Christian Herald Community Event Calendar

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BOOKSTORE | BUSINESS | CONCERTS & MUSIC | CONFERENCES/MEETINGS | GOLF | KIDS | MEN | MOVIES & TV |
| PRAYER | SPORTS | SUPPORT GROUPS | WOMEN | YOUTH

BUSINESS

Canadian Christian Business Federation
Monthly Morning Meetings
Local chapters of The Canadian Christian Business Federation host monthly morning breakfast meetings for Christian business and professional leaders, men and women, in select Southern Ontario cities. For more information, or to inquire about starting a CCBF chapter in your community, visit www.ccbf.org.

CONCERTS & MUSIC

Gospel Music Industry Hub
Mondays; 7:00pm
GMI Hub Online is a weekly meeting and webcast of panel meetings with successful gospel music industry leaders discussing the state of the gospel arts industry and sharing their experiences and knowledge. www.gmihub.ca.

The River Worship - Season 12
Tuesdays @ 7:00pm [Starts May 27, 2025]
Midweek worship has arrived in the Durham Region! You’ll find us at the Canada Christian College auditorium, 300 Water Street, Whitby.
The River exists so you can come before God in the middle of the week, leave everything else at the door, and encounter Him in a personal and meaningful way. Expect to hear your favourite current worship songs and get ready to worship. Things might get a little loud!
www.theriverworship.ca.

Whitby Christian Coffeehouse
Saturdays; 7:30-9:30pm
The Coffee House is an outreach ministry of Durham Full Gospel Church focused on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was established over thirty-eight years ago and is still going strong. Halfway through the evening there is a 15-minute break for refreshments and fellowship. Each night there is a different Christian group ministering through songs and testimonies of what the Lord has done in their lives. Held at 419 Brock St North, Whitby. For the current schedule of performing artists, visit www.durhamfullgospelchurch.org.

2025 Toronto Christian Music Festival
Saturday, June 14, 2025; 12:00pm-9:00pm
Enjoy performances by talented artists and bands as they fill Nathan Philiips Square with joyful praise and inspirational music. Explore a variety of local vendors offering food and merchandise to enhance your festival experience. www.christianmusicfestival.org.

Royal Anthems Worship Night
Saturday, June 21, 2025; 6:30pm
Let’s come together as one community of faith for a powerful evening of worship and encouragement! Hosted by our friends at Hope Bible Church Oakvillle, 500 Great Lakes Blvd, Oakville. This is a free, outdoor, family-friendly event—no tickets needed! Bring your lawn chair and come ready to lift up the name of Jesus. www.royalanthems.com.

Hubfest
Tuesday, July 1, 2025; 1:00pm-10:00pm
A FREE Canadian Gospel Music Festival featuring live performances from a variety of Canadian Gospel/Christian Music artists. Plus Food Trucks and fun for the whole family! Held at 3434 Cawthra Road, Mississauga. www.gmihub.ca.

CeCe Winans - More Than This Tour
Monday, July 14, 2025, 7:00pm
Presented by Gospel Connection Canada in association with Food For The Poor Canada. Featuring NextGen Choir and Generation Of Praise Choir. Held at the Canada Event Centre, 300 Water St, Whitby. General and VIP seats available. For tickets and more information visit www.GospelConnection.ca.

Kingdom Bound Festival 2025
July 28-30, 2025
Three incredible days of Live Concerts, Art, Teaching and more! All with complete access to Darien Lake Amusement and Water Parks in upstate New York! Over 50 Bands, Artists and Speakers, including Skillet, Anne Wilson, Matthew West, We Are Messengers, Pillar, and more. www.kingdombound.org.

2025 Christian Creative Arts Conference & Awards
August 15-16, 2025
The CCA conference will be a weekend of connection and networking with other artists as well as industry professionals. The event will feature workshops and keynote speakers who will connect you with the tools you need to take your career to the next level. Held at Mississauga City Baptist Church, located at 3434 Cawthra Rd E, Mississauga. www.gmihub.ca

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS

Belongathon
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Join us for an accessible walk and roll in your community! Together, we’ll raise awareness and funds for people with developmental disabilities in your community and around the world. Let’s create spaces where everybody belongs! www.belongathon.ca.

The Big Give
Saturday, June 7, 2025
The Big Give believes that kindness and generosity are an integral part of our Christian faith. Every year, the group mobilize churches across the country to bless their neighbourhoods through a unified day of giving extravagantly – everything is free! To find out more about having your church or ministry join in, visit www.thebiggive.ca.

Wonder 2025 Worship and Creative Conference
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Wonder 2025 is a powerful one-day conference designed for pastors, worship leaders, musicians, songwriters, creatives, and production teams. It is a space for those serving in worship ministry to gather, grow, and be equipped in both theological depth and practical leadership. Register or find out more information at: www.worshipproject.ca/wonder-conference.

