Category: Community Ministries

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Community Ministries

Pond Inlet meets Burlington! ShareWord Global facilitates learning for youth ministers

The Diocese of The Arctic has been working with our friends at ShareWord Global (formerly The Gideons) to better equip and resource churches across the North to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to those in our communities. In addition to providing printed scripture resources, ShareWord also organizes “GO Trips”, bringing teams across cultures to share the gospel and build up the Church. This … Continue reading Pond Inlet meets Burlington! ShareWord Global facilitates learning for youth ministers

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Reflections from the Field: Serve the Lord of the Mountains and Valleys

By the Rev. Nick Kigeak, Arviat Life as a minister in the Arctic is a blessing—a blessing to me and a blessing to many. There are some days that are challenging, but that’s when we remember that God is with us, especially when we face more than we can handle. When I became a parish minister, it changed the way I look at life and … Continue reading Reflections from the Field: Serve the Lord of the Mountains and Valleys

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Western Arctic Mission: February 2026: Special Feature – A report from the field

The Mission: As you’ve probably heard before (and if you haven’t, check out http://www.arcticanglicans.ca/ulu), God has brought together a number of factors to tell us that it is time to intentionally focus on and invest in re-planting the churches in the Western Arctic. The churches in Ulukhaktok, Sachs Harbour, Inuvik, and Tuktoyaktuk had been closed for 5-20 years. Fort McPherson is holding its own. We … Continue reading Western Arctic Mission: February 2026: Special Feature – A report from the field

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The Slow Burn: Lessons in Youth Discipleship

By The Rev. Francis Delaplain, Hay River I t was a Monday night around 7:00 p.m., and we were seated in the sanctuary at St. Andrew’s for our weekly youth meeting. Many of our teens have little or no previous church experience, so questions often arise during our discussions. That night one of them asked, “Why do we worship Jesus if he died on the … Continue reading The Slow Burn: Lessons in Youth Discipleship

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The Opportunity of a Lifetime: A summer intern’s reflection on ministry in Yellowknife

By Jackson Watts, summer intern at Holy Trinity Yellowknife (2025) My time in Yellowknife was a great blessing and I’m sure I will never forget the experience. As I told many people in Yellowknife, people down south know very little about the north in general. Since I told my friends and family I was doing an internship in the Diocese of The Arctic, I believe … Continue reading The Opportunity of a Lifetime: A summer intern’s reflection on ministry in Yellowknife

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Giving hope to First Responders in Kangiqsualujjuaq

Supporting one-another in the midst of loss The Rev. Raquel Mack, Kangiqsualujjuaq “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”John 15: 12-13 This year has not been an easy one for Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec. We experienced 10 deaths in 7 months. For a town of 1,000, it … Continue reading Giving hope to First Responders in Kangiqsualujjuaq

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Ministry to the Parish of Yellowknife

By Heather Durkee, ministry volunteer “We just got here” is the first thing that greets me as I open the side door of the Anglican Church in Yellowknife. (That, along with a blast of -25C air!) I look up and into the smiling face of one with bright eyes and who is sufficiently bundled against the cold of this February morning. It’s 11:53am on a … Continue reading Ministry to the Parish of Yellowknife

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“Our prayers are being answered!”

God is re-planting a Gospel-sharing, community-focused Anglican congregation in Inuvik, NT The Christmas decorations were still on the walls of the sanctuary – from Christmas 2020! Sometime over the course of Covid, Ascension Anglican Church in Inuvik, NT shut its doors for the last time, as the too familiar stories of high costs, debts, and lack of volunteers caught up with the small but faithful … Continue reading “Our prayers are being answered!”

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Church Reopens in Resolute Bay!

On Good Friday 2025, the Rev. Deacons Martha and Nathaniel Kalluk opened St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Resolute, the second-most northerly community in Canada. Ordained in December after graduating from ATTS, the Kalluks had lived in Resolute years ago, but had moved to Iqaluit for work. Now they return home as ministers of the Gospel. In addition to their church work, they’ve had great times … Continue reading Church Reopens in Resolute Bay!

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