Atlantic Connexion

Dave shared, “A few of our Hillside Youth are presenting Cole Harbour High School with $2,610 in gift cards to bless families in need this Christmas.” Way to go in building bridges for the transforming love of God through Christmas!

It was a joy to meet some new attenders during my visit with our Island (Brian Gilroy) family this past Sunday. The Gilroy family and church leaders are to be commended for their ongoing efforts to connect in new ways with the community in this post-pandemic season. This month alone has included contributing 130 boxes of stuffing for the Christmas hamper efforts through the local school, as well as over $500 for the World Hope Christmas Water Appeal, and another $500+ towards the new heat pump for the church. I enjoyed reconnecting with Brian & Kimberley’s children, Jeshuah and Judeah over lunch as they are adjusting well to life on PEI following their move last year from Alberta.

Executive Director Tami Mutch-Ketch convened the Beulah Session of the Camp Board this week at the Edgett Memorial Boardroom in Moncton. Beulah Camp & Conference Center is rebounding with strength in this post-pandemic season. The fall launch of the Tabernacle Terrace Project (Rob Trafton & Shirley Mullen – Co-Chairs) has provided a fresh day of momentum for the immediate future as we prepare for the next phase in 2024. We explored bringing clarity and alignment to the values that motivate our leadership team for the days ahead. The board also considered creative solutions for the challenges of deferred maintenance which included the review of a comprehensive assessment completed by Property Development Officer Rob Trafton & Caretaker Mike White.

Congratulations to Shaun & Morgan Miller on the December 12th arrival of Lena Sarah Grace! Shaun serves as Praxis Program Director @ Kingswood University.

We are going to get a front row seat to unpack the amazing resource of Kingswood Learn during District Ministerial. President Lennox will be onsite to provide a thorough introduction to his phenomenal and cost-effective resource for raising and releasing leaders in our local churches! Steve is leading with courage and effectiveness in this season and has already raised over $1.1M in cash and pledges toward the five-year goal of $2.7M to make this resource available for free to serve the local church. What will this include?

● Two-sided platform offering high-quality, thoroughly vetted, free micro-courses addressing questions commonly raised in the church.
● Primary purpose is to strengthen the church by providing free resources for discipleship and leadership development.
● As a two-sided platform, individuals can be both consumers and producers, using the content provided by Kingswood, but also customizing the platform by adding their own content.
● Some users will also be inspired by tasting the high-quality learning offered in these micro-courses to take advantage of Kingswood’s other options, such as certificate and credit-bearing programs.