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MISSIONS & MINISTRIES DIRECTORY Alberta Bible College 635 Northmount Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2K 3J6 Phone: 403-265-7223 • Fax: 403-282-3084 Email: pace@abc-ca.org Website: www.abc-ca.org PACE, Professional Adult Christian Education, is a program designed to help people find significance in their Christian life. Among our students and graduates, you will find a forensic mental health minister, a medic and ICU nurse, a construction worker, an insurance agent, a social worker, an airport chaplain, a coordinator for street ministries, a youth pastor for peer ministries, a friend and helper for divorcees, a math teacher in a high school, a biker riding for Christ, a doctor on medical mission, a businessman traveling on God’s business, a cross-cultural counselor, an English teacher, etc.. And here is how one of them defines PACE: "PACE is serious faith building; PACE is serious challenge; PACE is serious Bible study; PACE is serious people study; PACE is serious fun; PACE is an awesome walk on His path; PACE professors are loving, humble, knowledgeable, teachers who walk the talk." - PACE Student. Visit www.abc-ca.org. The Calgary Dream Centre – Restoring Dignity, Discovering Destiny & Realizing Dreams 4510 Macleod Trail South Calgary, AB T2G 0A4 Phone: 403-243-5598 Email: info@calgarydreamcentre.com Website: www.calgarydreamcentre.com Currently, the Dream Centre has 125 men seeking life change and transformation. And we’ve already seen 50 men graduate from our program and move forward to integrate into our community this year, thanks to the restorative life lessons they’ve learned in our classrooms. Many churches, corporations and people contribute to and volunteer at the Dream Centre on a regular basis. Together, this year we’ve served 100,377 meals and given 33,373 heads a soft pillow to sleep on rather than the street. In May of 2008 we opened our Wellness Centre and this year have provided 774 counseling sessions and 1438 case management sessions. These men are learning the importance of being a positive force in their community by "Paying It Forward." Through 19 different community projects, our men have spent over 202 hours (year to date) helping widows, mowing lawns, painting houses and much more. Visit www.calgarydreamcentre.com. Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre 205, 925 – 7th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 1A5 Phone: 403-269-3110 (24 Hr hotline) Email: info@pregcare.com Website: www.pregcare.com If Adoption is a good option why do so few choose it? Research shows that most people believe adoption is a good choice in an unplanned pregnancy. Yet when women experience a crisis pregnancy only 2% actually choose to put together an adoption plan. Those of us who work in the field know that few women choose the option because of misinformation and ignorance about adoption. There are also constant negative adoption media portrayals. The reality is that while many believe that adoption is a good option, most birthmothers go unsupported, unrecognized and unaffirmed. The best advocates for adoption are birthmothers. Women who loved their children enough to make the ultimate parenting choice. Choosing an adoptive couple to provide for their child what they could not. That is why the Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre, through a generous donation, has produced a documentary called, Birthparent’s Speak and a training DVD package and book to help people support, recognize and affirm the courage of this unseen group of heroes. Visit www.pregcare.com. Canada Family Action Coalition (CFAC) 204, 4080 - 23 St NE Calgary AB T2E 6W9 Phone: 403-295-2159 Email: info@familyaction.org Website: www.familyaction.org For 10 years CFAC has been promoting Christian principles in public places. We are a not-for-profit national organization providing current information about social and moral issues affected by government and law. We inform, train and mobilize citizens to be public voices of reason, righteousness and common-sense. CFAC provides a website, brochures, newsletter and ACTION alerts on a timely basis concerning critical issues. Healthier marriages and family, better child protection, blocking internet dangers to children, freedom of religion and speech, unrestricted Christian broadcasting, sanctity of life, parental authority, political accountability, family fair taxation, informing voters, and active citizenship are some issues we engage in. Promoting Christian principles in politics, law, education and community is our mission. Visit www.FamilyAction.org, request free email ACTION Alerts: support CFAC with prayer, volunteer help and finances: let others know. Canadian Bible Society 10 Camforth Road Toronto, ON M4A 2S4 Phone: 1-800-465-2425 Email: info@biblesociety.ca Website: www.biblesociety.ca The Canadian Bible