In April 2021, I spoke with Sharon Lindsay and Sabrina Hinds from Kingsview FMC about Black History Month (https://vimeo.com/533599135). I also spoke with David Wright about how Bramalea Free Methodist Church celebrates Black History Month. When David and his wife joined Bramalea FMC in 2008, the church recognized Black History Month, but David wanted it […]
Dale Harris is pastor of The Corner Church, a Free Methodist/Nazarene church in Oshawa, ON. He is also a prolific songwriter, avid blogger, and now author. Ancient archeology, Greek mythology, World War II, and love and loss are all part of Dale’s first novel Though I Walk. Growing up, Dale was very interested in the […]
Muriel Darling Walls celebrates her 100th birthday today. Muriel was born in Kingston, ON and grew up on a farm in the community of Latimer, where her family were some of the very first settlers. She was the youngest of five children. Muriel became involved in the 1930s revival and was influential in her parents […]
Our Administrative and Financial Services team manage finance (including payroll), personal benefits, pensions, investments, property management, corporate administration, bequests and other legal affairs for The Free Methodist Church in Canada. The team works behind the scenes to help our local churches thrive in ministry while ensuring compliance with Canadian legal obligations, accountability, and transparency. One […]
Jacki Barbour is an ordained Free Methodist pastor and a chaplain at Baptist Housing in British Columbia. Jacki was co-pastoring a church with her husband and completing her master’s degree when a friend, who worked at a long term care residence, told her that the residence was looking to add spiritual care for their residents. […]
Every month, the staff at the Ministry Centre participate in a learning session hosted by an expert volunteer. Topics in the past few months have ranged from working effectively from home to time management techniques. At the end of November, Chris Lindsay, Registered Social Worker, Counsellor and Psychotherapist, spoke with the Ministry Centre team about […]
When theStory, a Free Methodist church in Sarnia, ON, closed its doors last year, it was an ending, but a year later something new is beginning in that space. The building that housed theStory is located on the main street in downtown Sarnia. Like many smaller downtown cores, it has been revitalized over the past […]
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 […]
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