Relief agencies rush to aid El Salvador

As thousands of people try to find loved ones and rebuild their homes in disaster-stricken El Salvador, Christian relief agencies across North America are responding with food, medical aid and financial support.
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Denomination demands leader's resignation

When the Evangelical Free Church of Canada (EFCC) heard its president was involved in an extramarital affair, it immediately launched an investigation. Within weeks the facts were confirmed and the board asked Richard Penner to resign. He stepped down. ....More

Politicians haggle over abortion coverage

A majority of people polled in one of four provinces accused of violating the Canada Health Act say they do not want the provincial government to give
in to Ottawa's demands for fully funded abortions in private clinics. .....More

TWU expands campus

When Northwest Baptist shut down its Bible college last year, it still owned a building and property adjacent to Trinity Western University (CW, Sept5/00). But in a deal announced last month, TWU has expanded its campus and facilities by purchasing the 52,000 square foot building and four acres of land. ....More

Sold-out conference focuses on transforming worship
People want to learn how to worship. Although it's something that's been done for thousands of years, church leaders and laity alike are looking for new ways to freshen their experience with God, says Arlen Salte. ....More

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Latimer decision heartens pro-lifers
Disability and pro-life groups cheered the January 18 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada upholding the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's decision sentencing Robert Latimer to a minimum
10-year sentence for second-degree murder. .....

IMAGO lends status to artists
A little-known Toronto-based arts group is providing a vital service to Christian artists by providing charitable status for approved projects. IMAGO, founded in Toronto by the late Wilber Sutherland and currently directed by John Franklin, has helped channel funding for 16 such projects in recent years. It also maintains a networking database of artists and hosts a national Internet discussion group, IMAGO talk. ....

Touched by a miracle
A London lawyer who was recently elected executive director of the Christian Legal Fellowship attributes her miraculous escape from death a few years ago to her faith and the prayers of
fellow believers. ...

Peoples Church names new pastor
A prominent Canadian congregation went to England to fill its vacant pulpit. Charles Price, currently principal of Capernwray Bible College in Lancashire, England, will take on senior pastor responsibilities at The Peoples Church in Toronto
next September. ...

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