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Classis Niagara of the Christian Reformed Church
MAF is an interdenominational Christian organization that desires to bring God's love to people living in over 50 of the poorest and most remote countries around the world. Our passion is to see individuals, communities, and nations transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ by utilizing aviation, communication and logistical skills and technologies. In operation since 1945, MAF has played a strategic role in assisting over 900 organizations including churches, subsidiaries, partners, and networks, to share the gospel, develop the national staff and church, develop local Christian aviation organizations, provide support to social and economic development as well as in emergency relief. A single 20-minute flight can save a whole day of treacherous ground travel by providing a safe and effecient mode of transportation for pastors, doctors, missionaries and bible translators. MAF missionary families raise ministry support for the privilege of serving God and helping people in need. Ryan and Amanda Van Geest are missionaries with MAF raising support to begin service in Nepal They can be reached at ravangeest@hotmail.com Please click HERE to read their recent prayer letter. The Fall session of Classis Niagara will met on Oct 21 in the Jubilee Fellowship CRC in St.Catharines. You can read the agenda with supporting documents by clicking Here. The Budget for 2010 was approved and can be seen by clicking Budget. The minutes can be found here shortly. The minutes of the meeting can be seen by clicking Minutes Addictions Seminar This seminar outlines a practical Christ centred teaching (theology) of addiction that can help you understand and help those who seem caught in an endless cycle of "sickness, recovery, and relapse.”Addictions of all kinds run rampant in our culture, tearing apart families and causing untold heartache. The Bible teaches that idolatry lies at the heart of addictions and that the gospel of salvation alone can permanently break the chains of addiction that idolatry causes. Dr. Ed Welch (CDCEF.org) expertly applies Scripture to the idols behind addictions and teaches us that what we worship inevitably controls our behaviour. For anyone searching for hope beyond the cycle of sickness, recovery, relapse, this conference will prove invaluable.
Classis Niagara met in regular session on Wed. May 20 2009. Classis bid a fond farewell to Rev. Andrew Beunk as he leaves to serve the congregation in New Westminster BC and a warm welcome to Rev. Rich Loerop from Luddington MI as he joins the congregation at Maranatha St. Catharines. Classis approved a recomendation to incorporate. Click HERE to receive the agenda and supporting documents.Click HERE for a copy of the minutes
Classis Niagara will meet in regular session on Wed Feb. 18 2009. Click HERE to receive the agenda and supporting documents.Click HERE for a copy of the minutes Classis Niagara met in the Beacon Christian school, hosted by Maranatha CRC, St. Catharines on Wed. Oct 15 2008. Click HERE to download a version of the current agenda and supporting documents and reports. Revised budget documents prepared by Emma Winters, classis treasurer. Click HERE to download a copy revised after the meeting of classis due to an oversight. HERE are the minutes of the classis meeting held on Oct. 15 2008. Classis Niagara met in regular session on May 21 2008 in Fruitland CRC. Click HERE to read the minutes of the meeting. Highlights include inspiring opening devotions led by Rev. A. Beunk and a presentation by the Sea to Sea riders. (SeatoSea.org) The Thorold Church Plant begins a new phase of ministry. Michael Collins is starting his work as church planter and updates can be found on the new page, The Village Church, Thorold. Check back regularly for news as it becomes known. Classis Niagara met in regular session on Wed. Feb 20th in the Covenant CRC in St. Catharines. Click HERE to download the agenda for the meeting along with related documents and reports. Classis heard a presentation by Rev. Jack Vos on the ministry to inactive members. Churches were encouraged to take a wholistic approach to meeting their needs. Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded HERE. Classis Niagara passed an overture calling the CRCNA to greater environmental awareness and action. Text of the overture can be seen HERE. On October 17 2007 Classis Niagara met in regular session in the Mountainview CRC, Grimsby. Click HERE for a copy of the agenda and supporting documents. To view the minutes of the meeting, please click HERE. Classis Niagara met in regular session on May 16 2007 at 1:00 PM in Rehoboth CRC in Niagara Falls. A copy of the May Classis minutes can be found by clicking HERE. 2 Items of note are that 1) Michael Collins accepted the call of St. Catharines Covenant (on behalf of the Parent church network) to plant a church in the Thorold area and 2) that Ken van Dyk sustained his candidacy exam and was declared a candidate for the Minister of the Word in the CRCNA (via CO Art 7) and is eligible for call. The winter meeting of Classis Niagara: took place on Feb 21/07 in the Providence CRC in Beamsville. A copy of the agenda can be found by clicking HERE.
Classis Niagara met on Oct 18th 2006 in Bethany CRC in Fenwick. There was a good spirit of fellowship and comraderie between the delegates highlighted by the opening worship and meditation by host Pastor E.J. deWaard. Delegates were informed with a number of ministry reports and engaged in a good discussion of the proposal by the Christian Education Funding committee. Results of that discussion and other actions of classis can be read in the minutes by clicking HERE. Classis Niagara is preparing for the fall session to be held in Bethany CRC in Fenwick on Wed. October 18 2006. NOTE the new start time of 2:00 pm. Classis will have the privilege of hearing Rev. Gerald Dykstra, the newly appointed Executive Director of the CRCNA as well as Rev. Bruce Adema, the newly appointed Director of Canadian Ministries address classis in the evening portion. The agenda has been sent out to the churches and can also be viewed online by clicking HERE. Prayer for the Harvest: On April 21st The Classis Ministries Committee (CMC) brought together a small group of classis prayer leaders in Fenwick to pray for the Kingdom Harvest. We prayed specifically for God's blessing on Coffee Break, Alpha, various youth outreach programs and the Thorold church plant. Pastor Walt Vanderwerf and Hilda Vanderklippe led us in both large and small group prayers. Pastor Walt handed out some Scripture prayer guides for the Harvest (below). Feel free to use them in your congregational and small group prayer times. Scripture Prayer guides for the harvest (please distribute in your congregations, use in public prayers).
Classis Niagara will meet in regular session on May 17 2006 in Smithville CRC, starting at 1:00 PM. Please note the start time. We are thankful to God for his care for the body,the church. 2 people are prepared to answer His call and will be examined at this meeting. Ken Van Dyk (Maranatha CRC)is seeking a license to exhort and Alida van Dijk (Covenant CRC) is seeking ordination as Ministry Associate. Click HERE to download the agenda for Classis, which also includes the denominational report to the classis. Click HERE for the Classis minutes May 17 2006. The winter session of Classis Niagara met as scheduled on Feb. 15 2006 in the Trinity CRC, St. Catharines at 4:00 pm. Classis agenda can be downloaded by Clicking Here. The minutes of Classis can be seen by Clicking Here. The next meeting will be on May 17 06 in the Smithville CRC at 4:00 pm. Agenda deadline is April 1 06, please send all materials to the clerk at Stated Clerk Click here to subscribe to the CRC news Service
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