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This weekend I was in Madoc for Pastor Tyler’s induction service. Some children stood and gave a fun and creative speech, which included the words, “we already love you!” I loved hearing that. Our beloved retired minister Rev. Carl Bull has always said that our people need to know that their […]

On Friday, I ate Indian food with the National Leadership Team. On Saturday I was treated to Japanese food as our Japanese Church family celebrated Reverend Misa Mochinaga’s ordination. Thank you Misa for pursuing God’s calling as a pastor and spiritual director. I was reminded what a wonderful Church family we

This past weekend I was with our Rustle Church family. I loved their announcement for their spaghetti meal which was being held that night for the community. The needs of their neighbourhood are significant, and meals like this go a long way in helping to develop a friendship with the church.

Last week approximately 200 of us met on Sunday night to kick off our annual week of prayer and fasting. Thank you for making that a priority. Every day, approximately 50 of us met midday for 30 minutes nationally on zoom for prayer. We broke into break out rooms and

2024! “Father, i pray that this year would be one in which we as the Free Methodist Church in Canada would be “stirred” by Your Spirit. i pray that You reignite our love and commitment to Your Word. Forgive us for treating Your Word as anything less than sacred, inspired,

A reminder that the week of prayer and fasting begins on Sunday, January 7 at 6:00 pm ET, via Zoom. Click here to access the Zoom callMeeting ID: 885 3284 1873Passcode: 105833 National Prayer Team Lead, Ken Roth, has written an article on fasting. It can be read here. WHAT HAPPENS WHENTuesdays: Cliff’s Notes4th

National Week of Prayer & Fasting (January 7-13, 2024) Click  here to watch video Click here to access the Zoom callMeeting ID: 885 3284 1873Passcode: 105833   Wishing each of you a very Merry Christmas,and a blessed and healthy new year! WHAT HAPPENS WHENTuesdays: Cliff’s Notes4th Thursday of each month: Church Health

January 7-13 will be a National Week of Prayer! You are invited to join me on Sunday January 7 at 6:00 PM EDT for a kickoff Zoom event. We will open God’s Word and we will pray together in order to kick off the week-long prayer initiative. Please invite your

On Sunday we celebrated the first Sunday of Advent. In a season, or truer still, a new era, where there is great polarization, rampant hatred, restlessness, lack of clarity about the future, growing mental health issues especially among our young people, the world needs HOPE. We need a hero, the

I listened to an interview with an US Sociologist, Professor and Pastor Ryan Burge. He was outlining recent research about Gen Z (individuals born after 1996). It was more of the same sad trajectory regarding Christianity. In the USA just under half of Gen Z are now in the “nones”