More Churches on Mission & More People Following Jesus
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
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
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
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
A few years ago, the founding pastor of Wasaga Community Church retired. He had been there for almost 20 years and was much loved by his congregation. Then Jon Dart, one of VMC’s Transitional Pastors, stepped in for almost two
“I just need to talk with someone.” This is a cry for help that Cairine Domzella (RP), Director of Care Support, for Woodside Bible Fellowship in Elmira, ON is ready to respond to. Although Woodside Bible Fellowship relies on life
Jeff attends the Monday night community meals at Wasaga Community Church. But his wheelchair makes it a little tricky to sit at the dinner table with the rest of the folks. It was the love of God that prompted Don,
Orillia Community Church takes their middle name seriously. So about three years ago, when the churches and social agencies in their city decided to focus on the homelessness crisis, they wondered how they could be a part of the community
The population of Newcastle, Ontario is about 10,000. Most residents are white and speak English. It isn’t exactly the most metropolitan city ever and you probably do not know it for its international flavour. The internet describes it as a
Nicole was praying alongside the elders and the whole congregation at Village Church in Newcastle, ON for a children’s ministry person. The small church plant has grown in the last few years and they now have great space at the