Rural life celebrated at local church service

Rural life was highlighted and celebrated at Central Pentecostal Church on Aug. 25 when a church service was held on the lawn. Tractors, planters and a combine were all on display.

A summer sermon series entitled Lessons From the Farm has focused on Biblical stories like The Parable of the Sower and The Parable of the Rich Fool. This service capped off two weeks of summer day camp led by a Bible College student, Jesse Price, who also spoke that day on desiring a proper ‘harvest’ in our lives.

Farm equipment was provided by several farmers in the church who donate time and materials each year to cultivate 13 acres of church land for a Canadian Food Grains Bank growing project. Each year the proceeds of the sale of the crops are donated to the Food Grains Bank for a hunger relief project somewhere in the world and the funds are matched four-to-one by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).