Blog & Resources

As 2022 draws to an end, my gratitude runs deep for your partnership in our mission. In part here is what we’ve been able to accomplish together. Your funds have fueled our global impact. Your prayers have changed hearts.

This season is so full of hope! And Hope Has A Name…his name is Jesus!

This weekend is the first of two opportunities to bring family and friends to our outdoor Christmas experience. It is fantastic to host another year in our big Christmas tent and remind our neighbours and community that Christmas has an origin in Jesus Christ’s birth. This is the meta narrative of God! We sing this story every week, celebrate it in Holy Communion, fuel it in our daily Bible reading.

Every second Saturday an outreach team from CLA, led by Garrett Cahoon, reaches out to people living along Langley’s one-way. Hot coffee, warm clothes and conversation leads to prayer and encouragement to people who are the forgotten. We have also consulted with the City of Langley to make clear that our aim is not just spiritual encouragement of our friends, but to also help them find opportunity to get off the street.

We believe life change happens in the context of relationships. For many young adults, meaningful relationships can be hard to find, and Connect Groups exist to make life-changing relationships relevant and accessible.

In 1937 two ladies came to Langley Prairie to begin a children’s ministry. From there they led street ministry, began a church, and held revival services. Back then it was simply known as the “Pentecostal” church, but the values looked like the ones we hold today. Children, the addicted, those broken by life and lost were a key focus. CLA has always been about transformation of lives.

On May 26th, I joined the "Dad Club" as we welcomed our firstborn daughter, Maisie, into the world. Throughout Rachelle's pregnancy, I didn't always feel like a father—it felt abstract and theoretical. When she was born, everything changed. It's true what they say; when I finally held her for the first time, the emotions that flooded my heart were incomprehensible.

On Tuesday night at Rev, Pastor Mark Stevens, who helps guide our high school ministry, let the students know that he and his wife Ashleigh would be returning to Ontario this summer.