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Save the Date!

April 21 • Spring Clean Up

Friday, April 26  @ 7-9pm • Ladies’ Paint Event

May 3-4 • Rent A Youth

May 4 9am - noon • Church Clean Up

May 17–19 • 50th Anniversary Celebration

June 2 @ 10:30 am • Church in the Park (our worship services will be at the park)

NAB of BC Annual Meeting

On Saturday our pastoral staff will be leaving PG to attend the annual BC Baptist Association pastor retreat and annual meeting at Green Bay Bible Camp. We'll be back the following Wednesday evening. 

For pastoral care please contact our Elder Chair Chris Bowler.

50th Anniversary Celebration May 17-19, 2024

We are pleased to invite you to join us in celebrating and reflecting on God’s faithfulness over the past 50 years of College Heights Baptist Church.

During the May long weekend we are planning a series of events. We encourage all those who have attended College Heights Baptist Church in the past or are attending at present to participate in the weekend activities. More details will follow in the coming months, but as a placeholder there will be three opportunities to join in on the celebrations.

• Friday evening: Informal gathering where people are invited to stop in to CHBC and connect with old and new friends. Casual food will be provided.
• Saturday evening: An evening event where people are invited to reflect on their own personal journey and experience of God’s faithfulness at College Heights Baptist Church, both past and present. Food will be provided.
• Sunday morning: An opportunity within our regular service schedule to look ahead to where God is leading College Heights Baptist Church.
• In order to assist with planning for the weekend, we request that you please RSVP here. 

Please pass this invitation along to anyone that may be interested in participating in this weekend of celebration and reflection. All future updates for the weekend will be provided on the CHBC event page.

Do you have a photo or a memory to share? A 50th Anniversary Kudoboard has been set up. Access Kudoboard here.

CHBC is once again participating in the annual Citywide Spring Cleanup. We'll be picking up litter around our neighborhood on Sunday April 21st, after the second service. As with other years, we'll offer a quick pizza lunch in the basement, and then we'll go from there. Everyone is welcome to join! Besides the pizza, we'll also supply bags, disposable gloves, etc. Just so we can estimate pizza and cleanup supplies, it would be helpful if you'd let Randy Seabrook (randysea@telus.net) know that you plan to attend. You can email him or sign up in the foyer between services. There is no sign-up deadline, as both the pizza and supplies are quite flexible, but please do sign up if you can. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Thank You

The Harris, Nicholson and Paradoski families would like to thank our church family for all their prayers, condolences, meals, flowers, cards and support following the passing of our beloved son and brother, Scott.

Jeff & Sonya Kilmartin, NAB

See the Missions foyer board for their letter. All our faith communities really are at very different stages of faith from one another. Some of the leaders have graduated from seminary and know their Bibles fairly well, while there are whole villages where knowledge of the cross or the resurrection of Jesus can be said to be slim to none. It was a real joy, then, for me to preach and teach on those truths to people who are very interested in hearing about them. Part of the reason some of the people do not know those stories, is that they are so new to the faith. Just a little while ago, a woman visited a friend in one of our villages, and while she was there she became a follower of Jesus. She went back home and told her husband that this was the happiest place she had ever been; the women work alongside the men, they worship together, and the whole community helps one another. She convinced her husband they ought to move there with their family. Three weeks ago they did just that, and now the husband and children have also chosen to follow Jesus. That is sort of how evangelism goes there.

Sonya did teaching with the local primary school teachers. Not only so, but she was also able to give instruction on pedagogy to the principals and teachers of the government schools in the district. I have started my next round of on-line teaching (this time I have students), and today I am having fun talking about Luther, and justification by faith, and why indulgences were not the greatest thing since sliced bread. I will do my best to include a section on the history of the church in Africa as well, which I am enjoying researching right now. Thanks to all of you for your prayers for us, our ministry partners, and the work here to let people know about the cross and resurrection of Jesus 

CHBC Ladies’ Event

Hello CHBC ladies, For our Spring event we will be having a paint night. It will be Friday April 26. We will have a speaker, snacks and painting. It will be a great night. We are opening the age to 12 and up. So you can bring your daughter for a paint night. Doors open at 6:30 with snacks and drinks and the event starts at 7:00. Tickets will be $10. We will sell them in the foyer April 21. Hope to see you there.

CHBC Food Bank

Our supplies are getting low for the food hamper we have at the church for those in need who come through our doors. Please consider dropping off some non perishable items into the box in the foyer so we can continue to bless those who are struggling. Thanks!

Church Clean Up

On Saturday, May 4 from 9 am – noon, we are looking for volunteers to clean up around our church. There will be window washing, carpet cleaning, raking, power raking and brush removal jobs to be done. 

Coffee and donuts will be provided!

Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast

The annual mayor’s prayer breakfast will be held on April 27th from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Civic Center. This year the guest speaker is Pastor Poncho Murguia from Juarez, Mexico. Come and hear how prayer and the gospel is transforming his city and bringing hope. Tickets are $30 and are available online or if you’d rather buy them in-person please see Todd Wilkins or Becky Brookhart.  Click here to see a short promo video for the event. 

Nursery

We are looking for volunteers in the nursery on Sunday mornings for both services. If you are interested, please contact Stacie Kidd or Joyel Huber .

Tuesday Tots

On Tuesdays we offer a toddler playgroup here in the main hall downstairs at CHBC. There will be toys, free play and snack time for children, coffee and snacks for parents and caregivers. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. No cost to you. Come on out and make some new friends…Questions? Contact joyel@mychbc.ca.

Women's Ministry Bible Studies

Ladies' Morning Out- Thursdays 9 – 11 am

Ladies' Monday Evening study- Monday at 7 pm

Tithes and Offerings

Your tithes and offerings support missionaries and non-profit organizations that depend on us for their livelihood, as well as supporting the ministries here at CHBC. Please consider giving as you have done so generously in the past.

 There are several ways to donate to CHBC:

Ø Use the Interac debit machine in the foyer

Ø Put your donation in the Tithe box in the foyer

Ø Use E-transfer to giving@mychbc.ca

Ø Go online to our website and follow the link http://mychbc.ca/giving/