Welcome to round two of “Who is Reading What in 2019?” This time I asked John-Mark Cockram, co-pastor of Kingsview Church in Etobicoke, ON, to share his reading list in the hopes he would include something for the comic fans out there. He didn’t disappoint. John-Mark is graduating with his MDiV from Tyndale University College […]
In 2015, members of West Springs Free Methodist Church in Calgary, AB started the Asylum Seekers Initiative Group (ASIG) in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. No one in the group had any prior experience working with new immigrants or refugees so they turned to the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), a non-profit organization which […]
Ever wonder what your peers are reading? Love a good book recommendation? Looking to gift a good read? You’ve come to the right place! Over the next few months we will be sharing who is reading what in 2019. First up is Bishop Cliff Fletcher. Bishop Cliff starts each day by reading God’s word. He […]
When Westdale Park Free Methodist Church began to think about accepting responsibility for their community, they looked to restoring relationship with their Indigenous neighbours from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Westdale Park FMC is located in Great Napanee, Ontario and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is located a few kilometres west of the church. As church leadership began talking […]
In 2011, shortly after starting at Westport Free Methodist Church, in Westport, ON, pastor Paul Millar discovered that the church had a desire to reach out to their community but they didn’t know exactly how to go about it. The church also didn’t have a vision statement. Paul and the board started spending a lot […]
In 2016, Darryl Dozlaw, musician, teacher, pastor and church planter, began reading the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,Volume One: Summary: Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future. The report includes the history of residential schools in Canada, the legacy of that school system, and the Commission’s ninety-four recommendations for action […]
In Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes hold a special place in hearts all around. Weyburn Free Methodist Church (WFMC) started handing out shoe boxes nearly twenty years ago. After noticing an advertisement in the Billy Graham Evangelical Association paper, some members of the church took the initiative to start this simple act of sharing […]
John Vlainic recently shared the following on the FMCiC pastors’ email list. These are resources worth looking at if you are starting a small group in the new year. Friends: A pastor friend mentioned that he was working on finding really good books which might be used by small groups which meet in homes. So […]
When we refer to transitions within the FMCIC, we are talking about a church in need of a lead pastor – but if I were to ask what a transitional pastor does, what would you say? Transitions are bound to happen in the life of a church, and when they do, it provides an opportunity […]
Adrian Collins, pastor at St. Joseph Island Free Methodist Church, recently shared this story on the FMCiC pastor email list. A member of the congregation, Debbie LaRocque, was healed during a Sunday morning service. Adrian explained, “We’ve had other times where people have been healed, but it has been when the person comes up for […]
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