"Helping people to connect with God and each other in loving ways."
The church had a great time at our Children’s Christmas Concert in which our children taught us the ABC’s of Christmas. (December 2009)
Our “Sounds Of Joy” did a wonderful job presenting a special song during our Children’s Christmas Concert. (December 2009)
Cookies For Missions is a project lead by our Women’s Group that gets the whole church involved in baking Christmas Cookies in order to raise money to buy much needed items for families in need in Third World countries. (December 2009)
Our Youth Group has a great time whenever we get together. We want to thank our Youth Group for their enthusiasm and all their help with the Cookies For Missions. Not only did they do a great job helping out but they made it a lot of fun as well. Way to go guys! (December 2009)
This is the wonderful crew that put together all the plates of cookies together. Thanks to Darlene Floyd, our Wesleyan Women’s Outreach Director, who spearheaded this ministry project and Tony Verlinden who did a great job of helping out our Youth Group with this event. (December 2009)
Pastor Chris unknowingly and somewhat unwillingly had his first ever musical début with the help of some very talented people of the church during our Christmas Brunch. (December 2009)
Laurentian Wesleyan Church is the Regional Collection Center for Operation Christmas Child for North Bay and the surrounding area. This is a wonderful ministry of our church in which we have the opportunity to make a difference in so many lives. The grand total of boxes collected for 2009 was 2,958 shoeboxes. Thank you to all the churches, schools, organizations and individuals who contributed shoeboxes. We couldn't have done it without your help. (November 2009)
It was truly amazing to see all of the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes stacked up around the sanctuary of the church. To read more about our work with Operation Christmas Child click on the above picture. (November 2009)
After collecting so many shoeboxes from North Bay and the surrounding area we needed to pack them in shipping boxes to send them off to Samaritan’s Purse. (November 2009)
It was wonderful to have so many people from our church helping out with the packing of the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. To read more about our work with Operation Christmas Child click on the above picture. (November 2009)
With so many people from our church helping to pack the shoeboxes it didn’t take very long to pack all the boxes. (November 2009)
After packing all the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes into larger shipping boxes it was time to load them up and send them on their way. We want to thank Erb Transport who came through for us again. We appreciate their professionalism and all their help. (November 2009)
It was heavy lifting but with all the help our work with Operation Christmas Child went smoothly. (November 2009)
With the help of the crew from West Ferris Secondary School we were able to load all the shoeboxes into the truck in no time. Thanks guys for all your help. (November 2009)
The people of Laurentian Wesleyan Church gave thanks and celebrated the 75th anniversary of the church with a wonderful two day event. (November 2009)
We enjoyed having a wonderful time of fellowship and food during our 75th anniversary celebrations. (November 2009)
Our church was blessed to have a couple of our youth present special music during our 75th anniversary celebrations. (November 2009)
Pastor Thurland Brown from Winchester Wesleyan Church took part in our celebrations representing our district. We were grateful to have him and his wife Lorraine with us during our anniversary celebrations. (November 2009)
Beryl (on the left) and Bea (on the right) are both daughters of Rev. Major who was the founding minister of the church. It was wonderful to have them take part in our celebrations and share stories from the earliest years of our church. (November 2009)
Members of Powassan Wesleyan Church’s Worship Team presented special music during our 75th anniversary celebrations. (November 2009)
We were delighted to have Pastor Dave Johnston from Powassan Wesleyan Church celebrate our 75th Anniversary with us. Powassan Wesleyan Church and Laurentian Wesleyan Church were founded by Rev. Major and the early years of both churches were very much intertwined. (November 2009)
Our Youth Group had a great time lending a hand during one of our youth events. (November 2009)
We were able to send 54 banana boxes full of donated Christian material such as Bibles, Hymnals and Sunday School material down to the Christian Salvage Mission thanks to the generosity of churches and individuals in North Bay and the surrounding area. Click on the above picture to read more about this wonderful project. (September 2009)
We had a great bunch of guys who helped out with the loading of the donated material destined for the Christian Salvage Mission. Click on the above picture to go to the Christian Salvage Mission website. (September 2009)
We want to thank the people of Erb Transport with helping us get the donated material off to the Christian Salvage Mission warehouse located in Hamilton, Ontario. We really appreciate all their help. Click on the above picture to go to the Christian Salvage Mission website. (September 2009)
Installing our church anniversary banner. (September 2009)
It was great having some of the guys of our church work together to put up our banner. (September 2009)
Some of the great guys who helped out with installing the banner. (September 2009)
Here's our new banner announcing our 75th anniversary. (September 2009)
Pastor Chris was invited by Ana Vincent to discuss the subject of holiness on “Grace For Today” on K103.5 FM. Click on the above picture to listen to K103.5FM.(September 2009)
This is a picture of our kids who have graduated from our Bible Club. Our Bible Club is full of great kids and we’re so fortunate that they’re a part of our church. (June 2009)
At our Bible Club Picnic the kids had fun playing games and eating tasty treats. (June 2009)
Due to poor weather we held our Bible Club Picnic indoors but that didn't stop us from enjoying some good food and great fellowship together. (June 2009)
Our Bible Club Graduation Certificates. (June 2009)
It was a wonderful evening here at Laurentian with "A Living Way Ministries." We thank Wilson and his wife Sharon for coming and ministering here at our church. For more information about "A Living Way Ministries" click on the above picture to go to their website. (April 2009)
It was a real laugh to hear what "Evan Hardwood Kindling" had to say to Wilson Kindred. For more information about "A Living Way Ministries" click on the above picture to go to their website.(April 2009)
Our Bible Club Group did a wonderful presentation on Palm Sunday explaining how Christians around the world celebrate Easter. (April 2009)
Powassan/Laurentian 2009 Mexico Mission Trip. We arrived in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico on February 2, and worked on various projects for two weeks. The church Iglesia Evangelica Los Peregrinos was used as our home base while we were in Mexico. (February 2009)
Back in 2007 Laurentian Wesleyan Church along with Powassan Wesleyan Church, Lighthouse Community Church and Northern Lights Wesleyan Church raised funds to send Bibles down to Mexico. It was a real blessing to see those Bibles being used by our Mexican brothers and sisters. (February 2009)
It was wonderful to spend two weeks with Pastor Gaham Herberth Castillo and his family while we worked in Mexico. (February 2009)
The Todos Santos church project. Currently this is an extension work of the Ensenada church. In Todos Santos we laid down the footing and built the foundation of an addition to the church. (February 2009)
In this picture we were getting ready to pour the cement. Ernie Loxton who is in this picture was a tremendous help on the mission project. (February 2009)
The Powassan/Laurentian 2009 Mexico Mission Team. From left to right: Pastor Chris Lang from Laurentian, Pastor Dave Johnston and Ernie Loxton of Powassan. (February 2009)
Here at Laurentian we had a wonderful time with a Mexican Fiesta For Missions. A fundraising dinner with the proceeds going to offset the cost of Pastor Chris' mission trip. Thank you to the many donations received. (January 2009)
Some of the wonderful people who made the Mexican Fiesta For Missions happen. (January 2009)
Our Mexican Fiesta For Missions Fundraising dinner included entertainment. We had a great laugh with, “The Three Amigos.” (January 2009)
