Missions near Islay ON (129 Result(s))

The Salvation Army began its work in Canada in 1882, just fifteen years after Confederation, and quickly began giving hope to those in need in this country and around the world.

The idea for this high school inclusion project began in the year 2000 when I saw my son Paul walking down the hall of his high school. He was hanging off the arm of an Educational Assistant and another student from his class was hanging off her other arm. Paul was behaving well below his level of ability. As I watched him, I thought to myself: 'If another student asked you to walk with them to the cafeteria, you would straighten up and walk down the hall just like every other student.'

The Orillia Christian Centre (OCC) officially began in the spring of 1992 with its initial ministry being a youth drop-in Centre. The inaugural board of Directors had met weekly for over a year before the board of Directors was formed.