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Youth

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Youth

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Communications
Dec 15th, 2022
“I’m Allergic to Gossip but Twinned with Prayer”

Let me tell you a story. Shortly after the new pastor arrived at the church, he was forced to make a statement to the congregation. Since his arrival, he had been approached a few times by some members who, he felt, were attempting to ingratiate themselves with him. They were attempting to draw him into […]

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Website Admin
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Communications
Dec 14th, 2022
Ontario Conference Staff Join in Habitat for Humanity Rebuild

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, a six-member team from the Ontario Conference office joined Habitat for Humanity in the building of a new home in the village of Hastings, Ontario. Office staff, Sarah Gouda, Juvey Puranen and Ruth Weidner, along with directors, Maria McClean and Elizabeth and Orlando Pule, volunteered to spend a day painting, […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
SDACC Appoints OC President and Women’s Ministry Director as National Coordinators

On November 20, 2022, the Seventh-day Adventist Board of Directors appointed Ontario Conference president, Pastor Mansfield Edwards as coordinator for Chaplain Ministries in Canada. The board also appointed Ontario Conference Women’s Ministries director, Pastor Elizabeth Pule, as coordinator for Women’s Ministries in Canada. Pastor Edwards has been engaged in chaplaincy services for many years. Even […]

Author
Website Admin
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Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary

November 12, 2022, marked a special milestone for Richmond Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church as it celebrated its 60th anniversary. The congregation, including former members, community dignitaries and Ontario Conference leaders, celebrated with a morning of worship and thanksgiving. Later, they mingled over lunch and beyond, reminiscing about past events, laughing, and making future plans with […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Stewardship Director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan, Leaves Ontario to Assume Pastoral Role in Alberta

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, the Ontario Conference Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Stewardship and Church Planting director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan. He will be moving to Alberta where he will be a pastor for two multicultural congregations. Since September 2017, Pastor Gerry, as everyone knows him, has served as Stewardship director for the […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Nov 24th, 2022
Ontario Conference Leadership Meeting with Church Boards in November

At nine-thirty, on Sunday morning, November 6, 2022, the administration and directors of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met virtually with the boards from all congregations in Eastern Ontario. It was the first of eleven 75-minute meetings that are being held throughout the month of November on Sabbath afternoons and Sunday mornings as a […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Sep 30th, 2022
Workers’ Meeting: Together in Ministry and Mission

After two years of meeting online, Ontario Conference workers joyfully reunited for an in-person workers’ meeting in Hamilton from September 18-20. Pastors, Bible workers, teachers, directors, support staff and their families came from near and far (as far as Sioux lookout!) for a few days of worship, fellowship, learning and fun. Robert Greaves (pastor, Ottawa, […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Jun 1st, 2022
75 Years of Discipleship at Camp Frenda

When you hear “Camp Frenda,” what do you think of first? A picturesque lake, tree-lined paths, swimming, horseback riding, waterskiing and other outdoor adventures? Friendships with peers from across the province? A chance to participate in activities not available at home? Most would concur with Camp Frenda Director Pastor James Rooney, who described his childhood […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 21st, 2022
What Can We Do at Home to Care for the Environment?

As Christians, we believe that God created the Earth and us and has entrusted us to care for the planet and each other. What practical things can we do at home to care for the Earth’s environment? Before you step into action, pray individually and with your family about what God desires you to do […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 14th, 2022
Benefit Concert Raises $7300 for Ukraine

Photo Credit: Karine E. Joseph – kejphoto.com On March 26, the People Matter Project, in partnership with ADRA Canada, hosted an Emergency Relief Benefit Concert for those affected by the war in Ukraine. All of the donations raised were directed to ADRA Canada to support their relief efforts in and around Ukraine. When news broke […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Apr 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Helps Ukraine One Pierogi at a Time

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. Edward Everett Hale “What can we do?” As the Russia-Ukraine war started on February 24 raged on, Ukrainian Elita Carrasco, whose parents are […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Mar 25th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit Prepares Attendees for a Post-Pandemic World

