Oct
21
2014
Nurturing the Congregation
Then as now, audio visual materials and techniques played a role in the past life of the church. Slide shows, illustrated talks, films—they were all important tools that ministers, teachers, youth leaders and missionaries used in the...
Oct
21
2014
Services
In the early years of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, congregational life centred on the worship service held Sunday morning. Young people returned in the afternoon of the Sabbath to attend Sunday school. In urban areas, an evening service...
Oct
21
2014
Sharing the Gospel
No account of the history of The Presbyterian Church in Canada would be complete without a visual record of her far-flung missionary enterprises around the world. Beginning with John Geddie's mission to the South Seas, George Leslie...
Oct
21
2014
Origin of Tokens
The use of "tokens" - symbols of membership in the company of believers - goes back to the first centuries of the Church, when Christians faced persecution for their faith. In those days, the security of the...
Oct
21
2014
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
The night before Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem, the Bible records a meal that He shared with the disciples. He took bread and wine from the table and told the disciples to eat and drink...