News & Events

Sunday, June 18, 2017 was a day of celebration at the Middle Sackville Baptist Church in Sackville, New Brunswick. We gathered at Silver Lake which is just steps from our church building and baptized eleven youth and adults. What a wonderful morning it was to… Read More »

Dr. Rick Tobias will be one of our Oasis 2017 speakers. Rick is best known for his life-long advocacy on behalf of low-income and marginalized people and for collaborating with business and professional leaders to promote change in the city. He served as the CEO… Read More »

Joining God in Your Neighbourhood by Taking Advantage of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP): an idea from CBAC’s Intercultural Ministries. The churches in Atlantic Canada that will be considered growing churches, will be intercultural churches. These churches will experience snowball growth as diverse people are… Read More »

It was a joyful evening of music and praise at the induction of Rev. Virginia DeAdder as pastor of the Alton Baptist Church in Kings County, Nova Scotia on June 11, 2017. Roseann Misner was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening and opened the… Read More »

Happy Birthday Canada! 150 years old – what a history you’ve had! As we think about our part in Canada’s history and in the story of Atlantic Canada, there’s a lot to consider. We can trace our history back further than 1867. In fact, Baptists… Read More »

The Baptist church in Atlantic Canada is a mosaic – a collection of different expressions of a common faith and shared mission. How we express and display our shared faith may look very different. God uses different kinds of churches to reach different kinds of… Read More »

Today, June 21st, is National Aboriginal Day in Canada. Sine 1996, this day has been set aside to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, collectively known as Aboriginal or Indigenous Peoples (https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013248/1100100013249). As… Read More »

Today is World Refugee Day. The focus in Canada is family reunification. There is a need and an opportunity! Even though Canada is a world leader in refugee resettlement, it is very difficult for new arrivals to sponsor their refugee relatives. They and supporting community… Read More »

June 20th is World Refugee Day. “An unprecedented 65.3 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 21.3 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18.” (Source – http://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html). “Family separation has devastating impacts on… Read More »

Here’s part 5 of our Easter Sunday baptism series. This one was submitted by Rev. Dr. Rhonda Britton, Senior Pastor of Cornwallis Street Baptist Church in Halifax, NS. This also appears on the cover of our most recent Connect brochure sent out to churches. Cornwallis… Read More »