By Marg Buchanan on
ELMIRA, ON—Medical missionary Yvonne Martin, a retired nurse from Elmira, Ontario, was one of the first Canadian victims of the earthquake disaster in Haiti. Martin and the team of nurses she was travelling with had just landed in Port-au-Prince shortly…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, ON—On December 6, 1989, Marc Lépine entered a classroom at the Polytechnique in Montreal, separated the men from the women and opened fire. Before he turned his weapon on himself, he had killed 14 young women. On the 20th…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
NEW YORK, NY–Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to New York with a request: a meeting with religious leaders to continue a conversation that began one year ago. Twelve Canadians were among the 100 faith leaders at the September 26 inter-faith…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, QC—More than 25 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa live with HIV/AIDS. Six thousand people die every day from the disease. Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC), a Montreal-based Christian humanitarian aid organization, believes that Canadians can do something to…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, QC—”If church means getting together to celebrate God, shouldn’t it be the best party in town?” Kim Reid says that question led a small group meeting in his home a few years ago to do some serious thinking about…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, QC—An evangelistic outreach event for the poor headed up by the producers of “100 Huntley Street” is meeting with some resistance. “Free-4-All” is an initiative of the Crossroads Family of Ministries in cooperation with the Goodness Outreach Project Ministry….Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, QC—At least two Montreal churches are accepting money for the tsunami relief efforts, and sending it directly to people on the ground who were affected by the December 26 disaster. The congregations of Full Gospel Mission and New Life…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
“Prayer is the way we engage the power of God for the things He has called us to do,” says Dave Carson, pastor and director of Intercessors for Canada, and director of the prayer initiatives for Celebration 2005. Celebration 2005,…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, QC—Chantal Vallée may lose her job as a church-planter in Montreal as of May 2005. Vallée herself is not the problem. Her small church is strong. Her outreach efforts are innovative. Her part-time job as coach of the Vanier…Read More→
By Marg Buchanan on
MONTREAL, QC—The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada (FEBC) passed a motion on November 2 at the national convention, stipulating that the pastoral role is open to men only. The by-law amendment reads: “In member churches, the pastoral office…Read More→