Fifty-four pastors from more than six denominations gathered at Bethany Bible College for a seminar on The Spiritual Life of the Pastor with Dr. Doug Hardy. Dr. Hardy is Professor of Spiritual Formation at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City (MO). Eighteen Wesleyans from our own district were joined by Baptists, Nazarenes, Salvation Army, Anglican, […]
I was in the service at Halifax Deep Water on January 27th and brought greetings to our newest Atlantic District church. Pastor A.J. Thomas brought the message as he challenged the people about the importance of harmony and unity when you’re in the boat together. Deep Water is definitely “under sail” and has a great […]
I met with Mr. André Chenard, Director of Green Infrastructure Programs for the Province of New Brunswick (PNB), on January 10th regarding the Beulah Wastewater Project. Mr. Jochen Schroer, an environmental engineer with NaTech Environmental Services, accompanied me to the meeting to give the technical detail relating to our project. As I previously shared, in […]
Happy New Year for 2008! This has been the year for snow storms on The Atlantic District. As of January 2nd, Moncton has had 165 cm (65 inches) of snowfall, and experienced four major storms within a week right after Christmas. The snowfall amount is running 67% above normal for this time of year. Rev. […]
Christmas Greetings as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Life in our churches is always busy during December but what a wonderful season of ministry as we share God’s Good news! Pastor Graham (Rebecca) Perry, Mount Pearl, NL – Solid Rock Wesleyan Church, reports that this is his fourth Christmas […]
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given.” The Christmas season is always a beautiful time as we enjoy family, friends, and the celebration of the Saviour’s birth. And it is always a special time in the life and ministry of our churches. Houlton Wesleyan Church has developed a Christmas […]
Havelock Wesleyan Church in NB just finished “40 Days of Community” in cooperation with the Baptist Church in the same town. Pastor Nick Graham says he was overwhelmed by how God used this program and how people came together, and worked together to serve the local community. A spirit of oneness was evident. Several people […]
Amherst Wesleyan Church (Pastor Raymond Fancy) reports that despite bad weather, on their first weekend in their new facilities (11/04/07), they had 112 people present in the AM service (LYA 80) and 45 in the PM service (LYA 40). Pastor Raymond Fancy reports, “It all looks great and the people continue to be excited!” Pastor […]
Rev. Dwayne Hopkins, pastor of the Coastal Wesleyan Church in Scarborough, ME, was recently interviewed, and asked to serve as the Chaplain for the Maine Association of Police (“MAP”), on a State level. He was recommended as a candidate by several people within the Scarborough P.D. and the State Chaplaincy program. This was followed by […]
Joanne and I attended the Eastern Area GS/DS meeting (10/1-3/07) in Lancaster, PA, October 1 – 3, 2007. There are 11 districts in our area and all the DS’s were present except one. This particular meeting was an historic occasion in one sense as it was the last GS/DS meeting for us that will be […]
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