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October 2, 2020Masks will undoubtedly be part of the norm for months to come. By April, when Canada’s chief public health officer recommended cloth masks, the Metropolitan Bible Church’s city outreach team recognized […]
Read full articleHow Ottawa’s Christian Schools Are Coping with COVID-19
September 24, 2020All summer, Ottawa-area Christian schools have brainstormed innovative strategies to deliver dynamic and healthy fall programs amid the pandemic. “We’ve spent a lot of time figuring out how to maintain and build faithful interpersonal relationships, show care, and serve […]
Read full articleBack-to-school blessing for teachers
September 17, 2020CHRI Family Radio gave their annual back-to-school contest a twist this year. Rather than giving away a backpack of school supplies, they invited listeners to call in and […]
Read full articlePray Ottawa calls for a citywide day of prayer
September 10, 2020Pray Ottawa is calling churches to mark this Sunday, September 13, as a citywide day of prayer. The event is called “Pathways to Victory”, in reference to the various ways people have been affected and the city’s need for God’s […]
Read full articleBethel baptizes 13 people during pandemic
September 4, 2020“God doesn’t stop working, He is still saving!” That is the testimony Rob Olson will remember when the pandemic has past. Nothing can stop the life-changing power of the cross […]
Read full articleMinistries team up for free online benefit concert
August 27, 2020Three leading Christian international development organizations have come together to stream a two-hour free benefit concert that they are calling Unite to Fight Poverty. The event features 21 major Christian artists, including Michael W. Smith, Toby Mac, and Hillsong […]
Read full articleOttawa’s longest-running drop-in wrestles with COVID restrictions
August 20, 2020Thanks to livestreaming and pre-recorded services, the Church is alive and well despite the restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many mid-week ministries and gatherings, though, have become casualties of […]
Read full articleOttawa pastor plants church in Quebec amid pandemic
August 7, 2020The Quebecois are North America’s most unreached people group, with fewer than one percent attending an Evangelical church. Quebec is also Canada’s worst-hit region by COVID-19. Jonathan Camiré, and his wife Renée, are undeterred […]
Read full articleWork prayer group sees salvation during pandemic
July 31, 2020The challenges of this past year are obvious, but they have also inspired a new zeal that is propelling the Kingdom forward. One example is a prayer group at Welch LLP, an accounting firm with a large presence in Ottawa. “We have 10 […]
Read full articleFriends for Dinner become roommates
July 23, 2020It all started last Thanksgiving. Charmaine Kofler, pastor of Bridlewood Community Church of the Nazarene, hosted four international students for as part of a Friends for Dinner holiday meal. Yet, God had bigger plans […]
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