Alpha Prayer & Worship Night with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
Friday, June 20, 2025; 7:00pm
Do not miss this unique opportunity to join special guests Nicky and Pippa Gumbel as we worship and pray in unity— all ages, cultures and denominations —for the sake of our nation. Tickets: $6. Location: 374 Sheppard Avenue E, Toronto. www.alphacanada.org/events.

Kennedy Road Church of the Nazarene Community Fest (Scarborough)
Saturday, June 28, 2025; 12 pm-4 pm
Join us for a $2 hot dog meal and yard sale.
This event is for all ages and will include games, a police car, and a fire truck. www.krcnaz.org. info.krcotn@gmail.com

Church on the Beach
Sundays, July 6 to Aug. 24, 2025; 8:45-10:00am
Church on the Beach is an inter-denominational worship service on Crystal/Bay Beach in Fort Erie. Come dressed for the beach! Bring your own chairs, blankets, beach towels, and other beach gear. Sponsored by Kingdom Bound Ministries in partnership with WDCX-FM.
www.churchonthebeach.ca.

Renew Conference 2025
July 17-19, 2025
With attendees from Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and beyond, this conference promises to be a unique and diverse opportunity to learn and grow in your faith. Held at 272 Attwell Drive, Toronto. Register now at www.renewconferencetoronto.com.

2025 Christian Game Developers Conference
July 18-20, 2025
The Christian Game Developers Conference is a unique event focused on encouraging and edifying those interested in both making games and glorifying God. We are teaming up with Realm Makers, the Christian sci-fi and fantasy writers’ conference, to co-locate our conferences at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Come show off your game, art, and services in the 55,000 square foot convention expo. www.cgdc.org.

Global Leadership Summit 2024
August 7-8, 2025
For over 30 years, the Global Leadership Sum- mit has been empowering leaders worldwide. It offers a unique opportunity to access world- class leadership training directly in your local community. When leaders get better, everyone wins. Various GTA locations.
www.globalleadershipnetwork.ca

Christian Product Expo Summer 2025
August 9-12, 2025
CPE is a tradeshow featuring exhibitors of Christian resources and giftware, attended by Christian retailers from around the world. The event also features training and workshops, inspiration and entertainment from Christian authors and artists and more. Held at Gas South Convention Center, Duluth, GA. www.cpeshow.com.

Jesus In The City Parade
Saturday, September 6, 2025; Noon-4pm
Festival of Praise International again joins with churches across Toronto for its annual Jesus In the City Parade. The parade starts in front of the Ontario Parliament at Queen’s Park and winds through the busiest downtown intersections of our city proclaiming the love of Jesus. Grab your comfortable shoes (it’s a 3km walk) and prep your voice for praise. To register your church or ministry to participate in the parade, call 416- 770-8699 or visit www.jesusinthecity.com.

GOLF

Highlands Golf Tournament 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025
You’re invited to Youth Unlimited YFC Highlands’ annual golf tournament held at Caledon Country Club. Come participate in a great day of golf & our 3-course steak dinner in support of programs in Orangeville, Grand Valley and Highlands generally. Cost per Golfer only $285 and includes: Green Fees, BBQ Lunch, 3-Course Steak Dinner, Golfer Gift, 2 Mulligans, Putting Contest, and a chance to win “Hole In One” Prizes. www.yfc.ca/highlands/event/golf.

Ontario Christian Gleaners Golf Tournament
Friday, June 20, 2025
We’re Back! Invite your friends and family out for a fun afternoon on the greens with a delicious dinner to follow! At Flamborough Hills Golf Club in Copetown. $170 – Covers 18 holes with cart, pre-packaged snack, sausage lunch & a buffet dinner. $55- Dinner only tickets (Additional fee if paying by credit card.) Registration starts at 12pm. Shotgun starts at 1pm. www.ontariogleaners.org/golf-tournament.

Galcom 17th Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, July 14, 2025
We are excited about our Galcom 15th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Whisky Run Golf Club in Port Colborne. 1:00pm Shotgun Start, Lunch and Dinner provided. Awards and Prizes, 18-hole tournament, Scramble Format (rules provided.) www.galcom.org.

Haven on the Queensway Swing Fore Hope
Monday, July 21, 2025
Check-in 10am, Tee Time 11:30am, Dinner 6:30pm. At Lambton Golf and Country Club, 100 Scarlett Road, Toronto, ON, M6N 4K2. Registration Fee $400 (individual) includes Passport, BBQ Lunch and Dinner. All proceeds will go to Haven on the Queensway’s programs.
www.havenontheq.com.

MMI Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament
Friday, July 21, 2025
Medical Ministry International presents its 2025 Fundraising Golf Tournament at Piper’s Heath Golf Club, 5501 Trafalgar Rd, Milton. Funds raised enable the ministry to continue delivering health care on project teams, sponsoring training, and supporting development initiatives led by in-country leaders in response to identified needs. For more information or to sponsor our event, please email giving@mmi.org.
www.mmi.org/2025-golf-tournament.

