Caton’s Island launched its summer of ministry this past weekend with a brand-new July Family Camp at the conclusion of training week for 55 full-time staff (not including CIT’s – counselor-in-training which occurred earlier in June). The August long weekend Family Camp has been sold out months in advance for the past two years, prompting […]
The Wesleyan Church celebrates 50 years of ministry on June 26, 2018. Yup, that’s tomorrow. More will be said about this at District Conference but this Wesleyan Life article gives the full story including a 3.5 minute video narrated by General Superintendent Wayne Schmidt. In honour of this historic union, you can experience the actual merger […]
Raising leaders matters. Our District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD) offers an annual THRIVE Workshop for Licensed Ministers and those recently Ordained. On Monday and Tuesday of this past week, Dr. Dan Poff (Indiana Wesleyan University) provided point leadership for 23 participants and coaches on the theme of dealing with conflict management in the local church. […]
Thursday evening’s World Hope International – Canada Gala at Kingswood University gave special recognition and honour to the 13 years of service of Kerry and Carole Allison in Ukraine. An in-person interview with one of the graduates of Hope House (Anya) was also a key highlight. The evening included an inspirational presentation by Denn Guptill […]
The inaugural session of the National Board of The Wesleyan Church of Canada as an established conference convened on Wednesday and Thursday this week in Ottawa. This special edition of IMA includes the following important update from our National Superintendent, Dr. HC Wilson. Greetings! I am pleased to respond to the invitation from DS’s […]
November 11th – Remembrance/Veterans Day was last week. We all owe so much to those who served in the defence of our countries and our freedom. May we always keep their memory in our hearts. As Churchill so poignantly said in the dark days of WW II – “Never have so many owed so much […]
A number of our churches had special outreach and community connection events around Halloween that resulted in many new contacts and high level participation. Some of these were the familiar Trunk or Treat as well as a Family Fun Fest and other special programs. One of several examples is this word from Pastor Graham Perry […]
One of the highlights of my Alberta tour last week was the opportunity to attend chapel at Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary. In addition to the chapel service, I was honoured to share lunch with the President, the Dean of the Chapel and the Dean of Theological Studies. Also present were my trip host […]
I was pleased on Friday to be present and honoured to take part in the dedication of the new Benson Athletic Complex at Kingswood. It was a special privilege to have Pete and Ginnie’s three children and his business partner from Nashville, TN present as well as other members of the extended Benson family. While […]
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