On day one of Ontario Conference’s virtual Mission and Leadership Summit (Friday and Sabbath, March 4 and 5), Pastor Alina van Rensburg quoted this challenging statement from leading congregational researcher Scott Cormode. Shockingly, she noted, he made this statement “before 2020, when our world and church were turned upside down by a global pandemic.” All […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Ontario Conference Holds First Ordination Service Since 2019

On December 11, 2021, an intimate group of friends, family and colleagues gathered at Really Living Centre in Hamilton for Ontario Conference’s first ordination since 2019. Bad weather did not prevent them from supporting Pastors Andrew Thomas (Ruth Church), R. J. Becbec (then-Scarborough, now Barrie Church), Rui Oliveira (Niagara and St. Catharine’s Churches) and Kirk […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Worship that Connects Summit Dispels Myths and Sheds Light on True Worship

Ontario Conference’s Worship that Connects Summit, Friday, December 10, and Sabbath, December 11, 2021, redefined worship, dispelled myths and facilitated a worship renewal. Its thesis was that true worship is not a weekly event; it’s a lifestyle. Moreover, worship is foundational to “Connecting Like Jesus.” As Mansfield Edwards, president, explained, “The God we encounter in […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Youth
Feb 10th, 2022
Creating a Safe Space for Youth

Last April, New York Times writer Adam Grant suggested that the dominant emotion of 2021 was languishing. Languishing isn’t depression or burnout; instead, it’s “feel[ing] somewhat joyless and aimless.” It’s having a sense of “stagnation and emptiness.” Whether languishing or sliding down the slippery slope to depression, youth appear to be most at risk for […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
General Ontario Conference
Jan 27th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit

On Friday, March 4, and Sabbath, March 5, Ontario Conference is hosting a province-wide Mission and Leadership Summit. It will run from 6:30-8:30 pm on Friday, and 4-7 pm on Sabbath, Eastern time. As in 2021, our primary mission this year will be “Connecting Like Jesus” and making disciples for Him; however, in 2022, we […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 15th, 2022
“I’m Allergic to Gossip but Twinned with Prayer”

Let me tell you a story. Shortly after the new pastor arrived at the church, he was forced to make a statement to the congregation. Since his arrival, he had been approached a few times by some members who, he felt, were attempting to ingratiate themselves with him. They were attempting to draw him into […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 14th, 2022
Ontario Conference Staff Join in Habitat for Humanity Rebuild

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, a six-member team from the Ontario Conference office joined Habitat for Humanity in the building of a new home in the village of Hastings, Ontario. Office staff, Sarah Gouda, Juvey Puranen and Ruth Weidner, along with directors, Maria McClean and Elizabeth and Orlando Pule, volunteered to spend a day painting, […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
SDACC Appoints OC President and Women’s Ministry Director as National Coordinators

On November 20, 2022, the Seventh-day Adventist Board of Directors appointed Ontario Conference president, Pastor Mansfield Edwards as coordinator for Chaplain Ministries in Canada. The board also appointed Ontario Conference Women’s Ministries director, Pastor Elizabeth Pule, as coordinator for Women’s Ministries in Canada. Pastor Edwards has been engaged in chaplaincy services for many years. Even […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary

November 12, 2022, marked a special milestone for Richmond Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church as it celebrated its 60th anniversary. The congregation, including former members, community dignitaries and Ontario Conference leaders, celebrated with a morning of worship and thanksgiving. Later, they mingled over lunch and beyond, reminiscing about past events, laughing, and making future plans with […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Stewardship Director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan, Leaves Ontario to Assume Pastoral Role in Alberta

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, the Ontario Conference Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Stewardship and Church Planting director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan. He will be moving to Alberta where he will be a pastor for two multicultural congregations. Since September 2017, Pastor Gerry, as everyone knows him, has served as Stewardship director for the […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Nov 24th, 2022
Ontario Conference Leadership Meeting with Church Boards in November

