Church Ministries

               Producing fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ at every age level -                                            children, youth, adults.

"The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy them; not merely industrious, but to love industry; not merely learned, but to love knowledge; not merely pure, but to love purity; not merely just, but to hunger and thirst after justice."
-philosopher/critic John Ruskin

Women's Ministries

alliance women logo"Better Together"

 

Women's Ministries in the Canadian Pacific District exists to be a support to to the women of our District and our International Workers.

Our vision is to glorify Jesus Christ by being a resource and catalyst for our district Alliance churches to:

 


 

 

For more information please email our Women's Ministry Director Joy Huebert, by clicking here.

Check out the latest Women's Newsletter for the Canadian Pacific District

Check out the Women's Ministry Prayer Updates and the International Workers Picture Page

Need some resources?  

Interested in what other women are up to throughout the Alliance in Canada? Click Here

 

Children's Ministries

Just as Jesus loved and cared for children, we as the church are called to love and care for them.  The children of our communities need people to reach out to them and provide them safe environments to grow as individuals, and Christian Education is a vehicle for transformation in their realtionships to Christ and others."

Jan Gray of Terrace Alliance assists Larry Eide in supporting the Children's Ministry workers in our District. 

Don't miss out on the Children's Pastor Retreat that happens each spring.  Find the event on our calendar page and follow the links for registration.

Youth Ministries

Youth Ministries are an important part of our Alliance District.  From regular youth group meetings, to conferences and training sessions, there is always something exciting going on in the area of youth ministry. 

Some of the youth related events that happen within our district are:

AUC Youth Conference (usually in March of each year)
Youth Pastor Retreat  (usually in April of each year)

Check back on our events calendar for links and more information on each of these events!

Evangelism

"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors & teachers; for the perfecting of the saints; for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." 
Ephesians 4:11&12

Currently, only 5% of believers actually share their faith with another person in one year (The Barna Group, Ltd, Pastoral Research 2004). Evangelism is all about love. The perfect love -- the love that God has been showing us throughout time. We're called to share God's love to our families, our neighbours, our co-workers and throughout the world.

Sea To Sea 

Sea to Sea is a recognition of Canada as a mission field and represents the Canadian C&MA's desire to reach this mission field through multiplying transformational churches.  With a special concern for the least reached people groupings in Canada, churches are challenged to consider how they can be involved in multiplying their witness to others and also being part of a multiplication venture locally or nationally every 5 years.  Your district has been working on ideas to support our churches in seeing Sea to Sea become the "5th S" in our global ministry.  If you have questions, need assistance or would like to suggest ideas, contact Larry Eide at the District Office.  You will be hearing more about Sea to Sea in the months ahead!

 

Some resources to help your church reach your world are:

Alpha Canada

Power to Change, Canada

Sea to Sea (National Ministry Centre)

Church Education Committee

The purpose of the District CE Commitee is to assist churches with transformational age/level CE  ministries. The Committee is composed of representatives of the several regions throughout BC and led by the Assistant Superintendent. Those currently on the Committee are:

Joel Croswell, Vancouver Island

Vicki Bowker, Fraser Valley

Gord Klassen, North

Lawrence Kong, Greater Vancouver

Plan to Protect

The church has a fundamental responsibility to its children and youth and parents to ensure that everything is being done to shield them from the risk of abuse. The Plan to Protect program includes specific guidelines including these and more:

Assurance of confidentiality of all information received from staff and volunteers is critical to acceptance of this plan.

**All CPD Churches have been asked to adopt Plan to Protect, and to let our District Office know.  Please download the form so your board can let the office know you've adopted Plan to Protect in your church.

Plan to Protect Manuals Please order a manual through the National Ministry Centre (416-674-7878).

Jan Heppner assists Larry Eide and our churches with a variety of needs related to Plan to Protect.  You can contact her by email or at 250-860-2427 (office). 

Chaplaincy

Chaplains play a very important role in our community, and our District is proud to have a large network of Chaplains that are working together, to encourage and support one another, offer training and development in our churches, and raise awareness of this important ministry!

Canadian Pacific District Chaplains

Rev. Ian Bennett - Prince George Correctional Center
Rev. Dave Blakely - RCMP Williams Lake Detachment
Dr. Fred Braun - Kelowna General Hospital
Rev. Scott Burnett - Outreach Canada
Dr. Dwight Cuff - Regional Directory for Corporate Chaplains Outreach Canada
Mr. Paul Dewitte - Hope for Freedom Society
Rev. Rick Gay - Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 22
Rev. Ernie Gray - Korean War Veteran's Association
Rev. Don Ibsen - Matsqui Institute
Rev. Gord Klassen - Fort St. John Fire Dept
Mr. Samuel Lee - Burnaby Youth Custody Services
Rev. Ed McCarthy - Kelowna General Hospital
Rev. Bruce Rushton - Emergency Services
Eunice Smith - Richmond Health Services
Rev. Leon Throness - Chilliwack RCMP
Rev. Steve Vaughan - Shawnigan Lake Fire Fighters
Rev. Garth Witzke - Quesnel RCMP
Mr. Bill Wong - City in Focus

Chaplain Training and Continuing Education Opportunities

ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University, Langley BC  1-888-468-6898

Ambrose University College, Seminary, Calgary, AB  1-800-461-1222

St. Joseph's Hospital, Bellingham, WA, USA 1-800-291-7062

 

If you would like to book a chaplain to speak at your church, or have any questions about chaplaincy please contact Ernie Gray be email.