More Churches on Mission & More People Following Jesus
Our Founder and Associate Director, Gord Martin, is officially retiring on June 30th after 30 years with Vision Ministries Canada (VMC). Gord and his wife Heather have faithfully served in full-time ministry for over 50 years beginning as missionaries in
Want to know God better? Read your Bible – yes. Pray – yes. Go to church – yes. Sponsor a refugee – oh! Varsity Bible Church in Calgary would say that sponsoring a couple of Syrian refugee families over the
Every Sunday morning, as part of their call to worship, Hollydene Church in Victoria kicks off their service with “The Week That Was.” It’s a bit like a family catchup.They take a few minutes to talk about what’s happened that
A miracle and answer to many prayers! For two years, our dear friend Indy has been unable to escape Myanmar/Burma, but just this past week saw his safe arrival to India.Although plans had been made in great detail, the days of
A church in Toronto plans to take some of their church volunteers through some training aimed at helping them be more intentional in connecting with new people, cultivating redemptive relationships, and – as the Spirit opens up doors – being
Woodside Bible Fellowship planned for a baptism service on Easter Sunday.They also planned for spontaneous baptisms! At the beginning of the Easter service, they announced if anyone was interested in being baptized that morning to go to the back of
In Toronto neighbourhood of Don Valley, food security is a big issue. Lots of immigrant families and high rent means a lot of working poor families and international students. Sue Craig from Don Valley Bible Chapel heads up the food
When the war in Ukraine started to hit the headlines, the First Nation people at Curve Lake Christian Assembly took notice.Pastor Ben Peltz noticed that his congregation was carefully paying attention to the events in eastern Europe and were noticeably
As a way to encourage further study and foster spiritual conversation, Varsity Bible Church in Calgary, Alberta provides additional resources to accompany their Sunday morning teaching.It’s called “Sermons +” on their website. For instance, they are currently doing a series
The Chinese Church Association began in January 2021. Under the umbrella of VMC, in its first year of operation, the CCA helped plant two churches. “One of the goals of the CCA is to plant churches in Ontario and across