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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mutual Flourishing: Immigrants & French Churches
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