Vernon BC scouting
Here is the final report from my trip to British Columbia. The original plan was to take a day trip up to Vernon, about an hour north of Westbank in order to do some scouting. Time didn't allow for us to spend that day in Vernon so we decided to just stop in Vernon on the way out of town for breakfast and just to be there for a few minutes. We stopped at a family restraunt for some breakfast and it was really good food, and as we were getting ready to leave, I was paying and met the manager and owner. I told him we were driving through and I got to talk to him for a few mintues about Vernon. He told me that his favourite thing about Vernon was being able to ski in the morning and fish in the afternoon. He said that "he wouldn't live anywhere other than here in the Okanagan Valley", which is where Vernon, Kelowna, and Westbank are all located. Even though we didn't get to spend much time in Vernon, the hour we spent at the restraunt was really good and we got a fairly good feel for the town, about as good as you can get in an hour. The Potter's House Community Church is looking to plant a church in the next few years in the Vernon area as there are not a great deal of evangelical churches in the area, and no Canadian Convention of Southern Baptist (CCSB) Churches. Pray for Vernon, The Potter's House Community Church and the CCSB as they look to plant churches in the Vernon area and the rest of Canada.
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What the heck is a Canuck?
What the heck is a Canuck?
What the heck is a Canuck?
A Canuck has two main meanings. First it is the a nickname for Canadians. Secondly, it's the team nickname for Vancouver's hockey team.
Now I know. And knowing is half the battle!
I found your comment about "not many evangelical churches" in the Vernon area very interesting. There was a time when Vernon had the largest number of churches per capita in Canada. When I lived there in the 90's, I was involved in a ministry which involved NUMEROUS wonderful local evangelical churches. The pastors were just making a breakthrough in cooperation, as there were so many churches and so many people who would migrate from one church to the other, pastors were very possessive of their flocks. Vernon was also notorious for church splits. Interesting that new church plants are being considered ... regardless, God will continue to build His church.
I found your comment about "not many evangelical churches" in the Vernon area very interesting. There was a time when Vernon had the largest number of churches per capita in Canada. When I lived there in the 90's, I was involved in a ministry which involved NUMEROUS wonderful local evangelical churches. The pastors were just making a breakthrough in cooperation, as there were so many churches and so many people who would migrate from one church to the other, pastors were very possessive of their flocks. Vernon was also notorious for church splits. Interesting that new church plants are being considered ... regardless, God will continue to build His church.
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