Before COVID, women at the church gathered quarterly.Four times a year. During COVID, women at the church gather twice a week! On Tuesdays, the women pray together and share what God is doing in their lives.On Fridays, there’s teaching and
70,000! – Toronto China Bible Church
Remember the beginning of the pandemic when we stood in line and there were empty shelves at the grocery stores?When toilet paper was such a hot item? Across the world at the same time, churches in China were buying masks
“Peanut Community” – Don Valley Bible Chapel
The “peanut community” is home for Don Valley Bible Chapel.This neighbourhood gets its nickname from a major road that outlines their hood in the shape of a peanut. But how this church served its community this summer wasn’t peanuts at
Community despite isolation – Don Valley Bible Chapel
That’s what lockdown has meant for three immigrant families and a Canadian family. Even though they are far from their own extended family around the globe – Korea, Brazil, Malaysia –Even though there has been various COVID restrictions –they have
Preaching training – China
Preaching training for lay preachers. That’s the door that COVID has opened up for preachers in China.Every week, they preach their draft sermons over WeChat to their Canadian-Chinese mentors and receive feedback – so that they can preach again on
Adaptation
Question: How do we do church when we can’t gather on Sundays, like we’ve always done? Answer: Ask our brothers and sisters who have lived under communist rule. I spoke to Yonatan this past week. He grew up in Ethiopia