Society (CBS) is a non-denominational and inter-confessional organization continuing in its almost two-hundred-year commitment to making God’s Word accessible. Core mandates include Bible translation, publication, distribution and engagement – encouraging the use of God’s life-giving Word. To ensure that everyone in Canada has access to the Bible in their heart language, CBS continues to translate it for First Nations, to provide it to the military, to prisoners, to the blind, and to children and youth through a variety of initiatives, as well as distributing Scriptures in over 100 languages and in many formats. Around the world, CBS partners in translation and distribution projects with the 145 national organizations in the United Bible Societies family. Together, we distributed 380 million Scriptures last year. While a great deal has been accomplished, 4,421 languages in the world still wait for even one book of the Bible. CBS depends on the generosity of Canadian supporters in the form of donations, bequests and annuity income from those who share the vision of reaching every man, woman, and child with The Word. For Life in Canada and around the world. For more information, visit www.biblesociety.ca. CAUSE Canada Box 8100 Canmore, AB T1W 2T8 Phone: 1-888-552-2873 Email: info@cause.ca Website: www.cause.ca As we approach the Christmas season we should take the time to count our many blessings. We should also remember the less fortunate. CAUSE Canada would like to take this opportunity to thank our numerous friends for the invaluable assistance that they have given us over the year. On behalf of the many people of the developing world who have benefited from the generosity of people like you – we say thank you! 2009 has been a good year at CAUSE Canada and our child sponsorship program accomplished the following milestones: We are now assisting over 4,000 students in 5 elementary schools and have provided workshops to 100 West African educators improving their pedagogical skills. Thanks to our collective efforts, more kids are staying in school and for the first time in the history of rural Sierra Leone, half of the student population is female. We would like our donors to enjoy a strong sense of satisfaction for the important part that they have played in making this work possible. However, your continuing support is critically needed. In the face of rising food costs, threatened international aid budgets, and global warming, the poor need your friendship now more than ever before! With God’s help we will collectively accomplish many great things in 2010. If you have not already done so - please join the CAUSE Kids team – sponsor a child today! We wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year! Please visit www.cause.ca. Christian Adoption Services 201, 9705B Horton Road SW Calgary, AB T2V 2X5 Phone: 1-877-256-3224 Email: info@christianadoption.ab.ca Website: www.christianadoption.ab.ca Christian Adoption Services helps families adopt in Alberta, and internationally. They provide counseling free of charge to birth parents considering adoption. They have profiles of Christian families who have had an in-depth home assessment and are ready financially, socially, emotionally and spiritually to provide for a child. Birth parents may choose a family, meet them and have ongoing contact with their child. One birthmother said, "For me, the knowledge that my child would definitely be raised in a real Christian home gave me peace of mind and a tremendous relief." Christian Adoption Services provides monthly courses on international adoptions to help prospective parents understand the process, and the risks of adopting a child from another country. For more information, visit www.christianadoption.ab.ca. Christian Blind Mission (cbm) 3844 Stouffville Road PO Box 800 Stouffville, ON L4A 7Z9 Phone: 1-800-567-2264 Email: cbmi@cbmicanada.org Website: www.cbmicanada.org cbm Canada (formerly known as Christian Blind Mission) proudly announces its new Forgotten Child Sponsorship program. cbm is working to improve the lives of children with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world - where up to 80% of children with a disability won’t survive the first few years of their life. The double disadvantage of poverty and disability is a matter of life and death. cbm’s Forgotten Child Sponsorship finds children who are either hidden, overlooked, or forgotten by governments or aid programmes; provides urgent medical care or intensive rehabilitation to give them the best chance of survival. cbm is a Christian international disability and development organization that brings hope and help to over 16 million people who struggle with preventable diseases and disabilities in over 1,000 projects in the poorest countries of the world. Visit www.cbmcanada.org to see how you can help break the cycle of poverty and disability and save a child’s life.
