
November 13, 2020While the government now allows faith communities to gather, in many ways those gatherings have changed from what church used to be. Spur Ottawa connected with six different churches to gauge the state of the Body of Christ in Ottawa, what challenges we face, and to hear praise reports […]
Read full articleFostering love for orphans
November 8, 2018Ottawa churches seek to add local flavour as they join churches around the world to recognize Orphan Sunday. The day, landing on November 11 this year, raises awareness of the need for foster and adoptive care for children. “There’s a whole culture we’re […]
Read full articleRefugees feeling the love from the Big Give
August 9, 2018On May 30, three days before the Big Give 2018, a Barrhaven fire displaced 16 families. One was a refugee family who had recently moved to Ottawa. They had a young baby and three […]
Read full articleGiving 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 articleBuilding into a new Church generation
May 4, 2017Not all struggling congregations are giving up…some are giving out. This local church turned their challenges into a Kingdom victory […]
Read full articleReclaiming a lost art
March 7, 2017Jesus called only one of the 10 Commandments a gift to mankind. Sadly, that gift (a Sabbath rest) is all but lost today, along with the blessings it brings. Quiet Pools and Love Ottawa are hosting an event to help reclaim the gift of God’s […]
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