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!
Originally built in 1930 at a cost of $10,000, St. Luke’s Mission Hospital provided healthcare to the Inuit of Baffin Island until 1972, when it was replaced by government-run nursing station. It then served as the home of the Arthur Turner Training School, training several generations of Arctic clergy between 1972 and when the buildings were finally declared beyond repair in 2007. Expanded several times … Continue reading Hamlet of Pangnirtung demolishes the former St.Luke’s Hospital and former home of ATTS
He prepares us long before we even know how our skills will be used By the Rev. Abraham Kublu, Priest for South Baffin area, based at St. Jude’s, Iqaluit God always prepares us way before things will happen. Before I became who I am today, God was preparing me for my work, and that causes me to humble myself in front of Him. Over 10 … Continue reading “God prepares the way for us!”
After outgrowing their previous church building, the people of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Puvirnituq (ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅ) in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) decided it was time for a new building. Puvirnituq is a vibrant and growing community of 2,100 people, and like many Northern communities, there are many youth. The new building would have modern bathrooms and a new office/ meeting room, and the former church can … Continue reading The Consecration of St. Matthew’s Church in Puvirnituq
By the Very Rev. Chris Dow, Iqaluit This past Fall, with a new team of 4 clergy based in Iqaluit, working together to serve the Cathedral and 4 other communities in the South Baffin region, we began the work of travelling out from Iqaluit to minister and build up the churches in the other communities in the region. Together with Bishop David, I enjoyed a … Continue reading Team Ministry bearing fruit in the South Baffin region
Arctic ministry is a challenging task at the best of times. The long distances, the limited resources, the lack of other community organizations or professionals to serve the community, and the many differences in culture and traditions from community to community (even in the same region!) are just a few of the challenges that clergy in the North must face. When the original Arthur Turner … Continue reading Working Together: Team Ministry approach on Baffin Island
The Revs. Abraham & Samantha Kublu My name is Abraham Kublu, and my wife is Samantha Kublu. We have 5 boys and one and only daughter, 3 of our older boys are young adults now. Our oldest son has 3 boys and our 2nd oldest son has a daughter and one on the way. We have recently sent our 3rd son back to Pond Inlet … Continue reading Clergy Spotlight
By the Rev. Francis Delaplain,Rector of St. Andrew’s , Hay River, NWT A vibrant, parish-minded Anglican church should be a unique space. One where all generations, peoples, languages, nations, and even denominations come together, united in their unwavering trust in Christ alone, and their desire to truly become a family: brothers and sisters of one Heavenly Father. Throughout the Diocese of the Arctic two things … Continue reading The Church on the Town: The gift of Anglican parish ministry.
God’s providence and His leading is not something that we can comprehend with our human minds in a profound manner. The only thing that works is a total surrender to His ways, which begins the process of learning to trust Him. Believing that God always knows the best, my wife Nalini and I prepared ourselves to move in to the Hamlet of Aklavik, NT in 2021. Continue reading Reaching out to the hamlet in Aklavik