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System) Ellel Ministries Canada West Unit 10, 5918 - 5 St SE Calgary, AB T2H 1L4 Phone: 403-238-2008 Fax: 1-866-246 5918 Email: info.calgary@ellelministries.org Website: www.ellelministries.ca Ellel Ministries is a world-wide non-denominational Christian Mission Organization which began in the United Kingdom in 1986. Our primary purpose is to provide training and personal ministry in Christian healing and discipleship, fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus to preach the Kingdom of God, heal the sick and set the captives free. Our vision is to resource and equip the Church by welcoming people, teaching them about the Kingdom of God and healing those in need (Luke 9:11). We are committed to evangelism, healing, deliverance, and training in discipleship. We offer healing through weekend Healing Retreats, Restoration Weeks and Personal Ministry Appointments. Training and equipping is available through various short courses, a Prayer Ministry Skills school and a series of 2-Week Healing and Discipleship training schools. Those who have taken our training schools have the opportunity to be mentored by experienced leaders on how to minister into a multitude of personal life issues that keep people from fulfilling their destiny’s in God. Please visit www.ellelministries.ca for more information.
Food For the Hungry Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship – Calgary Chapter Location: Best Western Village Park Inn 1804 Crowchild Tr. NW, Calgary, AB Phone: 403-288-9449, 403-272-6204 or 403-280-8412 Email: Wilfred: majorw@bantrel.com or Eugene: eugenerd@telus.net Website: www.fgbmfi.ca The FGBMFI are the largest network of Christian Businessmen in the world with the desire to enable men to work towards the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Members come from all walks of life and from various denominational backgrounds, but all have the vision to see millions of men on every continent set free by the power of Christ. The FGBMFI started with one small chapter in Los Angeles, California in 1951. The fellowship grew quickly into a worldwide organization and is now present in over 160 nations on all five continents. The Calgary Chapter has monthly breakfasts and an annual banquet designed to encourage men and women alike to be all they can be for Christ. Our mission is to reach men and women at all levels of our society, calling them to God and releasing them into their respective gifts and talents through the Holy Spirit. For more information, contact Wilfred at 403-280-8412 or Eugene at 403-272-6204. Visit www.fgbmfi.ca. IRR/TV – Serving on the Front Lines of Missions PO Box 75297 White Rock, BC V4B 5L4 Phone: 1-877-674-5630 Email: info@irrtv.org Website: www.irrtv.org IRR/TV ministers to millions of people in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Israel, India and the Islamic world. Many have come to faith in Jesus Christ. Through our highly effective month-long evangelistic city campaigns we have gone to the major cities in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia and now Israel. All available means of media are used including airing life-changing stories on daily secular TV and radio programs, ads on billboards, buses, newspapers, etc. Local churches work closely with IRR/TV in these campaigns. Over the past 5 years IRR/TV has delivered food, winter clothing, hygiene essentials to more than 18,000 boys and girls in children’s prisons and correctional centers in Russia and Central Asia. Local churches in these regions support IRR/TV’s initiative and continue with aid and spiritual counseling for the children. Many children have accepted God’s forgiveness for them. This is their only hope for a better future. The greatest blessing in missions that we have been part of is reaching every city and village of Israel for the past two years with evangelistic campaigns in Hebrew, Arabic and Russian languages. Thousands have made a decision for Christ. You can find more information about IRR/TV missions at www.irrtv.org. Missions Fest Alberta 14323 - 107A Avenue Edmonton, AB T5N 1G2 Phone: 780-451-0080 Fax: 780-451-0643 Email: info@mfest.ab.ca Website: www.mfest.ab.ca Missions Fest Alberta’s goal is to help individuals find the place where their interests and abilities can best be put to use in the Great Harvest. Our Purpose is as follows: to inform and celebrate what God is doing all over the world; to educate Christians about their responsibility and involvement in world evangelization and missions; to challenge believers to pray, give, send, and go. Missions Fest Alberta Conference will be held February 19 – 21, 2010 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton. Activities include: Prayer Room; Projects; 165 