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8 SUMMER 2020
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The Rev. Jeanie Lee with friends at Kalunba in Budapest, Hungary.
Place of Hope Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, Man.
partners through grants and prayer. Read more about our international staff in the Rev. Glynis Williams’s ar- ticle on p. 14.
National church staff continue to support congregations, learning new platforms and programs as needed. We host and provide training for web meetings, offer financial advice and emergency support to congregations and individuals, help congregations with e-giving, gather and share help- ful materials related to COVID-19 on our website, and so much more. Jim MacDonald, Development Manager in Stewardship & Planned Giving, has been busy helping congregations set up e-giving platforms on their web- sites. Read more about this on p. 9.
We hear stories of faith and gen- erosity every day, and would love to hear your stories. How is your congregation reaching out? How are people continuing to support your church? How have you seen generosity lived out in the past few months? Stories and observations can be sent to stewardship@pres- byterian.ca.
We are the church. We will emerge from this time of pandemic trans- formed. And we will continue to be the hands and feet of Christ as we reach out to our communities and to the world. Thank you for continuing to support the life-giving mission and ministry of The Presbyterian Church in Canada through your gifts to Pres- byterians Sharing.
By Heather Chappell, Stewardship & Planned Giving
During the past few months of challenges and change, it has been heartening to see that, despite closed doors, Presbyterian congregations have opened themselves up to new and innovative ways of worshipping and reaching out with the love of Christ. We have seen virtual Christian camp, drive-in church services, online worship, online Bible studies and much more.
While in many ways physically separated, we have been finding new approaches to being the church. Parking lots—including the one at the national office—have been used to coordinate and distribute groceries to people who are facing food insecu- rity. Congregations have reached out through prayer chains, phone calls and emails, and offered assistance to seniors and people who are sick. The church continues to be the church. And it feels more relevant than ever.
The Presbyterian Church in Can- ada reaches out by supporting mis- sion and ministry across Canada and around the world through gifts to Presbyterians Sharing. The church is present when grants are provided
to support new faith communities and to help congregations try new things. Innovation grants offer quali- fying ministries access to $1,000 to develop discipleship, faith sharing and community outreach programs. To learn more about this opportu- nity, visit presbyterian.ca/innovation- grants.
The church is present where there is support provided to nurture minis- tries with Indigenous Peoples, inner- city programs and people seeking refuge in Canada. Many of the In- digenous ministries within the PCC had to drastically change in order to meet the needs of their communi- ties in the time of COVID-19. While social distancing guidelines caused many to temporarily suspend in- person gatherings, community needs continued to rise. Many ministries shifted their plans in order to arrange drop-off food programs to ensure that some of the most vulnerable community members could access healthy meals and personal supplies. The Presbyterian Church in Canada contributed $25,000 to support In- digenous ministries running food programs.
The church is present internation- ally, even though our mission staff were called back to Canada during the pandemic. We continue to sup- port health, education and evange- lism initiatives with our international
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