Mark your calendars now to attend major Canadian Baptist and BC/Yukon regional events in July.

Ordination Examining Council June 30 - July 1
Pastor/Pastor & Spouse Retreat July 1-2
BCY/CBWC Gathering July 2-4

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Bethlehem Aboriginal Fellowship of Winnipeg needs your prayer and generous support.

A sprinkler line ruptured in the upper level of the building they meet in early this week, causing extensive flooding and a small electrical fire. The Fire Department has closed the building until adjustors and engineers can assess the damage. The early estimates are that the damage will be at least $100,000 and could jump to $250,000 if there is any structural damage. Because the building is an old heritage building, repairs will likely be difficult and expensive.

Bethlehem Aboriginal Fellowship, led by pastor Dietrich Desmarais, ministers to aboriginal people in Winnipeg’s inner city. With Canada’s largest aboriginal population – more than 70,000 --- the needs in Winnipeg are great: prostitution, crime, despair, spiritual emptiness, addictions and poverty find fertile ground in this extremely poor neighbourhood. Uniquely, Bethlehem Aboriginal Fellowship integrates both aboriginal and non-aboriginal people into a single whole congregation without cultural segregation.

Let us stand with this congregation and God’s people in prayer. For more information on this vital church, please go to www.bethlehem.ca