Opportunities for Everyone
Gathering of Baptists
A Bigger Box of Crayons
Saturday, April 24th, 2021
1:00pm to 4:00pm (EDT)
Canada-wide Zoom Meeting
Registration $10 per participant. Please register by Sunday, April 18th by contacting Kim Sweet, email GatheringRegistrar@gmail.com.
This Gathering is intended to provide encouragement and resources to congregations wrestling with how to be fully inclusive of LGBTQ+ persons.
The program will consist of a speaker and a panel. The theme speaker will be an experienced pastor, Rev. Dr. Cal Malena, who will share his personal experience as well as his academic insights gained over many years of study and reflection.
The panel, consisting of church representatives from the Maritimes, Western Canada, and Ontario, will share the experiences of their congregations in becoming welcoming and affirming. A Q&A session will follow each component.
First Baptist Worship Videos
Here are a few ways to find the church YouTube videos:
- From the church website click on the red YouTube icon at the bottom of the page.
- From youtube.ca search for First Baptist Simcoe.
- From a church email message click on the link that is underlined.