Articles for tag: Bow Valley Christian Church

February 1, 2024

Christian Standard

Former NACC Executive Director Allan Dunbar Dies

Allan Dunbar, 84, who served as senior minister with Bow Valley Christian Church (formerly called Cambrian Heights Christian Church) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, for 20-plus years, then served as president of Puget Sound Christian College in Seattle, and completed his professional career as executive director of the North American Christian Convention, died Jan. 28, 2024, in Kalispell, Mont., where he had resided for several years. . . .

September 22, 2020

Christian Standard

The Waiting Place: What Does Church Look Like When Your Doors Are Closed?

By Justin Horey Trying to summarize how churches are resuming in-person worship after the 2020 quarantine feels a bit like a tribute to Dr. Seuss: Some are meeting, some are not. Some are indoors, some are out. But while reopening plans vary across a wide spectrum, churches that have decided to postpone in-person worship, even as local municipalities began to lift restrictions, have much in common. Most of them are large, with attendance of 1,000 or more. Many of them minister in cities with left-leaning political ideologies. And all churches—regardless of their reopening plans—are eager to minister face-to-face again. Despite

October 14, 2013

Christian Standard

Partnering to Plant in Calgary

By Rick Scruggs On May 7 we formalized a journey started 12 months earlier! Unlikely partners bound together by a document, motivated by a love for others, and captivated by a vision that requires we work together and pray for healthy offspring. Planting churches and getting married have some remarkable similarities! This wasn”t the first time Restoration churches in Calgary, Alberta, had attempted a network church plant. Our first plant started strong in 2007 but suffered an untimely demise because of a moral failure. It caused significant discouragement in the ranks. A follow-up effort in 2009 was impeded by an

September 23, 2009

Christian Standard

Interview with Allan Dunbar

By Brad Dupray When the city of Calgary, Alberta, celebrated its centennial, Allan Dunbar was selected as one of three of the most inspirational people in its history. During 22 years as senior pastor of Bow Valley Christian Church in Calgary, where he had a national television ministry, Allan earned the respect of his countrymen, enough to spend five years on the Canadian Olympic Development Committee while leading the spiritual outreach for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Allan’s respect was well-earned within the Christian world, as well, having served as dean of the Billy Graham School of Evangelism, president of Puget

March 29, 2009

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“˜And How Shall They Hear?”

  By Russ Kuykendall Marie Rempel was one of “the lost generation” who came of age during the Great Depression. But Marie spent her life seeking the lost of her generation.   EARLY YEARS Born in Garwin, Iowa, she immigrated with her parents, Herman and Shada Dunbar, to Vulcan, Alberta, Canada, in 1917. As a teenager, Marie moved with her parents to the Grande Prairie district of Alberta, graduated from Grande Prairie High School, and enrolled at the Peace River Bible Institute. After a year, she transferred to Alberta Bible College (ABC) in Calgary, followed by her future husband, Frank

January 21, 2007

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A Growing House Church Movement in Canada

By Keith Shields Let me tell you about some people I know and the connections they”re making. “¢ It isn”t a spiritual gift listed in the New Testament, but George1 seems to have the gift of “rocking babies to sleep.” The single moms in his house church appreciate the opportunity to have someone else hold their baby. This 60-something, divorced man is still grieving the sudden loss of his marriage and the family he once had. The babes in arms are truly good for his soul. The more he engages with this Living Room group, the closer he draws to

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