St. Giles, Sarnia, Ont.
St. Giles welcomed 11 new members last January. In addition, two members of the church renewed their professions of faith. A reception was held after […]
St. Giles welcomed 11 new members last January. In addition, two members of the church renewed their professions of faith. A reception was held after […]
Heritage Green describes itself as a “small and struggling” church. You wouldn’t know it by their mighty hearts: These young missionaries made Irish soda bread […]
“I believe that running is a form of prayer. It is peaceful and gives me time to reflect on what God is doing in my […]
Things are booming in Alberta: On Palm Sunday, Dayspring, Edmonton, welcomed 19 new members—five by profession of faith, one by reaffirmation of faith, and 13 […]
Summerside, P.E.I., comes a tumblin’ down. It will rise again.
We are a diverse group, a welcoming family that actively tries to live the teachings of Jesus every day in the ways we care for […]
Calvin, North Bay, Ont., hosted Rev. Dr. Richard Topping in March for an excellent and well-attended workshop, Holy Scripture: Artifact, Literature and Living Voice. Seen […]
Albion Gardens, Etobicoke, Toronto, provides a monthly Toonie Lunch—attendance ranges from 70-85 people who each pay $2, making the mission self-sustaining. These ladies are the […]
Rev. Helen Smith welcomed a baker’s dozen of new members last December to Centennial, Calgary. And, of course, in true Presbyterian tradition, there was cake: […]
Petawawa, Ont., has an annual Cabin Fever Carnival in late February, and this year the Presbyterian church in town was the winning closing act by […]
First, Stellarton, N.S. welcomed new members into their Church family on Easter Sunday. Pictured (left to right) Robert Bennett, Geraldine Bennett, Elaine Campbell, Shelley Curtis-Thompson […]
More than a dozen congregations grew and flourished from Rev. John Bethune’s mission positing in 1786. The oldest of which would now be 225 years old. Knox Crescent Kensington and First—embedded in the name is the story of Canada, of Montreal and of Presbyterians—a constant mission, a steady presence, an active congregation. This photograph suggests a little of that history: Amy Miyamoto represents the once only Japanese Presbyterian congregation that worshiped in one of the now amalgamated churches from 1956 – 78; Margaret Dick, represents Knox, which joined Kensington in 1948; Frank Stanway, of Kensington, whose building is home to KCKF today; Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries, current minister; and, Grace Thronley-Brown, originally of First, joined in 1984. Missing from this photo Jane McJannet, of Melville which joined in 1977.
Ann Crain—daughter of Rev. William Bailey MacCallum—has been worshipping at St. Andrew’s, Ottawa, for 83 years. Since she was 17. A faithful worshipper, Sabbath to […]
Rebecca was visiting granma Linda at Erindale one Sunday morning. When it was time for Linda to join the choir, Rebecca wanted to come along. […]
The grades four to seven students at Knox have been studying peace. From Matthew 5:9 they learned “we are to make peace.” From the Record […]
Four stewards at Athelstan, in the St. Lawrence Valley of Quebec, were surprised with plaques at the annual meeting for their combined 339 years of […]
A family that prays together goes to session meetings together! It may not be a familiar phrase to most, but being an elder is a […]
Rev. Robert Wilson joined the two-point charge of St. Andrew’s, Beamsville, and Smithville in January. Before his previous two-point charge outside London, and before graduating […]
Five generations celebrated in Sutherland’s River, N.S. At the baptism of Cyrus Fraser, son of Sandy and Stephanie. With Cyrus are (left to right) Jean […]
Canadians spend $35 billion annually on Christmas. It would take less than half that amount to provide clean drinking water to everyone on earth. Coquitlam […]