CBWC Announcement

The Board of Directors of Canadian Baptists of Western Canada is very pleased to announce they have reappointed Jeremy Bell as Executive Minister for another 5 years. His second term will extend to June, 2015.

“Jeremy was hired 5 years ago because he has a great ability to dream outside the box. He has great visioning skills,” said Jan Paasuke, the Board Chair. “Over the past 5 years, he has put many new initiatives into play, such as Listening Sessions, urban camping and local short-term missions as something separate from CBM. He has shown he has the ability to move us in a different direction and be more effective in the future.”

“He has laid the groundwork for the future over the last 5 years. He has an amazing tenaciousness with ideas. So much of the new things we are doing are his ideas even in a time when a lack of finances has forced us to live inside the box more than we would like,” said Jan. “Now we are ready to see what is outside the box and his skills as a visionary will really come into play.”

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World news

Baptists in Louisiana have been active in helping reduce the effects of the massive British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The catastrophic spill has leaked millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf since an explosion on a BP drilling platform on April 20th. Baptist churches have been helping clean up beaches and offering facilities for cleanup workers.

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CBWC Announcement

A new ministry tour has been added to events at the Gathering: A tour of A Rocha Canada and Small Ritual coffee house

Explore and learn about Arocha Canada at the South Surrey field centre. Arocha is an international conservation organization working to show God's love for all creation. Tour the farm, share a meal and engage in lively discussion around sustainable living, community gardens and theology.

For the second part of the tour, enjoy a coffee at Small Ritual Coffee shop, a community initiative of the Church at Southpoint. Small Ritual Coffee Society is a non-profit, social enterprise located in the South Surrey/White Rock area. Their focus is: to promote ethically sourced premium coffee, to foster community interaction, and to provide a venue for local artists (music, word, visual).

Meet at First Baptist Church at 9:30 am. Ends at Trinity Baptist at 4:30
Cost: $20
Max number of people: 30

This tour replaces the previously planned workshops on the environment, which has been cancelled.

For more information, check out Arocha at: www.arocha.org and Small Ritual coffee shop: www.smallritualcoffee.org

CBWC Announcement

Jeremy Bell, Executive Minister of Canadian Baptists of Western Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Webber as Director of Ministry, effective June 1, 2010. As Director of Ministry, Bob will coordinate more than 50 ministry networks, denominational committees, camp boards and board committees of the CBWC on behalf of the Executive Minister.

“In the history of the denomination, we have always had a senior level individual coordinating our ministries and complementing the work of the Executive Minister and Chief Financial Officer,” said Jeremy Bell, Executive Minister. “In the past we experienced the gifted leadership of Howard Bentall and Bill Mains in these areas and so we look forward to Bob taking on this new role.”

Bob can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , at the Calgary head office 1.800.820.2479 or on his cell phone 403.575.1519

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