Posts that will appear in the weekly WCV Newsletter.
Dear WCV community – we’ve heard you and we get it. Participating in our Sunday Gatherings remotely is difficult enough. Technical glitches and difficulties amplify the challenge of being connected to the community. It is very difficult to participate in meaningful ways on Sunday mornings when you can’t hear or see very well… or at […]
This year there is an online symposium designed to connect, equip and mobilize churches to effectively care for their communities. This symposium is fantastic training for all involved in CarePortal. It is hosted by Forever Families of Canada (the organizers of CarePortal in Canada). There are four workshops planned, and an evening celebration. You can
Exciting news, WCV! We’ve set up a way for Prayer Ministry to happen while you’re at home or in our Sunday Gatherings while maintaining all relevant protocols. Below are all the details regarding Personal Prayer Ministry and our Prayer Line: Personal Prayer Ministry This is for those who have a specific request and you want
Are you part of a Home Group this Fall? If not, consider joining one. Click here for a list of all our current groups. Some are open, others are full already. >>Get the full list of Home Groups here.
Parents, guardians, and those who are passionate about kids and youth: Please join us Sunday evening September 13th at 7:00 pm at 782 Main St. We would like to consider together how to best come alongside our kids and youth in their walks with God and we need you! Kids are not the future church,
We’re excited to be delving into John’s gospel – the good news about Jesus as John sees it. This book is beautiful, rich and multi-layered and will be an amazing companion for the Fall and beyond. Get ready to have your own discipleship – in other words your journey towards Christlikeness – get an infusion
UPDATE (Sept 22): The EHS group that was planned for this Fall has been postponed. Stay tuned for when we offer it in the future. One of our House Groups this year will be doing the Emotionally Health Spirituality course in October and November. If you missed it last Fall, perhaps this is a time
This Fall we’re encouraging everyone to participate in a House Group. Following Jesus is never a lone-ranger deal. We need each other. The care, companionship, support, encouragement, challenge and joy that comes in life-on-life situations is key to becoming more Christlike. A short survey of the New Testament indicates the priority the early church had
We have been able to secure a date for the funeral of both Kenny Lacquette and Edna Sinclair. Because they are both from the same family (Edna is Kenny’s mother) we are going to celebrate both of their lives together at the same time – honouring each separately, but during the same service. Friday, September
This week marks the end of an era. Vanessa Koppanyi (Lewis) will be moving on to a new job and finishing as our Administrator and Bookkeeper on Friday. Vanessa has served in our office since 2015. She began as a receptionist and administrator and in 2018 bookkeeper was added to her portfolio. Over the past
Dear WCV Community, At a recent Elder’s meeting there was a keen sense that WCV is about to turn a corner out of the turbulent waters of the past few years. “A new thing springing up” (Isaiah43:19) is a word for us in this season. This is super encouraging, but we still need to lead
Dear WCV, Happy summer to you all. I thought it would be good to give you a heads up on a few items as we head into the summer. Connecting Can we be making sure we are caring for each other in this time? For many in our community, these are disconnected times. I’d love
We know some of you have been wondering about what’s happening with the proposal from Millar College to lease space in our building. Covid-19 has thrown some wrenches into the plans, but there are some new developments that we’d like to let you know about. Beginning July 15, Millar College of the Bible will be
