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Dedication of ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Pender Harbour

March 17, 2007

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March 15th 2007 ACiC Press Release

Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada

Dedication of ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Pender Harbour
Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada

Almost two years ago, the Rev. Barclay Mayo hit the front page of many newspapers as his Christ the Redeemer congregation was evicted from their church building over their stand for the traditional definition of marriage*. On this Saturday March 17th, Bishop TJ Johnston will be dedicating a new church building which crossed the Georgia Straight to Pender Harbour from Campbell River, BC**.

While their older 2,400 square building only seated ninety people, their new 4,800 square facility seats 140 people***. The congregation of Christ the Redeemer are living in the midst of this promise being fulfilled.

The Pender Harbour congregation rejoices that God has made this humanly impossible vision come to fruition, when many thought that it was beyond the reach of their small congregation. So far over $300,000 in donations, grants and low interest loans have been given. The Pender Harbour people are moving ahead in faith that the Lord will indeed keep his promises to “give us a hope and a future.” God really does own ‘the cattle on a thousand hills’. It really is all about God and His desire for fellowship ministry on the Sunshine Coast.

The Rev. Barclay Mayo and Christ the Redeemer congregation are part of the Anglican Coalition in Canada, a pioneering movement in Canada. Direct oversight for the Anglican Coalition in Canada is provided by Bishop Thomas (TJ) Johnston, a missionary bishop of the Province of Rwanda and the Anglican Mission in the Americas. The Anglican Coalition in Canada is covered by their five African and Asian Archbishops on the ACiC Primatial Council.

A video presentation of the ACiC story is available online at http://acicanada.ca/documents/acic.ram. For information on possible affiliation, please click on http://acicanada.ca/affiliate.

A small CD introducing the work of the ACiC is available free of charge and newly released DVD’s of talks from Bishop Johnston sharing the vision, passion and DNA of the ACiC are available on request. The ACiC is committed to evangelism, church health and church planting.

For further information about the Anglican Coalition in Canada, please contact the Rev. Barclay Mayo, Acting Network Leader at bamayo@xplornet.com ( 604-883-1371 ) or The Rev. Ed Hird, ACiC Communications Officer at ed_hird@telus.net 604-929-5350 ).
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* David Virtue, Virtue Online, 3/27/2005: Two Congregations will Vacate their Properties
http://listserv.episcopalian.org/wa.exe?A2=ind0503d&L=virtueonline&T=0&F=&S=&P=571b
** For pictures of the ‘floating’ church building, click on http://redeemerpender.ca/Pictures%20of%20our%20Congregation.htm
*** To share in this miracle, click on http://www.redeemerpender.ca/Miracle.htm

Posted By: Cynthia P. Brust
Categories: Archived News