Announcements – Other Groups

Find announcements for our church, our denomination, and our camps on our ARBC Announcement page.

Events and Opportunities

Options Pregnancy Centre's annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser is online this year. They have big plans to expand and provide health services as well as counselling and practical help, so your donation is extra important this year. You can donate with a credit card or PayPal on their website or via e-transfer to office@reginapregnancy.com, or mail a cheque to 2139 Broad Street, Regina SK S4P 1Y6.
Options Pregnancy Centre’s annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser is online this year. They have big plans to expand and provide health services as well as the counselling and practical help they offer now, so your donation is extra important this year. You can donate with a credit card or PayPal on their website or via e-transfer to office@reginapregnancy.com, or mail a cheque to 2139 Broad Street, Regina SK S4P 1Y6.
Alpha Canada and the Barna Group have partnered together to create the FIRST ever report on Gen Z and evangelism from a large sample of Canadian youth! They will present their findings at a zoom seminar on May 27 at 10 am Saskatchewan time. Register here for the link.
Faith Today Magazine is hosting a “creative arts invitation” to offer encouragement, light and hope this spring. Where have you found hope, beauty, or the love of Jesus during the pandemic? What are you hoping for? Share your COVID-inspired creative poem, essay, song, spoken word, video, or art by June 30. Ten random entries will receive a $100 gift card, which they hope winners will share in their community. Email submissions to contest@FaithToday.ca . Find out more at Faith Today's website.
Faith Today Magazine is hosting a “creative arts invitation” to offer encouragement, light and hope this spring. Where have you found hope, beauty, or the love of Jesus during the pandemic? What are you hoping for? Submit your COVID-inspired poem, essay, song, spoken word, video, or art by June 30. Ten random entries will receive a $100 gift card, which they hope winners will share in their communities. Email submissions to contest@FaithToday.ca . Find out more at Faith Today’s website.
The Prairie Artist Guild's Online Show and Sale runs from May 1 to June 30 on their website. During April you can see the artwork from their Winter show. Marilyn from our church is one of the featured artists. "God has made everything beautiful for its own time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11) and these artworks highlight that truth. Be inspired!
The Prairie Artist Guild’s Online Show and Sale runs from May 1 to June 30 on their website. During April you can see the artwork from their Winter show. Marilyn from our church is one of the featured artists. “God has made everything beautiful for its own time” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) and these artworks highlight that truth. Be inspired!
Researchers from the University of British Columbia are looking for pairs of people to participate in an online study on social relationships and health in a time of physical distancing. One person in the pair must be over 64 and the other over 17. Participants will take part in brief online evening interviews and morning and evening questionnaires for 10 days. To join the study, email allies@psych.ubc.ca or call 604-822-3549. Find out more at their website.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia are looking for pairs of people to participate in an online study on social relationships and health in a time of physical distancing. One person in the pair must be over 64 and the other over 17. Participants will take part in brief online evening interviews and morning and evening questionnaires for 10 days. To join the study, email allies@psych.ubc.ca or call 604-822-3549. Find out more at their website.
On June 27, join believers across Canada for a day of prayer for Christian captives. According to the Open Doors 2021 World Watch List research, last year 4,277 Christians were detained without trial, arrested, sentenced and imprisoned because of their faith. Another 1,710 Christians were abducted. During the month of June, Open Doors Canada will be sharing stories, prayer requests and hosting a special Night with the Persecuted Church – all focused on Christian captives. All of this will culminate on June 27th when we will stand united in prayer for our brothers and sisters who share our faith but not our freedom. Find our more at the One With Them website.
On June 27, join believers across Canada for a day of prayer for Christian captives. According to the Open Doors 2021 World Watch List research, last year 4,277 Christians were detained without trial, arrested, sentenced and imprisoned because of their faith. Another 1,710 Christians were abducted. During the month of June, Open Doors Canada will be sharing stories, prayer requests and hosting a special Night with the Persecuted Church – all focused on Christian captives. All of this will culminate on June 27th when we will stand united in prayer for our brothers and sisters who share our faith but not our freedom. Find our more at the One With Them website.

Ongoing Opportunities

Regina Christian school is taking registrations for Preschool for next September.
Regina Christian School is taking registrations for Preschool for next September.
The Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada have prepared a course called "Walking in a Good Way With Our Indigenous Neighbours". The course consists of reading, video, and audio. It will take approximately 20 hours to do, but as it is hosted on the website you are free to do this at a pace that is reasonable for you. Find our more and register at their website.
The Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada have prepared a course called “Walking in a Good Way With Our Indigenous Neighbours”. The course consists of reading, video, and audio. It will take approximately 20 hours to do, but as it is hosted on the website you are free to do this at a pace that is reasonable for you. Find our more and register at their website.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada seeks to unite evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus. Here are some things they do:

  • publish two magazines: Faith Today (for a general audience) and Love is Moving (for youth and youth leaders). You can read them online or you can subscribe to a FREE print subscription for one or both magazines. They appreciate donations for the print magazines if you are able.
  • Study current events and make submissions about bills going through Parliament and other issues. Find details at their Canada Watch.
  • Host webinars and podcasts.
  • Send out weekly emails and a newsletter. Sign up at their website.

Open Doors documents religious persecution toward Christians around the world, and provides help and encouragement to as many as they can. Resources include:

Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space, online or in person, where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about life, faith and Jesus. We have hosted Alpha sessions in our church in the past in English and Mandarin. They are offering:

  • Webinars designed to equip the church in Canada to lead through this unique season. Many of them are applicable outside of Alpha as well. You can find the webinars on their website.
  • A report called “Leading with Hope“, which contains influential Canadian protestant church leaders’ perspectives on being the church during COVID-19. You can watch the webinar recording or download the report from their blog.
  • A free online 2-hour Leadership Conference on May 4 from 1 – 3 pm CST and again on May 5 from 5:30 – 7:30 am. It will be led by Nicky Gumbel, founder of Alpha. You can register here.
  • A YouTube playlist of stories of hope collected from Canadian churches during the pandemic. See the trailer below.

Right Now Media will be hosting several online conferences in 2021. There will be events for Business people and Church leaders (May 14), Men (August 20), Married Couples (September 24), Moms (October 22), and Pastors, Church Staff, and Group Leaders (November 3-5). Details will be posted at their website as they become available. If you are affiliated with our church, you can sign up for a free RNM account on our website and access their hundreds of Bible studies and conferences — right now!

CJXC is a streaming Gospel Radio station based in Ontario, with all-Canadian programming and opportunities for Christian artists. Listen and find out more at their website.

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