'Our goal is to flood the world with hope': WONDER Project launched
Accomplished film producer, Jon Erwin, is joining with former Netflix and YouTube executive, Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten in creating the WONDER Project (WP), which is creating high-quality, hopeful entertainment for families.
Taya introduces newest member of family to fans
Worship leader and former Hillsong singer Taya has introduced the latest addition to her family.
Late last week, Taya and her husband, Ben, announced the arrival of their son Bo Benaiah Gaukrodger born on Oct. 20 at 8:15 a.m.
Her firstborn weighed in at 9 lbs and measured 22.5 inches in height.
Missionary couple with ties to Steinbach jailed in Dominican Republic for sex crimes against children
Two missionaries with strong ties to southern Manitoba are facing long jail sentences after being convicted of sex crimes involving children in the Dominican Republic (DR)
Oral Bible stories go viral in Ethiopian community
Translation work doesn’t always yield immediate returns. However, Spoken Worldwide recently heard some of their oral Bible stories going viral in a small café in Ethiopia.
Background: the Borana
For about three and a half years, a team in Ethiopia has been translating Scripture and equipping pastors for the previously unreached group of the Borana. This sub-group of the Oromo people is a remote tribe historically unreceptive to the Gospel.
Hanukkah continues in Israel amidst two months of war
Israeli troops continue to press into areas of northern and southern Gaza, targeting Hamas terrorists. The IDF last week said Hamas fired rockets into Israel from near designated civilian safe zones and shelters close to Rafah.
Meanwhile, in Israel, Hanukkah continues through this week amidst two months of war.
Sprague congregation and border crossing guards bring Christmas cheer to local residents
Congregants of a Manitoba church have taken it upon themselves to build a food bank in their church basement and are now giving back with the help of the men and women who keep our borders safe.
handing out Christmas Hampers to residents in the RM of Piney, with help from the Piney Border Crossing Guards.
Rob Dueck, Pastor of Sprague Community Church, says up until a year ago, the RM was looking after Christmas hamper distribution, and then just before Christmas 2022, they asked the church to take it over and run it, with expenses shared between the RM and the church.
Jordan Janzen welcomes new baby
Jordan Janzen has welcomed a new member to his family.
Jordan and his wife, Gwendolyn, welcomed a baby girl on Friday, Dec. 1.
Afghan refugees finding new homes thanks to EMC churches
Several southern Manitoba communities have welcomed Afghan refugees in recent weeks and months.
Emery Plett is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference (EMC), which has its head office in Steinbach. Plett says EMC is partnering with several organizations overseas, but primarily, they are working with the Canadian government to bring Afghan Christian refugees into our country.
Office of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod falls victim to cyber-attack
The office of The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada was a recent victim of a malicious cyber-attack.
On Nov. 25, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, announced they were targeted by cyber attackers who stole money from their office.
Nicholls says hackers, possibly from abroad, executed a targeted attack on an employee's email account using information available online.
Church leaders were able to quickly detect the attack after noticing an unauthorized withdrawal from the General Synod’s bank account.
Ukrainian churches need support as country braces for another winter of war
Can Ukrainians survive another winter of Russia targeting the power grid? NATO Foreign Ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Brussels yesterday discussing support for the war in Ukraine.