We are believers. We are Presbyterian. And we are men and women working and praying for the church to be renewed as a more authentic expression of what Christ wanted in his church: rooted in scriptural truth, guided and inspired by the Holy Spirit, putting Christ above all things. We are ministers and ruling elders, … Read more
Decline slowed after increased financial support from congregations. Thanks to our faithful supporters, the decline in our finances for the first half of 2023 was not as bad as we had expected. Renewal Fellowship lost $17,288 from January to June compared to a budgeted loss of $26,552. Part of the reason for this is the … Read more
A Confession From the majority or dominant group within The Presbyterian Church in Canada to its minority and marginalized communities, adopted by General Assembly on June 7, 2023. Preamble Reading and responding to this confession cannot be done with an unredeemed heart, still filled with prejudice, judgment, and self-righteousness. To read and understand this document … Read more
By Ian and Hannah Marnoch. Let me begin with a word about what Forest Church is not. It is not a transplantation of Sunday morning’s sanctuary worship to the outside. That’s what we do in the summer when we worship on the church lawn! Forest church is an experiment in participatory worship of the Triune God in … Read more
Renewal Fellowship’s Living the Name prize has been awarded annually since 2010 to Knox College students who show interest and promise in evangelism and mission. Congrats to this year’s recipient, Sonia Brulé. We invited her to share her testimony as she begins her call to ministry. Sonia Brulé My name is Sonia Brulé and I … Read more
While the Renewal Fellowship’s mandate and current mission is to provide Prayer and Care for those who adhere to orthodoxy within the PCC, we recognize that some brothers and sisters are being called to depart. The following announcement was prepared by Living Stones and may not necessarily represent the views of the Renewal Fellowship’s leadership. It’s … Read more
The name of the gathering — “Remaining TRUE to God’s will” — says it all. God’s will speaks TRUTH and we are striving to remain TRUE to it. Our guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, the moderator of the 140th General Assembly addressed us on “After the first church fight”, inspired by the story of complaint, accusation, division, settlement and peace described in Acts 6:1-7. It all worked out in ways they could not have imagined! What might this mean for us today? The video of the entire day has now been posted.… Read more
This is a testimony of a couple who for many years, were homeless and travelling around Canada, destitute and struggling with addictions and hopelessness, surviving by living in parks, alleyways under tarps, tents, and receiving handouts in community centres and shelters. They lived “welfare cheque to welfare cheque” and often taking advantage of the compassion … Read more
Videos on this page:
Rev. Dr. Dale Woods: “Six Stages of Faith” – experiences of faith throughout life.
Kristy Short of Alpha Canada: “Engaging evangelism in a COVID World”.
Rev. Dr. Christine O’Reilly: “Salt and Light” – church court strategies post-Remits.
Rev. Doug Cameron and Rev. Cathi Cameron: “Grieving to live” – engaging loss to regain vitality.
Rev. Dr. Esther Acolatse: “Recovering the joy – rekindling the hope”.
Shane Davis and Jon Dykeman: “Youth/young adult ministry – how to engage and encourage.”
Cory McKenna of The Cross Current: “How do we walk as followers of Christ in an increasingly secular world?” … Read More
Along with the quarterly e-mailout of the Renewal News and Prayer Calendar, sent the last week of September, we included a survey, asking respondents to share their responses to the adoption of remits ‘B’ and ‘C.’ We received 21 responses: Ministers – 12; Elders – 5; Members – 3; Adherents – 1. Responses arrived from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and included … Read more