Celebrating God’s work in the Baptist General Conference of Canada Family. Enjoy interacting with others, sharing ideas, building friendships, & lifting each other up. We will worship together, pray together, & help each other grow as a conference of churches. Click here to find out about this year’s event.
Celebration 2020:
June 4-6, 2020
Cedar Grove Baptist Church - Surrey, BC
Cost: $199/person
David Macfarlane
David Arrol Macfarlane has a passion for Jesus and loves to see Canadians come to Christ and grow in their faith! David has addressed thousands of people at events, outreaches, conferences, and in churches around the world and across Canada over the past 35 years and seen a huge response to the gospel. David has appeared on numerous television shows like the 700 Club; 100 Huntley Street; It's a New Day, plus numerous radio programs.
Heather Card
Heather’s keen desire is to call Christians around the board tables of churches and Christian ministries to integrate biblical theology and practice. Heather is the former Chief Operating Officer at the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (2004 - 2014) and prior to that enjoyed a fulfilling career in municipal finance. She has over 15 years of board experience both at her local church and in Christian ministry. She has served in a variety of roles including board chair
Rick Hiemstra
Rick Hiemstra is Director of Research and Media Relations at the EFC. Prior to assuming these roles he served as the Director of the Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism. Rick speaks on Canadian church and cultural trends, including the new Young Adult Transition Research about faith and the crucial year after high school.
Mel Fehr
Curt Johnson
How do pastors and boards understand their roles and serve together to advance the mission of the local church? Mel and Curt are Pastor/Board Chair at Ellerslie Road Baptist in Edmonton. They will speak out of their shared experiences to give guidance to our leaders in this crucial part of pastoral ministry.
**NOTE: BGC reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if public health requires this action
More information to come…stay tuned
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