Exhibitors & feature areas. Missions Fest Luncheon, Resources; Festival Stage; General Assemblies; Seminars; Praying for the Nations; Missions Cinema; Youth and Young Adult track; Children’s ministries: ages 2-5 and grades 1-6; "Sing to the Nations" and on Friday the MFA Intensive Training Day: Connections for Women and Marketplace Connection / Increase Your Territory. Keynote Speakers: Chris Heuertz – Word Made Flesh; Terry Law – World Compassion/Terry Law Ministries; Mohan Maharaj – Global Ministries; General Georges Sada – Middle East (formerly a General in Saddam Hussein’s army). Family Conference. No registration required. Free Will Offerings. Tickets and registration required for some activities see www.mfest.ab.ca for information. Mustard Seed Street Ministry 102 - 11 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0X5 Phone: (403) 269-1319 Fax: (403) 237-5296 Email: info@theseed.ca Website: www.theseed.ca The SEED is a non-profit, Christian humanitarian organization that responds compassionately to the needs of the inner-city’s less fortunate through mobilizing and working with the church and the community. The SEED offers a wide range of services: from emergency shelter, clothing and shower facilities to long-term transitional housing and one-on-one support. Progressive programs offering educational and vocational training merge with assistance in finding employment or securing housing, helping our guests find their own path toward dignity and self-sufficiency. Each year, SEED programs and support staff help change thousands of lives for the better. NeighbourLink Calgary For donations, please call 403-538-7395 Email: neighbourlinkcalgary@storehouse39.ca Website: www.neighbourlinkcalgary.ca Linking neighbours with needs to neighbours with resources – that’s what NeighbourLink is all about. In the Calgary community the need is real, whether it’s an immigrant family who needs beds, a single mom whose newborn needs diapers and formula, a dad who could use some encouragement and advice after moving his family out of a shelter into stable housing, or a child struggling with English literacy. At NeighbourLink we are able to meet neighbourhood needs by partnering with you – kind individuals, as well as the faith community, social service agencies and corporations – who can donate furniture items, baby items, time, energy, friendship and more. Be the link. Meet the need. And get goose bumps! Visit www.neighbourlinkcalgary.ca or phone 403-264-5976 to learn how you can link arms with us.
Operation Eyesight The Philippine Frontline Ministries, Inc Canadian agency through: Lighthouse Church 9827E Horton Road SW, Calgary AB T2V 2X5 Phone: 1-815-498-3676 Email: jeff@thefrontline.asia Website: http://www.thefrontline.asia The Philippine Frontline Ministries, Inc (PFM) has been serving the Filipino people and nation for 30 years. From the humble beginnings of just a few young people, armed with little more than a vision, faith and a strong determination, PFM has successfully reached millions of people with the Gospel, seeing hundreds of thousands commit their lives to Jesus Christ. PFM (also known as Frontline) operates with a mobile camp of tents and trailers, and a team of as many as 75 full time ministry workers using music, drama, tent crusades, preaching and teaching to reach communities across the Philippines. In more recent years PFM has transitioned into a multi-faceted, centre-based ministry where leadership development towards building reproducing churches is a high priority. PFM ministries include distance evangelism in unreached and under-reached areas, a worship centre, Christian school and FACE the children (an outreach to the thousands of needy street children in the Philippines) and initiating business ventures for future sustainability. Visit http://www.thefrontline.asia. PRAIRIE Box 4000, 460 - 3rd Street N Three Hills, AB T0M 2N0 Phone: 1-800-661-2425 Email: admissions@prairie.edu Website: www.prairie.edu Prairie is comprised of three colleges sharing one campus. Prairie Bible College is Canada’s oldest Bible College and focuses on ministry preparation. We offer accredited Bachelor of Arts degrees in a variety of areas including Ministry, Theology, Intercultural Studies and Worship. Prairie also offers several foundational one and two-year programs. With close to 50 students, a fleet of seven aircraft and close ties to mission aviation agencies, Prairie School of Mission Aviation, is well equipped to train pilots for mission aviation here at home and around the world. In 2006, Prairie opened the first college in Canada offering two-year vocational programs deliberately integrating Bible and ministry education. With programs in health care, human services and business administration, Prairie College of Applied Arts & Technology