At nine-thirty, on Sunday morning, November 6, 2022, the administration and directors of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met virtually with the boards from all congregations in Eastern Ontario. It was the first of eleven 75-minute meetings that are being held throughout the month of November on Sabbath afternoons and Sunday mornings as a […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Sep 30th, 2022
Workers’ Meeting: Together in Ministry and Mission

After two years of meeting online, Ontario Conference workers joyfully reunited for an in-person workers’ meeting in Hamilton from September 18-20. Pastors, Bible workers, teachers, directors, support staff and their families came from near and far (as far as Sioux lookout!) for a few days of worship, fellowship, learning and fun. Robert Greaves (pastor, Ottawa, […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Jun 1st, 2022
75 Years of Discipleship at Camp Frenda

When you hear “Camp Frenda,” what do you think of first? A picturesque lake, tree-lined paths, swimming, horseback riding, waterskiing and other outdoor adventures? Friendships with peers from across the province? A chance to participate in activities not available at home? Most would concur with Camp Frenda Director Pastor James Rooney, who described his childhood […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 21st, 2022
What Can We Do at Home to Care for the Environment?

As Christians, we believe that God created the Earth and us and has entrusted us to care for the planet and each other. What practical things can we do at home to care for the Earth’s environment? Before you step into action, pray individually and with your family about what God desires you to do […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 14th, 2022
Benefit Concert Raises $7300 for Ukraine

Photo Credit: Karine E. Joseph – kejphoto.com On March 26, the People Matter Project, in partnership with ADRA Canada, hosted an Emergency Relief Benefit Concert for those affected by the war in Ukraine. All of the donations raised were directed to ADRA Canada to support their relief efforts in and around Ukraine. When news broke […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Apr 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Helps Ukraine One Pierogi at a Time

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. Edward Everett Hale “What can we do?” As the Russia-Ukraine war started on February 24 raged on, Ukrainian Elita Carrasco, whose parents are […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Mar 25th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit Prepares Attendees for a Post-Pandemic World

On day one of Ontario Conference’s virtual Mission and Leadership Summit (Friday and Sabbath, March 4 and 5), Pastor Alina van Rensburg quoted this challenging statement from leading congregational researcher Scott Cormode. Shockingly, she noted, he made this statement “before 2020, when our world and church were turned upside down by a global pandemic.” All […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Ontario Conference Holds First Ordination Service Since 2019

On December 11, 2021, an intimate group of friends, family and colleagues gathered at Really Living Centre in Hamilton for Ontario Conference’s first ordination since 2019. Bad weather did not prevent them from supporting Pastors Andrew Thomas (Ruth Church), R. J. Becbec (then-Scarborough, now Barrie Church), Rui Oliveira (Niagara and St. Catharine’s Churches) and Kirk […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Worship that Connects Summit Dispels Myths and Sheds Light on True Worship

Ontario Conference’s Worship that Connects Summit, Friday, December 10, and Sabbath, December 11, 2021, redefined worship, dispelled myths and facilitated a worship renewal. Its thesis was that true worship is not a weekly event; it’s a lifestyle. Moreover, worship is foundational to “Connecting Like Jesus.” As Mansfield Edwards, president, explained, “The God we encounter in […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Youth
Feb 10th, 2022
Creating a Safe Space for Youth

Last April, New York Times writer Adam Grant suggested that the dominant emotion of 2021 was languishing. Languishing isn’t depression or burnout; instead, it’s “feel[ing] somewhat joyless and aimless.” It’s having a sense of “stagnation and emptiness.” Whether languishing or sliding down the slippery slope to depression, youth appear to be most at risk for […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
General Ontario Conference
Jan 27th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit

On Friday, March 4, and Sabbath, March 5, Ontario Conference is hosting a province-wide Mission and Leadership Summit. It will run from 6:30-8:30 pm on Friday, and 4-7 pm on Sabbath, Eastern time. As in 2021, our primary mission this year will be “Connecting Like Jesus” and making disciples for Him; however, in 2022, we […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 15th, 2022
“I’m Allergic to Gossip but Twinned with Prayer”

