News & Events
Announcement: Rev. Elias Mutale
Posted November 5th, 2012 - Read Article - 3 Comments - Leave a Response
Below is a message from Dr. Peter Reid, Executive Minster CABC: I am writing today to inform you that after prolonged discussion and negotiation with our office, Rev. Elias Mutale has decided to conclude his ministry as a Senior Staff member of the Transition Team… Read More »
Run From Hunger
Posted October 30th, 2012 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
It was mid July when Lynn Erskine, the associate pastor of worship and mission at Immanuel Baptist Church in Truro, challenged a group of friends to do what they were already doing – to run – but to do it with purpose. “I am able… Read More »
Say Hello!
Posted October 25th, 2012 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
At Oasis 2012, the assembly approved the addition of new senior staff to the CABC. In recent weeks we have been excited to welcome on board Pastor Paul Carline and Dr. Garth Williams. Both Paul & Garth bring gifts and abilities that will help us… Read More »
Staff Health Update
Posted October 24th, 2012 - Read Article - 1 Comment - Leave a Response
Many of you have been asking for updates on the health of Rev. Elias Mutale and Rev. Jerry Horsman (members of the Transition Team). Here is what we have for you: Rev. Elias Mutale – After a car accident in the summer of 2011, Elias… Read More »
Conversations With New Canadians
Posted October 24th, 2012 - Read Article - 3 Comments - Leave a Response
Our “Traditional Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner” went incredibly well… We didn’t make it a “ticketed” event, so we had no way to gauge the number of people coming in advance. We decided 150 was the maximum we could accommodate in the building over the course of… Read More »
Rural Churches Partner for Bolivia
Posted October 18th, 2012 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
Two rural CABC churches have come together in a partnership with Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) and with the Bolivia Baptist Union in the STEP Program (Serving, Training, Energizing Partnerships). New Heights and New Tusket Baptist Churches in the Yarmouth Association in Nova Scotia have agreed… Read More »
Conversations: Hemorrhaging Faith
Posted October 17th, 2012 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
This podcast is a conversation with the authors of the revealing study “Hemorrhaging Faith: Why and When Canadian Young Adults are Leaving, Staying and Returning to Church”. Dr. Jody Linkletter (Assoc. Dir. Youth & Family, CABC) sits down with James Penner and Rachael Harder to… Read More »
Edith Avenue Offers Cooking Classes
Posted October 15th, 2012 - Read Article - 1 Comment - Leave a Response
Economic changes in recent years has given rise to record numbers of people accessing food banks in communities around Atlantic Canada. Many of these people are turning to local churches for help as well. Edith Avenue Baptist Church in Saint John, NB, is offering cooking… Read More »
Conversations: Refugee Sponsorship
Posted October 2nd, 2012 - Read Article - No Comments - Leave a Response
Listen to a conversation with Dr. Lois Mitchell (Dir. Public Witness & Social Concerns), Paul Carline (Dir. Intercultural Ministries), and Larry & Lynn Pearce (Coordinators of Refugee and Uprooted Peoples Issues with Canadian Baptists of Western Canada). This round table discussion touches on some of… Read More »
Construction Begins For Havelock Baptist Church
Posted October 2nd, 2012 - Read Article - 3 Comments - Leave a Response
Mid September 2012 marked the start of construction of a new facility for Havelock United Baptist Church at 2046 Route 885 Havelock NB. The site has been prepped and the foundation is being poured. “God has blessed us beyond all measure”, says Darryll Jonah. “Our… Read More »