The recent leak of information from the US Supreme Court about potentially overturning a 50 year old ruling that made abortion a right for people in the US, and the recent backlash it has caused, has lead me share some things I believe:

I believe in women's rights.

I believe that a child's life begins at conception.

I believe in the right of children, born or unborn, to life.

I believe in protecting the most vulnerable.

I believe in God's Word as the definition of Truth and guide for morality.

I believe God can use politics.

I believe Jesus is the only solution to sin in our world.

1. Our staff are hard at work getting ready for a big launch in the Fall. You will get to hear the staff preach more often (not just Evan now!), Pastor Sheryl will be taking a sabbatical over the summer to finish her courses so she can be ordained next year, and Pastor Brad is leaning into outreach Kids ministry this summer while also expecting his first baby mid-July!

2. We had 41 people out to the Seniors Lunch on Monday! Another great turnout with some great connections and blessings.

3. Our "Step Up" event was a huge success! 5 kids stepped up from Bible Adventure to Konnect Kids, 3 from Konnect into EDGE Youth, and two Grads were celebrated!

4. We as a congregation have been giving a couple thousand dollars a year from our budget to Kingswood University for a student from Haiti to attend and be trained for ministry. I just got a note from Kingswood saying that the student is going on a missions trip to Egypt next week! They wanted us to know that this would not have been possible without our support. Pretty cool seeing an student from Haiti be trained in Canada to do ministry and then to travel across an ocean to do more ministry!!

We all want to make our relationships better, but most of the time our efforts either fall flat or end up making our relationships worse! Jesus gives us a very clear first step to making a positive change in our relationships, and it makes a lot of sense, even though there is at least one big roadbloack to it...

The first step in improving any relationship is working on yourself.

Matthew 7:3-4

Come learn how to become a leader, a better leader or simply learn something new!

This month we will learn how to better navigate hard conversations and how to recruit and keep volunteers!

Bring a board game, bring your friends and family, and spend an evening playing games!

There will be lost of games to choose from, lots of space to play, and some refreshments available too!

 Join us as we fix, paint, clean, organize and work to improve our facility!   

Saturday May 14th, 9am-Noon

Everything must go, for FREE! It's like a yardsale, but everything is free and in decent condition!

Donations can be dropped off at the church starting May 29- June 3. Event will run 8am-Noon with a Free BBQ.

For Grades K-5 (Last Night until Fall is May 11th!)

A high energy mid-week program for kids to learn new skills, develop their abilities and confidence through play and sports. Kids will also grow in Bible-based character development, helping them navigate the challenges of growing up!

NO YOUTH THIS SUNDAY - MAY 8th

7-9pm on Sundays!

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