Let me tell you a story. Shortly after the new pastor arrived at the church, he was forced to make a statement to the congregation. Since his arrival, he had been approached a few times by some members who, he felt, were attempting to ingratiate themselves with him. They were attempting to draw him into […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 14th, 2022
Ontario Conference Staff Join in Habitat for Humanity Rebuild

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, a six-member team from the Ontario Conference office joined Habitat for Humanity in the building of a new home in the village of Hastings, Ontario. Office staff, Sarah Gouda, Juvey Puranen and Ruth Weidner, along with directors, Maria McClean and Elizabeth and Orlando Pule, volunteered to spend a day painting, […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
SDACC Appoints OC President and Women’s Ministry Director as National Coordinators

On November 20, 2022, the Seventh-day Adventist Board of Directors appointed Ontario Conference president, Pastor Mansfield Edwards as coordinator for Chaplain Ministries in Canada. The board also appointed Ontario Conference Women’s Ministries director, Pastor Elizabeth Pule, as coordinator for Women’s Ministries in Canada. Pastor Edwards has been engaged in chaplaincy services for many years. Even […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary

November 12, 2022, marked a special milestone for Richmond Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church as it celebrated its 60th anniversary. The congregation, including former members, community dignitaries and Ontario Conference leaders, celebrated with a morning of worship and thanksgiving. Later, they mingled over lunch and beyond, reminiscing about past events, laughing, and making future plans with […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Stewardship Director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan, Leaves Ontario to Assume Pastoral Role in Alberta

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, the Ontario Conference Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Stewardship and Church Planting director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan. He will be moving to Alberta where he will be a pastor for two multicultural congregations. Since September 2017, Pastor Gerry, as everyone knows him, has served as Stewardship director for the […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Nov 24th, 2022
Ontario Conference Leadership Meeting with Church Boards in November

At nine-thirty, on Sunday morning, November 6, 2022, the administration and directors of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met virtually with the boards from all congregations in Eastern Ontario. It was the first of eleven 75-minute meetings that are being held throughout the month of November on Sabbath afternoons and Sunday mornings as a […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Sep 30th, 2022
Workers’ Meeting: Together in Ministry and Mission

After two years of meeting online, Ontario Conference workers joyfully reunited for an in-person workers’ meeting in Hamilton from September 18-20. Pastors, Bible workers, teachers, directors, support staff and their families came from near and far (as far as Sioux lookout!) for a few days of worship, fellowship, learning and fun. Robert Greaves (pastor, Ottawa, […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Jun 1st, 2022
75 Years of Discipleship at Camp Frenda

When you hear “Camp Frenda,” what do you think of first? A picturesque lake, tree-lined paths, swimming, horseback riding, waterskiing and other outdoor adventures? Friendships with peers from across the province? A chance to participate in activities not available at home? Most would concur with Camp Frenda Director Pastor James Rooney, who described his childhood […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 21st, 2022
What Can We Do at Home to Care for the Environment?

As Christians, we believe that God created the Earth and us and has entrusted us to care for the planet and each other. What practical things can we do at home to care for the Earth’s environment? Before you step into action, pray individually and with your family about what God desires you to do […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 14th, 2022
Benefit Concert Raises $7300 for Ukraine

Photo Credit: Karine E. Joseph – kejphoto.com On March 26, the People Matter Project, in partnership with ADRA Canada, hosted an Emergency Relief Benefit Concert for those affected by the war in Ukraine. All of the donations raised were directed to ADRA Canada to support their relief efforts in and around Ukraine. When news broke […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Apr 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Helps Ukraine One Pierogi at a Time

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. Edward Everett Hale “What can we do?” As the Russia-Ukraine war started on February 24 raged on, Ukrainian Elita Carrasco, whose parents are […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Mar 25th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit Prepares Attendees for a Post-Pandemic World

On day one of Ontario Conference’s virtual Mission and Leadership Summit (Friday and Sabbath, March 4 and 5), Pastor Alina van Rensburg quoted this challenging statement from leading congregational researcher Scott Cormode. Shockingly, she noted, he made this statement “before 2020, when our world and church were turned upside down by a global pandemic.” All […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Ontario Conference Holds First Ordination Service Since 2019

