Abraham Yonas, an ordained minister with the Free Methodist Church in Canada, has been a chaplain at Beavercreek Institution in Gravenhurst, ON for fourteen years. Beaver Creek Institution is a minimum and medium security federal prison operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. Abraham works in the medium security prison where there are approximately 500 […]
St. Joseph Island is located in the northwestern part of Lake Huron and has just over 2,000 residents. St. Joseph Island FMC resumed services on July 19th and I spoke with Pastor Adrian Collins to find out more about the church reopening its building. Q: What was required prior to opening the church building? A: […]
Jason Silver is a Christian singer-songwriter and the worship leader at Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church, 25 kilometres north of Kingston, ON. Jason grew up in the Harrowsmith church, attended Aldersgate College where he received a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Religious Studies/Theology, and worked as a full time worship pastor in large churches in both […]
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, shortly after take off, a Snowbird jet crashed in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood of Kamloops, BC. Canadian Forces Snowbirds Capt. Jennifer Casey, the aerobatic team’s public affairs officer, was killed and pilot Capt. Richard MacDougall suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The crash occurred three blocks from Free Methodist Centennial Chapel, […]
Valleyview Community Church is located in Blezard Valley, a community of 800 about twenty kilometres north of Sudbury, ON. Back in March when COVID-19 restrictions came into play, lead pastor Jason Tripp was reading the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, and it got him thinking. “Just because we had shut down our facility didn’t […]
Addison Aspilla is pastor and urban missionary who works with Bramalea Free Methodist Church and other churches and organisations in the Brampton, Ontario area. Bishop Cliff spoke with Addison about his work and how it has changed during COVID-19. Addison is also hosting a segment on 100 Huntley Street for a few weeks called the […]
I spoke with Joe Manafo, Lead Pastor at Lakeview Church, this past February, after checking out Lakeview’s website. I was curious about their “blueprint” and how they landed there. Next year, Lakeview will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The church was started, in 1921, by a seventeen year old girl who had to petition the director […]
The Life Plan team at Charlemont Free Methodist Church, in Wallaceburg, ON, had decided during their dream sessions to match their gifts and passions to outreach opportunities in their community. The team’s chair, Karen Kennedy, was able to put this idea into action over the last few weeks. Karen is a quilter, and when COVID-19 […]
Westport is a small village (population 590) 100km southwest of Ottawa, ON. Paul Millar has been the lead pastor at Westport Free Methodist Church for almost nine years. I chatted with Paul after learning from Bishop Cliff that Westport FMC is now considered an essential service. Here is my conversation with Paul. What do Sunday […]
The Kids Team at Lakeview Church in Saskatoon, SK have put fun and creativity into staying connected with their kids during this strange time of physical distancing. Kids Pastor, Nancy Luross reached out to share one of their cool ideas. “We created Pandemic Pals. It’s kind of like old school pen pals, but we are […]
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