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Peter Anderson Returns to WPGB |
CBWC News
Peter Anderson, who has been serving as the CBWC’s Acting Youth Coordinator finished his contract, as planned, at the end of May. Peter was serving in this interim role on a 10-hour per week basis while also serving as the Youth Pastor at West Point Grey Baptist Church. He will now return to West Point Grey in a full-time capacity. We are very grateful to Peter for his strong leadership and his strong efforts to coordinate the Youth Leadership Team of young leaders in each CBWC region. He has been exceptionally dedicated to providing them with resources and pastoral oversight.
Thank you, Peter.
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 CBWC NewsAfter more than 22 years as the CBWC’s Director of Administration and Finance, David Holten has retired, effective the end of May David has been indispensible to the CBWC because of his dedication to ensuring that our financial house is in good order. David has the gifts of clarity of thought, attention to detail and an unflappable nature that has made him the ideal person to oversee the CBWC’s accounting processes. He has also been of immense help to churches within the CBWC, offering them timely and professional advice on financial and accounting questions. His ability to respond quickly with the needed information has always been much appreciated by everyone who has interacted with him. His concern for others and his spirit of service come through in everything he does. Of the many people who have paid tribute to David since he announced his retirement, Andy Moffat, Youth Pastor at First Baptist Olds, summarizes David’s career well: “[David] always went out of his way to engage me in conversation, asking how things were, what was new, and then adding something encouraging to tie things off. He was very good at making you feel at ease, and he communicated consistently that he was for you. As I moved into the ministry myself, calling head office to talk about tricky issues surrounding money, or benefits, etc was never a chore because it meant a few moments chatting with Dave. That has never changed despite the many years that have gone by and the many tiring challenges I am sure he has faced in the job that he held. And why should it change - he was simply acting out of his good and Godly character….” We are extremely grateful to David and wish him well in his retirement. He will be much missed. |
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CBWC News
Please pray everyone living in Joplin, Missouri, where a tornado ripped up the entire town on May 22 and killed at least 118 people and destroyed hundreds, perhaps thousands of homes. This was the deadliest tornado in the US in more than 60 years. The death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are discovered in the rubble.
Storm predictions indicate this will be a rough week of severe weather with more tornados expected in central Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. In addition, the flooding Mississippi River continues to wreck havoc over large swaths of Louisiana. The killer tornado in Joplin follows an unprecedented number of tornados in the same region in April.
Please pray for our brothers and sisters in the United States during their time of need as they face these natural disasters. Pray for those who have lost loved ones or their homes and please pray for fire and safety officials as they put out fires, move debris and respond to the crisis. Donations to support the people of Joplin can be made through the Red Cross and Salvation Army.
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Celebration Dinner in Lacombe |
 CBWC AnnouncementThe CBWC is hosting a Celebration Dinner on June 13 at First Baptist Church in Lacombe at 6:30 pm. This dinner will provide an opportunity for Canadian Baptists from churches in Central Alberta to get to know each other and find out more about how the CBWC’s ministries can support and resource local churches. The dinners will also allow guests to get to know CBWC staff and discuss ministry opportunities. The dinners are free but by invitation only. To get to FBC Lacombe, follow 58th St. North out of town and watch for the signs. You can contact FBC Lacombe at 403.782.3110. |
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Prairie Floods and Slave Lake Fire |
Jeremy's Blog
Western Canada is a wonderful, beautiful, and spacious place to live. I have lived here from the age of eight when my family moved to Edmonton in 1963. As we drove into the city for the first time (my parents; Roy and Elizabeth, my sisters Joanne, Rosemaryand Gillian) my father announced that Edmonton was so big it could be raining in one part of the city and sunny in another part of the city. That was quite a revelation for a family from a smaller town like Moncton, New Brunswick to the diverse climate of Edmonton is a metaphor for the natural disasters that bear down on Western Canada with regularity.
In the last ten years there have been three catastrophic floods, one ice storm, three fires that were uncontrollable and the ever present threat of a major earthquake on the Pacific Coast. These events have caused death, injury, personal property loss, public infrastructure in enormous proportions.
Each of us, our family, friendship circles and our churches need to
- Pray through God to call on us to respond
- Ask what we can do for the present flood conditions in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and those recovering from the Slave Lake fire
Some folks to contact are:
Salvation Army
- Call 1-800-SAL_ARMY
- Go on-line: www.salvationarmy.ca. Click on Donate Now, select General Donation and fill out your information. You can make a general donation or specify your donation to our relief efforts in Slave Lake (Under What We Do, select Designate my gift, and in the box, enter Slave Lake Fire Relief).
Mennonite Central Committee
Red Cross
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