On December 11, 2021, an intimate group of friends, family and colleagues gathered at Really Living Centre in Hamilton for Ontario Conference’s first ordination since 2019. Bad weather did not prevent them from supporting Pastors Andrew Thomas (Ruth Church), R. J. Becbec (then-Scarborough, now Barrie Church), Rui Oliveira (Niagara and St. Catharine’s Churches) and Kirk […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Worship that Connects Summit Dispels Myths and Sheds Light on True Worship

Ontario Conference’s Worship that Connects Summit, Friday, December 10, and Sabbath, December 11, 2021, redefined worship, dispelled myths and facilitated a worship renewal. Its thesis was that true worship is not a weekly event; it’s a lifestyle. Moreover, worship is foundational to “Connecting Like Jesus.” As Mansfield Edwards, president, explained, “The God we encounter in […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Youth
Feb 10th, 2022
Creating a Safe Space for Youth

Last April, New York Times writer Adam Grant suggested that the dominant emotion of 2021 was languishing. Languishing isn’t depression or burnout; instead, it’s “feel[ing] somewhat joyless and aimless.” It’s having a sense of “stagnation and emptiness.” Whether languishing or sliding down the slippery slope to depression, youth appear to be most at risk for […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
General Ontario Conference
Jan 27th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit

On Friday, March 4, and Sabbath, March 5, Ontario Conference is hosting a province-wide Mission and Leadership Summit. It will run from 6:30-8:30 pm on Friday, and 4-7 pm on Sabbath, Eastern time. As in 2021, our primary mission this year will be “Connecting Like Jesus” and making disciples for Him; however, in 2022, we […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 15th, 2022
“I’m Allergic to Gossip but Twinned with Prayer”

Let me tell you a story. Shortly after the new pastor arrived at the church, he was forced to make a statement to the congregation. Since his arrival, he had been approached a few times by some members who, he felt, were attempting to ingratiate themselves with him. They were attempting to draw him into […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 14th, 2022
Ontario Conference Staff Join in Habitat for Humanity Rebuild

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, a six-member team from the Ontario Conference office joined Habitat for Humanity in the building of a new home in the village of Hastings, Ontario. Office staff, Sarah Gouda, Juvey Puranen and Ruth Weidner, along with directors, Maria McClean and Elizabeth and Orlando Pule, volunteered to spend a day painting, […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
SDACC Appoints OC President and Women’s Ministry Director as National Coordinators

On November 20, 2022, the Seventh-day Adventist Board of Directors appointed Ontario Conference president, Pastor Mansfield Edwards as coordinator for Chaplain Ministries in Canada. The board also appointed Ontario Conference Women’s Ministries director, Pastor Elizabeth Pule, as coordinator for Women’s Ministries in Canada. Pastor Edwards has been engaged in chaplaincy services for many years. Even […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary

November 12, 2022, marked a special milestone for Richmond Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church as it celebrated its 60th anniversary. The congregation, including former members, community dignitaries and Ontario Conference leaders, celebrated with a morning of worship and thanksgiving. Later, they mingled over lunch and beyond, reminiscing about past events, laughing, and making future plans with […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Dec 8th, 2022
Stewardship Director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan, Leaves Ontario to Assume Pastoral Role in Alberta

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, the Ontario Conference Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Stewardship and Church Planting director, Pastor Gerry Pasikatan. He will be moving to Alberta where he will be a pastor for two multicultural congregations. Since September 2017, Pastor Gerry, as everyone knows him, has served as Stewardship director for the […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Nov 24th, 2022
Ontario Conference Leadership Meeting with Church Boards in November

At nine-thirty, on Sunday morning, November 6, 2022, the administration and directors of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met virtually with the boards from all congregations in Eastern Ontario. It was the first of eleven 75-minute meetings that are being held throughout the month of November on Sabbath afternoons and Sunday mornings as a […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Sep 30th, 2022
Workers’ Meeting: Together in Ministry and Mission

