The college and university presidents that serve the educational institutions of The Wesleyan Church in North America meet annually and this year they, along with their spouses, met in our region and here hosted by President and Mrs Steve Lennox. Dr. Lennox commented: “Enjoyed hosting other Wesleyan college/university presidents and spouses in our beautiful New […]
“Dad – a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love.” – Anonymous “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano “This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments – and you […]
The team to Egypt returned safely on Thursday of last week. The pictures above show the pastors gathered for sessions with our team – please note Peter resplendent in his clerical collar. The other picture is of the team praying in St. Mark’s Cathedral, the Coptic Christian church that was bombed on Palm Sunday with […]
I was pleased on Saturday to be part of a group of some 65 people who gathered at Beulah for the annual work day as the grounds and facilities are readied for Beulah 2017. Many projects ranging from raking leaves to re-roofing the caretaker’s cottage and a wide variety of other things were undertaken by […]
Hillside Wesleyan pulled off a surprise celebration for Pastors Jay & Sharon Guptill as they enter their second decade of service. The Saturday afternoon event was marked with heartwarming speeches, video and a gift from the Hillside family. A great idea other churches should consider to honour and esteem long-term pastors. I was honoured to […]
I was a part of a ZOOM meeting last week with the GS and some 15 of my DS colleagues. These meetings are being held monthly to increase and maximize communication and collaboration between the GS and the DS’s. The DS’s not present on our Tuesday meeting had other meeting options later in the […]
“I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” – Abraham Lincoln “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” – Rudyard Kipling “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana We held a first-ever Legacy Event on Wednesday […]
I was in New York City from Monday to Wednesday last week for the DS Roundtable meeting. This was my last such meeting to attend due to my pending retirement this July. I have highly valued the camaraderie of the DS group across the 22 years in total that I have served in both the […]
The true spirit of the resurrection is evident in the crowd of fearless Egyptian Coptic Christians pictured above who came to celebrate the risen Christ on Easter Sunday just one week after two of their churches were bombed resulting in the death of circa 50 people. “ISIS has declared war on Christianity,” Father John Boutros says. […]
Our District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD) meets in three regions of the district every spring to interview ordination candidates and others who are earlier in the ordination process. We meet in the South Region – usually in the Halifax area; the Central Region – at Kingswood University; and the North Region – usually in […]
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