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LANGLEY, BC – As an undergraduate at Trinity Western University (TWU), Daniel Fama went on five mission trips. It was his way, he says, of doing “real things in the real world.” “When you’re in school,” says Fama, “you’re just…Read More→
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GUELPH, ON – Federal legislation aimed at making sure charitable donations going out of the country are not used for illicit purposes has forced The Gideons International in Canada to end a partnership with its U.S.-based parent organization that began…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB – A project involving 130 churches coming alongside members of this city’s homeless population could turn out to be as much a blessing for the congregations involved as they hope it will be for the people they are…Read More→
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EDMONTON, AB – From Anglican to Zoroastrian, the leaders of 23 faith communities have publicly committed, on behalf of the people they serve, to end homelessness in Edmonton by 2018. “I can’t think of a faith where looking out for…Read More→
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LANGLEY, BC – Tara Teng is convinced that God wants her to help combat human trafficking – and in particular, to make Canadians aware that even they are not immune from this modern-day form of slavery. It is a message…Read More→
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BURLINGTON, ON–Unlike KAIROS, the social justice charity that lost all its federal funding in November 2009 for reasons that still remain unclear, Crossroads Christian Communications seems to have no problem staying on the government’s good side. Last month, the Canadian…Read More→
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LANTZVILLE, BC – An ongoing discussion in this Vancouver Island village over the future use of a heritage church building has prompted some residents who oppose letting a Reformed church continue meeting there to indulge their anti-Christian biases. “Anyone who’s…Read More→
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WOLFVILLE, NS – “Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley is hoping that its new Charles J. Taylor Centre for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care will become the go-to place in Canada for anyone – “be they pastor, professional or…Read More→
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ARMSTRONG, BC – “From reading his Bible for upwards of seven hours a day, Jimmy Broyden had come to believe that Jesus is Lord. But before the action movie stuntman – a drug addict for more than half of his…Read More→
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FORT MCMURRAY, AB–A shared need for larger facilities–and years of working together to address that need–has forged a unique bond between Pentecostals, Catholics and Muslims in this rapidly growing northern Alberta community. In November, the three groups passed a major…Read More→