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The Right Words at the Right Time – Mount Zion Worship Centre

Photo credits: Nina Strehl @ Unsplash

You know when God gives someone the right words at just the right time? Read this story from Doug Loveday who preached one Sunday this past summer at Mount Zion Worship Centre in Toronto: “Not sure what to preach on,

Elizabeth Millar September 29, 2022October 17, 2022 Stories Of Interest Read more

Chinese Church Association Celebrates First Anniversary

Photo of Ming Peng Gong

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

VMC Staff May 20, 2022August 26, 2022 VMC News Read more

CCA Pastor Reaches Out to Chinese Immigrants in Brazil

Pastor Daniel To led his former church on mission trips to Chinese immigrants in Brazil. Now he leads a weekly Zoom discipleship course for the Chinese Brazilians.

While pastoring in Vancouver, Daniel To encouraged his Cantonese-speaking congregation to go on a short-term mission trips to Brazil. Their lives were changed when they witnessed the struggles of Chinese immigrants in Brazil. Many work seven days per week, 11

Elizabeth Millar May 15, 2022October 4, 2022 Stories Of Interest Read more

God at work – Don Valley Bible Chapel

God at work – Don Valley Bible Chapel

John de Los Santos became a Christian in his late teens and was mentored under Pastor Matt Craig at Don Valley Bible Chapel. As he grew in his faith, he realized he had a heart for youth and wanted to

Elizabeth Millar March 21, 2022June 22, 2023 Stories Of Interest Read more

Connecting Immigrant and Canadian congregations

Most of the stores I write here are about things that have already happened. But today – this is about something that could happen. In the last few years, VMC has dreamed of making a way for meaningful and strategic

VMC Staff September 21, 2021October 17, 2022 VMC News Read more

God’s Sunshine – Pastor Luke

It was seeing his wife become a Christian first.Then it was seeing the other people at her church – one incredible life after another – whose lives had been changed.For him, it seemed to shout the existence of a loving

Elizabeth Millar July 15, 2021October 4, 2022 Stories Of Interest Read more

This is our God

While her husband returned to China for work, Yan Wang remained in Toronto with their young daughter.Exhaustion, depression, and loneliness all contributed to a sad sort of heart ache pain.One day she walked into an English-speaking church and,long story short,she

Elizabeth Millar July 12, 2021October 4, 2022 Stories Of Interest Read more

Chinese Church Association Launched

Together with a team of leaders, Pastor Ming-Peng Gong planted seven branches of the Toronto China Bible Church over the last two decades. These churches shared a bank account and board of elders. “In recent years, we realized that it

VMC Staff May 1, 2021 VMC News Read more

New Work Among Nigerians in Canada

Peter Johnson and his wife Deborah moved to Boston, Massachusetts, so he could study Old Testament at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Peter wanted a deeper understanding of the Old Testament so he could point Muslims living in Northern Nigeria to

VMC Staff May 1, 2021 VMC News Read more

Baptism – Part 4

Part 4: When I went to church, there was love. Nothing else. And I wondered – what is the source of all this love? I met God. My heart changed. Completely changed. Church is like family – no division. You

Elizabeth Millar April 13, 2021October 4, 2022 Stories Of Interest Read more
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