has created even more options for students to pursue valuable careers while opening doors to exciting ministry opportunities. Learn more. Please visit www.prairie.edu or call 1-800-661-2425. Rehoboth Christian Ministries #106, 3505 - 29 Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 5W4 Phone: 403-250-7333 Email: calgary@rehoboth.ab.ca Website: www.rehoboth.ab.ca Rehoboth Christian Ministries offers services to "developmentally disabled" adults and children. Rehoboth believes no human beings, regardless of their disabilities should be denied dignity of life or opportunity for meaningful and fulfilling life experiences. "Rehoboth" is a Hebrew name which means "making room" (Genesis 26:22). Just as the Lord "made room’ for His people, so also the founders of the Association want to "make room" for people who have been labelled as "developmentally disabled.’ Rehoboth Christian Ministries exists to declare and demonstrate God’s love and grace to people who have been denied full participation in the mainstream of life because of their mental or physical disabilities. Rehoboth provides Residential, Vocational, Relief and Outreach Services as well as a Summer Camp program for individuals with disabilities. Each individual is an image bearer of the Creator and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. It is our belief that in meeting God’s demands as taught by Jesus Christ we meet and exceed standards set by society. Visit www.rehoboth.ab.ca. Samaritan’s Purse – Canada 20 Hopewell Way NE Calgary, AB T3J 5H5 Phone: 1-800-663-6500 Email: canada@samaritan.org Website: www.samaritanspurse.ca Samaritan’s Purse is an international Christian relief organization that is meeting the practical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster to share God’s love. Samaritan’s Purse provides practical ways for concerned Canadians to care for those in need around the world. We recruit and send teams of volunteers who restore homes and communities. Through our Turn on the Tap initiative, we provide life-saving BioSand Water Filters and training in hygiene and sanitation to families who otherwise would not have access to safe drinking water. We also care for those in need of medical and spiritual attention, and distribute shoebox gifts to needy children in developing countries through our well-known Operation Christmas Child shoebox project. We invite you to partner with Samaritan’s Purse – as a volunteer and/or donor – in extending the love and Good News of Jesus Christ. Visit us at www.samaritanspurse.ca.
Sonshine Community Services Wycliffe Bible Translators 4316 - 10 St NE Calgary, AB T2E 6K3 Phone: 1-800-463-1143 Email: info@wycliffe.ca Website: www.wycliffe.ca Nearly 40 per cent of the world’s 6,800 languages do not have even one verse of God’s Word. While millions of people wait for a translation of the Scriptures, they are cut off from fully understanding God’s love and God’s ways. Wycliffe has a vision that by 2025, Bible translation will be in progress for every language that needs it. Wycliffe, in partnership with others, is working to help the Church translate Scripture, train field personnel in linguistics and promote interest in translation. Church planters can’t effectively share the Gospel and disciple new Christians without God’s Word. Christian radio can’t beam Scripture into remote areas unless it has been translated. Evangelism, training, worship—all ministries are hampered unless people have a Bible they can really understand. For more information on current projects and opportunities for involvement, visit www.wycliffe.ca. Youth For Christ #15, 1725 - 30th Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7P6 Phone: 403-291-3179 Fax: 403-291-9674 Email: yfc@telusplanet.net Website: www.yfccalgary.org As members of the Christian community, we at Youth For Christ will communicate to youth the life changing message of Jesus Christ, showing concern for their whole person, and challenging them to become His disciples. Did you know that there are over 100,000 youth in the Calgary community – 80,000 of which are not connected with a Christian church? Here at Youth For Christ Calgary we have an enormous task ahead of us and we are excited! Presently, we have a team of 18 staff members, over 80 volunteers and five board members. In 2003 over 600 youth were contacted one-on-one by our staff and volunteers. We are continually looking for new staff members who are willing to join us in reaching Calgary’s youth through a variety of ministries that are fun, challenging and rewarding. We are also always in need of volunteers who are willing to be part of a cutting edge ministry that is making an impact on the lives of hundreds of youth. Visit www.yfccalgary.org. |
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