Although Johnny studied missions and was willing to serve God wherever, he recognized the ministry need right here in Canada.
God’s Calling to the Suburbs – Forestview Church
A Church Planter & Gratitude – Citizens Church
Darcy Dueck reflects on the church planting experience with gratitude arising as an overarching theme.
Retirement Reflections: Listening & Loving
Michael and Janice Bells reflect on retirement after 35+ years of pastoral ministry.
Miracle Christmas Dinner – Wasaga Community Church
Monday nights are the regular nights for community dinners for Wasaga Community Church. So Christmas falling on a Monday this past year posed a bit of a problem – What to do? Getting food and volunteers would be tricky as
Retirement Reflections: An Accidental Pastor
Michael set out to be a geologist. Geological mapping, in fact, was his speciality and he travelled through Ontario and worked with companies around the world doing this. This likely would have been a financially and professionally successful career path.
God Weaving Things Together
If you’ve been around VMC for a while, you will recognize Ben Peltz. Ben has provided wisdom and guidance to VMC churches over the years regarding relationship with Indigenous communities. As the pastor of Curve Lake Christian Assembly, he is
University Student Baptism
The young university student sat in the pew, Sunday after Sunday. Having grown up in a Hindu culture, there wasn’t much interest in Christianity. Except maybe to argue about why Christianity was wrong. Despite his faithful attendance, church felt like
Goodness and Beauty of Church Community – Wasaga Community Church
A woman showed up on Christmas Eve, wanting to volunteer at Wasaga Community Church’s Christmas Dinner. She was relatively new to town and not really familiar with church. But she wanted to serve others and be a part of a
Desire to Understand Scripture – Lincoln Road Chapel
When God is at work, we don’t always immediately see it. It’s easy to miss these divine clues or to dismiss them as interesting, but mostly irrelevant. In a recent conversation with a VMC pastor, there was this noticing of
Congregational Hospitality – Wasaga Community Church
As Thanga and Christina wondered how Wasaga Community Church would best serve their community, they studied their congregation. Who were they and how were they gifted? It was obvious! Hospitality. These were a group of people who were gifted with