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Less than a year after Canadians opened their hearts and wallets to tsunami relief efforts, churches and Christian organizations across the country are reaching out to help survivors of Hurricane Katrina. As news reports transmitted increasingly horrific stories and images…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Operation Mobilization (OM), a mission agency that strives to equip people for world evangelism, is reaching out to the world by reaching out to Toronto. For the three week period from July 16 to August 7, local OM volunteers…Read More→
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PETERBOROUGH, ON—Organizers of Celebration 2005, a three-week long, nation-wide Christian service campaign, are declaring it a success, estimating that up to 50,000 people took part. While he’s disappointed that only “about 230 churches registered for the event officially,” David Macfarlane,…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—More than 200 members of the Gideons International in Canada descended on Toronto recently to hand out free Bibles and New Testaments during a three-day “Bible Blitz.” Gideons’ director of strategic planning and training, Neil Bramble says that volunteers…Read More→
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ETOBICOKE, ON—Although it was a scaled back version compared to similar conferences in recent years, MissionFest Toronto (MFT) attracted a good-size crowd and raised some much-needed capital to help reduce its debt. Held in a smaller venue away from the…Read More→
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OAKVILLE, ON—The Meeting House, a Brethren In Christ multi-site congregation that calls itself a “church for people who aren’t into church,” regularly invites those who don’t want to make a demonstrable commitment to their church to “get out.” Known to…Read More→
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MISSISSAUGA, ON—In the days and weeks following what has been called the worst natural disaster in recorded history, Canadians are responding by opening their hearts and wallets in unprecedented numbers to provide assistance for victims in Southeast Asia. Churches, denominational…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—A new book written by a Messianic Jew that questions the validity of Messianic Judaism is raising the ire of leaders within that branch of the Christian community. Some Messianic Jews Say, “Messianic Judaism Is Not Christianity”: A Loving…Read More→
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MISSISSAUGA, ON—It’s not your typical church. At the Gateway Christian Life Centre—a congregation of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Canada—visitors won’t find mid-week children’s programs, youth programs, or men’s or women’s groups. What they will find is a…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON-Amidst breech of privacy concerns, an American company has been granted U.S. government approval to market implantable microchips for human identification purposes south of the border. Although the company that manufactures the chips, Florida-based Applied Digital Solutions, hasn’t sought…Read More→