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  • Oct22Fri

    EMCC National Update - October 2021

    October 22, 2021
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    From the EMCC National Board

    At our September 2021 EMCC Board of Directors meeting we received, with regret, Jim Hazzard’s notice of resignation from the position of Board Moderator due to ongoing health concerns. After prayer and deliberation, the National Board has appointed Rev. Scott Clubine to the Board Moderator role until the end of...

  • Jul19Mon

    Regional Minister Update

    July 19, 2021
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    Greetings EMCC Pastors and Church Leadership,

    It has been a tremendous joy for me to serve the EMCC as a Regional Minister for the past 13 years. Some of you I have journeyed with closely as I served as your First Response Regional Minister, and others I have connected with at denominational events, etc. But at this season of life, it seems wise...
  • Jun14Mon

    EMCC Staffing Update - June 2021

    June 14, 2021
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    Jeff Knott – Regional Minister

    The EMCC is pleased to announce that Jeff Knott will be joining the National Team as a Regional Minister beginning July 15, 2021.

    Jeff comes to his role as Reginal Minister in Ontario East and North with a diverse background. After 20 years as an Industrial Millwright and Machinist, he was the lead pastor of...

  • Jun8Tue

    EMCC Response to 215 Children

    June 8, 2021
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    The Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada is heartbroken by the devastating news of 215 children buried in unmarked graves on the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The confirmation of the deaths of these children has served as a shocking reminder of the problematic history of the country of Canada and of the injustice and...

  • Apr19Mon

    Learn More about our President Nominee, John Cressman

    April 19, 2021
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    Two life-altering adoption experiences serve as bookends of my childhood. I was born in NorthYork, Toronto.  Only a few months later I was adopted into the Cressman family in Kitchener, Ontario. I was given the new name John Gordon, after my two grandfathers, followers of Jesus. Welcomed, wanted and loved from the beginning, my...

  • Mar30Tue

    Introducing the President Nominee

    March 30, 2021
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    Grace and peace to you through our Lord Jesus Christ from the EMCC Presidential Search Committee. We trust that you continue to navigate well the challenges COVID has presented to us and we pray that you will celebrate with joy, along with all the saints, the events of the resurrection of Jesus in just a few days.

    Thank you for your patience as...
  • Feb1Mon

    Interim President Update

    February 1, 2021 by Katie Stone
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    Toward Heaven

    Jesus told the large crowd to sit down on the grass. He asked his disciples to bring what food they had to Him. "Not much," they thought. Jesus took the fives loaves and two fish in His hands. Then He looked up toward heaven. This is a season to look up toward heaven. While counting fish, collecting bread, and serving others are...

  • Jan27Wed

    Presidential Search

    January 27, 2021 by Katie Stone
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    We are excited to let you know that we, the Presidential Search Committee, have completed the Presidential Profile Package which is now available for download below. This package includes an overview of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada and the role of the President as well as the requirements for submitting an application...

  • Dec15Tue

    EMCC National Board Update - December 2020

    December 15, 2020
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    Christmas Greetings & Gratitude


    On behalf of your National Board and National Team, we extend Christmas blessings to our pastors, churches, global workers and partners and extended EMCC family. While this year’s Christmas narrative is playing out with all sorts of challenges, we all commit to approaching the manger with reverence, awe...

  • Oct5Mon

    Interim President Update

    October 5, 2020
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    Here to Serve


    Paraphrasing the words of Jesus (Mark 10:45), “I am not here to be served but simply here to serve.” I am humbled to be entrusted with this interim assignment. I did not expect to be here, but here we are. I sense all of us are living the phrase, “I never saw that coming.” But yet, we remain...