Hamilton DCH Golf Tournament
Saturday, September 20, 2025
The Hamilton District Christian High School CARE Campaign is raising funds to help us CARE for all God’s People, God’s Creation and our Building. At Flamborough Hills Golf Club, 71 Highway 52 North, Copetown, ON L0R 1J0. Support the HDCH CARE Campaign and promote your business through our sponsorship opportunities. Share a great day of fun, laughter, food and golf. www.hdch.org/events/golf.

KIDS

MBBC Vacation Bible School
July 28 - August 1, 2025; 9am to 12pm.
Meadowvale Bible Baptist Church invites you to register your JK - Grade 6 child(ren) for our “In to the Wild” VBS program this summer. Learn more and register online at mbbc.ca

PRAYER

24 Hour Worshippers Toronto
Monthly
The mission of 24HW is to exalt God through worship and prayer as one body, while standing in the gap for the city, the country and the church. Worship and prayer teams from congregations in Toronto take 2-hour slots and pray through a weekend each month, starting on Friday at 7:00pm and running for 24 hours. www.24hourworshippers.com.

SPORTS

Ride 2 Provide Ministry Fundraiser
July 2025
Pedal with Purpose this July and go the distance for others and help create a brighter future for children and families in need today. Mission Without Borders works with some for the most vulnerable in six of the poorest countries across Eastern Europe – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. Sign up, choose your challenge & fun- draising goals, then get on your bike and ride! Any bike, any distance, anywhere - every ride counts! www.ride2provide.ca.

Anglican Church Cricket Festival
July 12, 2025; 9:00am-3:30pm
A space through cricket for the working of the Holy Spirit in the lives of young and old, churched and unchurched, skilled cricketers and enthusiastic amateurs! Location: Creditview/Sandalwood Sports Complex, 10530 Creditview Road, Brampton, ON L7A 0G2. Come join your fellow believers across the GTA for a day of cricket lovely cricket! Meet new friends, enjoy food, fun and fellowship. All are welcome.
For more information contact: Ranil Mendis rmendis1@gmail.com, Peter Marshall judipeter@hotmail.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alpha
Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space, online or in person, where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about life, faith and Jesus. The same Alpha content is run all over the world, by Christians of all traditions, and provides a common expression of faith. Over 1 million people in Canada have experienced Alpha, and millions more have taken Alpha in over 100 countries and over 100 languages around the globe. Find a local Alpha course at www.alphacanada.org.

DivorceCare
DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Don’t go through separation or divorce alone. Find a local group at www.divorcecare.org.

DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K)
Are your children angry, hurt, and confused about your separation or divorce? A DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) support group is a safe, fun place where your children can learn skills that will help them heal. DC4K groups blend, games, music, stories, videos and discussion to help kids process the divorce and move forward. Groups meet weekly and are designed for children ages 5-12. Find a group at www.dc4k.org.

GriefShare
GriefShare is a weekly support group for those facing the loss of a loved one through death. You will be most welcomed into a warm caring environment in which you can receive hope and encouragement by relating to others who are facing similar emotions. Find a local GriefShare group at www.griefshare.org.

Parents of Human Trafficking Victims: Online Support Group
First and Third Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm (Family members suffer greatly when a loved one becomes entangled in the sex trade. If you are a parent or family member of a young person exploited in this way, we offer a safe space for you to be understood. Zoom in or meet with us in person to process your feelings without fear of judgment. We also work with families, individually, to bring an end to the exploitation. Parents Hope is part of the Christian ministry of Lifeworthy - SIM Canada. For more info, please email Lynda at parents.hope@lifeworthy.ca or visit: www.lifeworthy.ca.

Pure Desire
Pure Desire Ministries International is a biblically-based and clinically-informed ministry committed to true revival in the church through the healing of the present day epidemic of sexual brokenness. Pure Desire groups offer a roadmap to recovery from sexual addiction, betrayal, and relationship issues by providing a safe, confidential place to process your life story: learning how family of origin, traumatic experiences, and wounding messages impact relationships. www.puredesire.org/join-a-group.

Sharing The Burden
There is Hope! Come and take life-healing steps. Addiction, anxiety, depression, co-dependency. Don’t be alone with it any longer. Group support, all welcome. email: scott@sharingtheburden.ca or visit www.sharingtheburden.ca.

WOMEN

Moms in the Making Christian Infertility Support Group
First and Third Tuesdays; 7:00pm
Moms in the Making exists to support and encourage women on their journey to becoming a mom by sharing the hope and truth of God’s Word. One way we accomplish this mission is by hosting in-person groups, which meet twice a month as we together focus on scripture and our hope in Jesus. Moms in the Making groups are for married women who, in partnership with their husband, are looking to expand their family. Whether you are taking a natural approach or pursuing treatments, adoption, foster care or a different route, you are welcome. The Newmarket, Ontario group which meets at 7pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. www.momsinthemaking.com/canada.