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ECWA – Evangelical Church Winning All

ECWA – Evangelical Church Winning All

Over a hundred years ago, two Canadians and an American sailed from Lake Ontario. Destination? Northern Nigeria (known as the Sudan then). Dream? That others would know and love Christ as Lord. If only they could have seen into the

Elizabeth Millar August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Inter-Generational Diaspora Seminar – Sat Sept 28 (Free)

Inter-Generational Diaspora Seminar – Sat Sept 28 (Free)

Passing faith on to the next generation is a challenge facing the diaspora church. Parents love their children and desire harmonious relationships with them to build and sustain a strong church, but generational cultural differences often create tensions and challenges.

VMC Staff July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 VMC News Read more

Friendship with The Spirit of Truth – Wallenstein Bible Chapel

Friendship with The Spirit of Truth – Wallenstein Bible Chapel

Want to read a beautiful story of two unique churches enjoying relationship together? One is a church nestled in the heart of Mennonite country in rural Ontario. The other is a Persian church from Toronto mostly made up of former

Elizabeth Millar June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Three Congregations – University Chapel

Three Congregations – University Chapel

Imagine three church families under one roof. This is the exciting adventure of faith that is happening at University Chapel in Vancouver, BC. This collaboration of communities is being led by three pastors: Karen Daniels is the Transitional Pastor of

Elizabeth Millar June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

VMC Church planter addresses large audiences in Ethiopia

VMC Church planter addresses large audiences in Ethiopia

Be encouraged by the unity building that is happening in Ethiopia through one of VMC’s church planters, Girma Bekele. Girma was privileged to travel to Ethiopia this spring for seven weeks and addressed several large audiences. At the Wycliffe Global

Elizabeth Millar May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Creating Space in Gaspé

Creating Space in Gaspé

Making space – literally and metaphorically. That’s what church planters in the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Québec, Gabriel and Melanie Paquin (along with their four children) are doing as they love their community with the love of Jesus. God is

Elizabeth Millar May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Baptisms – Ottawa Persian Church

Baptisms – Ottawa Persian Church

Let’s celebrate with Pastor Omid from Ottawa! Pastor Omid shared the exciting news with me that on March 9, 2024, 8 people were baptized and became official members of the Ottawa Persian Church. In the spirit of Christian community and

Elizabeth Millar May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Connection with Church Planting Cohort

Connection with Church Planting Cohort

Connection, encouragement and mutual learning with other church leaders and VMC Church Catalyst Matt Pamplin has been such a gift for John de Los Santos (pictured here with his family). John is on staff with Toronto China Bible Church as

Elizabeth Millar May 9, 2024January 13, 2025 Stories Of Interest Read more

Mentoring Network of Persian Church Leaders

Mentoring Network of Persian Church Leaders

Pastor Siamak Keramat of Spirit of Truth Church in Toronto, with support from Gord Martin (VMC Founder & Mentor) has been building a relationship network with Persian church leaders over the last few years. They have regular Zoom meetings with

Elizabeth Millar March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more

Mutual Flourishing: Immigrants & French Churches

Group photo from Assemblée Chrétienne de Baie-Comeau.

450 km east of Quebec City is a French assembly- Assemblée Chrétienne de Baie-Comeau. About ten years ago, they built a little church building for their congregation of 25. A few years ago, waves of newcomers flooded the area. One

Elizabeth Millar March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Stories Of Interest Read more
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