After two years of meeting online, Ontario Conference workers joyfully reunited for an in-person workers’ meeting in Hamilton from September 18-20. Pastors, Bible workers, teachers, directors, support staff and their families came from near and far (as far as Sioux lookout!) for a few days of worship, fellowship, learning and fun. Robert Greaves (pastor, Ottawa, […]

Author
Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Jun 1st, 2022
75 Years of Discipleship at Camp Frenda

When you hear “Camp Frenda,” what do you think of first? A picturesque lake, tree-lined paths, swimming, horseback riding, waterskiing and other outdoor adventures? Friendships with peers from across the province? A chance to participate in activities not available at home? Most would concur with Camp Frenda Director Pastor James Rooney, who described his childhood […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 21st, 2022
What Can We Do at Home to Care for the Environment?

As Christians, we believe that God created the Earth and us and has entrusted us to care for the planet and each other. What practical things can we do at home to care for the Earth’s environment? Before you step into action, pray individually and with your family about what God desires you to do […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
General Ontario Conference
Apr 14th, 2022
Benefit Concert Raises $7300 for Ukraine

Photo Credit: Karine E. Joseph – kejphoto.com On March 26, the People Matter Project, in partnership with ADRA Canada, hosted an Emergency Relief Benefit Concert for those affected by the war in Ukraine. All of the donations raised were directed to ADRA Canada to support their relief efforts in and around Ukraine. When news broke […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Apr 8th, 2022
Richmond Hill Church Helps Ukraine One Pierogi at a Time

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. Edward Everett Hale “What can we do?” As the Russia-Ukraine war started on February 24 raged on, Ukrainian Elita Carrasco, whose parents are […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Mar 25th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit Prepares Attendees for a Post-Pandemic World

On day one of Ontario Conference’s virtual Mission and Leadership Summit (Friday and Sabbath, March 4 and 5), Pastor Alina van Rensburg quoted this challenging statement from leading congregational researcher Scott Cormode. Shockingly, she noted, he made this statement “before 2020, when our world and church were turned upside down by a global pandemic.” All […]

Author
Website Admin
The Website Administrator
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Ontario Conference Holds First Ordination Service Since 2019

On December 11, 2021, an intimate group of friends, family and colleagues gathered at Really Living Centre in Hamilton for Ontario Conference’s first ordination since 2019. Bad weather did not prevent them from supporting Pastors Andrew Thomas (Ruth Church), R. J. Becbec (then-Scarborough, now Barrie Church), Rui Oliveira (Niagara and St. Catharine’s Churches) and Kirk […]

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Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Communications
Feb 25th, 2022
Worship that Connects Summit Dispels Myths and Sheds Light on True Worship

Ontario Conference’s Worship that Connects Summit, Friday, December 10, and Sabbath, December 11, 2021, redefined worship, dispelled myths and facilitated a worship renewal. Its thesis was that true worship is not a weekly event; it’s a lifestyle. Moreover, worship is foundational to “Connecting Like Jesus.” As Mansfield Edwards, president, explained, “The God we encounter in […]

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Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
Youth
Feb 10th, 2022
Creating a Safe Space for Youth

Last April, New York Times writer Adam Grant suggested that the dominant emotion of 2021 was languishing. Languishing isn’t depression or burnout; instead, it’s “feel[ing] somewhat joyless and aimless.” It’s having a sense of “stagnation and emptiness.” Whether languishing or sliding down the slippery slope to depression, youth appear to be most at risk for […]

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Christelle Agboka
Communications Director
General Ontario Conference
Jan 27th, 2022
Mission and Leadership Summit

On Friday, March 4, and Sabbath, March 5, Ontario Conference is hosting a province-wide Mission and Leadership Summit. It will run from 6:30-8:30 pm on Friday, and 4-7 pm on Sabbath, Eastern time. As in 2021, our primary mission this year will be “Connecting Like Jesus” and making disciples for Him; however, in 2022, we […]

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