Dear WCV, We wish you all God’s best this holiday season. May you be filled with peace and joy as we enter 2016 and may you be rooted in his nourishing love in every circumstance. We are so privileged to serve this amazing community. God has done so much in and through WCV over the years and we are honoured and humbled for […]
Here are a few short stories from people in the Outer Circle process. They each share about the significance of the Outer Circle in their particular journeys. If you’re inspired to join go here to find out more about the Outer Circle for 2016! Here’s Chloe Bishop: Here’s Melody Schellenberg: Here’s Jodi Labun: Here’s Suhail Stephen: Here’s Jessica Williams:
The Prayer & Worship Summit is a four-day event IN EDMONTON, that provides an opportunity for you to experience the presence of God in a way that will change your life! It’s a time of abandonment, devotion and consecration as we come together in His presence. This event is open to everyone, including families with children
Are you looking to give a beautiful, peaceful, and uplifting gift this Christmas? Within and Without is a wonderful option (and it will fit into a stocking too!). It’s full of wonderful tunes that most people are sure to enjoy. They’re available from the office or on Sunday mornings. $15.
Our world is pretty messed up. There’s a lot to like about our world, but there’s also much that’s just plain wrong – sickness, death, terror, fear, destruction. A quick scan of the headlines confirms that evil is present – it hasn’t always been so, and won’t always be the case. Immediately after Adam and Eve
There’s something powerful and unsettling about recognizing our own inadequacy. Abraham must have felt something of his own inability to provide, as he was witness to the miraculous conception and birth of his son Isaac. Abraham’s firstborn was God’s living, breathing promise – a skin and bone sign that God would honour his vow to
Hi Everyone, I was so moved by how a few people from our drop in community responded to making cookies for Nepal that I wanted to share it with you. Gordon (aka “Blackie”) and Georgina came to all three cookie sessions. They were so wonderful and engaged. We worked hard for a good three hours
For those of you who were not in the Downstairs Gathering last Sunday, this little update is for you. There have been changes in Flatlanders Inn. We want to welcome Tara Glowacki as our new Flatlanders Inn Administrator! Tara began working on a part-time basis last week. We’re excited for the passion, connection and expertise
The first Sunday of the Advent season is November 29. Advent is the official beginning of the “worship year” in the Christian calendar. It is a season of preparation and waiting for the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah. We celebrate his first coming – our Saviour, born in a manger. We expectantly look for his appearance in
The Outer Circle is one of our primary discipleship tools at WCV. It’s our attempt to create just enough structure while leaving room for plenty of flexibility to help us on our journey towards being like Jesus. It’s the task of discipleship. It’s the joy and the work of submitting our wills, habits, desires, our
We are in the process of prayerfully discerning the expansion of our Elder team and we’d like to invite your input. In the Vineyard, Elders function as overseers who tend to the spiritual health and vision of the community. The Elder team, while not always elders in age, are seasoned leaders and followers of Jesus. There
In the spirit of open communication, the Board of Directors offers this information for us all to prayerfully consider. For the past 20 years, God has provided for our financial needs. We understand this to be a result of his faithfulness expressed through both your faithfulness in tithes and offerings as well as our collective prayer for
“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.” ~ Isaiah 41.17 Ever wondered where our water comes from when you turn on the tap? It turns out, that all our water in Winnipeg
