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Atlin Family Church Atlin Family Church mission is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up The Church, The Body of Christ. Pastors, Dale & Rena Mae McDonald

Hello we are Dale & Rena Mae McDonald Pastors at Atlin Family Church. We are looking forward to meeting you & helping you reach your full potential In Christ! Our Story

Atlin Family Church, Pastors Dale & Rena Mae McDonald look forward to meeting you.

​Let us introduce ourselves. We met in grade 5 & Dale soon realised that Rena Mae was set apart from the other girls. At 10 years old God introduced us, first as friends & later in grade 10 we started to realize we wanted to get to know each other in a deeper relationship though dating & eventually getting married Oct 1/1983.

​We both gave our hearts to The Lord at a young age but we reaffirmed our faith in Jesus in a denominational church. Although we met many wonderful church family members it did not feel like home for us. We felt God leading us to a deeper relationship with Him & apart from a denominational structure.

​Over the years we attended several churches & found our home in churches that taught faith in God & His Word. In 1999 after attending a faith focused church in Valleyview, AB we felt called to Calgary Bible Training Center graduating with honors in 2000.

​The call to the north was realized in 2003 at which time we moved to Whitehorse, Yukon.

​Our time in the north has been sharing what we had learned in bible school while working in our various business or management positions in Whitehorse (& briefly in Prince George, BC). When in Prince George, we soon realised it would be a short stay. The Atlin journey began as we moved back from Prince George March 2024. We truly missed the north & were excited to come home! Atlin is such a beautiful location & community to call home.

​To be honest we did not know the extent of the plan of God in coming back to the northwest. God began to reveal His plan during the summer of 2024 & we are excited to take the next step with Him with Atlin Family Church, a new church plant.

​Atlin Family Church is a Christian, non-denominational -faith teaching ministry that is word based. A community where you can feel at home & ask questions without being judged. A place that gives you room to grow & build your personal relationship with Jesus. We believe every human being has a different journey in life & that is OK. What determines your destination is determined by your life choices. Having a personal relationship with Jesus puts you on the path of life! The sooner we find Him the sooner real life begins!

​We believe that we are what God’s Word says that we are. We can have what God’s Word says we can have. We can do what God’s Word says we can do! We are part of The Body of Christ instructed to continue the ministry of Christ with other believers in Atlin. BC & Yukon.


“I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 NLT

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“Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. 17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” Mark 16:15-18 NLT

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12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it! John 14:12-14 NLT

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Atlin Family Church Mission. Atlin Family Church Purpose - Why We Do - What We Do. A local church community, a meeting place to connect with other people, growing in our faith, together and building a strong Christian foundation for our families. To teach the Word of God, the bible in person and online via www.atlinfamilychurch.ca website and social media. Teach how to increase their faith in God and to believe for the promises of God that are available to everyone who is born again and believes God's Word. Help you connect with a real God. Our message is to teach how to live an abundant life through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit and through faith in God’s Word. We believe that church is so much more than a service on the weekend. It’s about connecting with other people, growing in our faith, and building a strong foundation for our families. Please go here to see what we believe & teach from The Word of God. https://www.atlinfamilychurch.ca/about/our-beliefs

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10/04/2026

Prayer is not talking at God—it’s learning to hear Him.

Join us Sunday October 4th at 10 AM PCT for PT 3 of Christian Boot Camp - Listening To God.

If you’ve been stuck in routine religion, wondering why your faith feels stalled or direction feels unclear, Pastor Dale’s teaching on the third part of his Christian Boot Camp series will challenge you to listen differently.

He breaks down why real prayer is a two-way conversation, why babbling and trying to convince God miss the point, and how hearing His voice changes everything about the next step you take.

This episode pulls together the disciplines of faith, prayer, and discernment into a practical path for growing closer to God and walking with more confidence.

You’ll discover:
Why prayer is communication, not performance
How to recognize the difference between talking to God and talking with God
What it means to hear God’s voice through revelation and Scripture
Why the Holy Spirit matters in everyday guidance
How obedience becomes the natural next step after hearing from Him

Pastor Dale also revisits Matthew 6, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Corinthians 14:15, John 10:27, and John 14:23–26 to show how God speaks, leads, and teaches His people today. He connects that teaching to a bigger warning for believers: the world is getting louder, more confusing, and increasingly anti-Christ, which makes learning to recognize God’s voice more urgent than ever.

This is essential teaching if you want more than surface-level Christianity. If you’re hungry for a deeper relationship with God, want clarity for your next season, or need encouragement that He’s still speaking, this episode points the way forward.

Speaker: Pastor Dale McDonald, host of Atlin Family Church Engaged Faith, shares teaching from Atlin, BC on prayer, hearing from God, and the next step in the Christian walk.

Join us Sunday October 4th at 10 AM PCT for PT 3 of Christian Boot Camp - Listening To God.

10/03/2026

Atlin Family Church is cancelling local meeting Sunday October 11.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend.

10/01/2026

But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter,
and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do. Psalm 73:28 NLT

Prayer is not talking at God—it’s learning to hear Him. If you’ve been stuck in routine religion, wondering why your fai...
09/30/2026

Prayer is not talking at God—it’s learning to hear Him.

If you’ve been stuck in routine religion, wondering why your faith feels stalled or direction feels unclear, Pastor Dale’s teaching on the third part of his Christian Boot Camp series will challenge you to listen differently.

He breaks down why real prayer is a two-way conversation, why babbling and trying to convince God miss the point, and how hearing His voice changes everything about the next step you take.

This episode pulls together the disciplines of faith, prayer, and discernment into a practical path for growing closer to God and walking with more confidence.

You’ll discover:
Why prayer is communication, not performance
How to recognize the difference between talking to God and talking with God
What it means to hear God’s voice through revelation and Scripture
Why the Holy Spirit matters in everyday guidance
How obedience becomes the natural next step after hearing from Him

Pastor Dale also revisits Matthew 6, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Corinthians 14:15, John 10:27, and John 14:23–26 to show how God speaks, leads, and teaches His people today. He connects that teaching to a bigger warning for believers: the world is getting louder, more confusing, and increasingly anti-Christ, which makes learning to recognize God’s voice more urgent than ever.

This is essential teaching if you want more than surface-level Christianity. If you’re hungry for a deeper relationship with God, want clarity for your next season, or need encouragement that He’s still speaking, this episode points the way forward.

Speaker: Pastor Dale McDonald, host of Atlin Family Church Engaged Faith, shares teaching from Atlin, BC on prayer, hearing from God, and the next step in the Christian walk.

Join us Sunday October 4th at 10 AM PCT for PT 3 of Christian Boot Camp - Listening To God.

Have You Put God In A Box?Are you looking for answers, but don’t want to be churched?You want to know God with relations...
09/29/2026

Have You Put God In A Box?
Are you looking for answers, but don’t want to be churched?
You want to know God with relationship, not religion!

Dear God, I want to know you more!
I release you from the box I have kept you in.

You are welcome to join us

Atlin Family Church
October Open House events!

Every Sunday at 10 AM PCT & Wednesday 6:30 PM PCT
the entire month of October is open house - all welcome!
204 - 4th Street, Atlin, BC

09/27/2026

Christian Boot Camp PT 2 - Prayer

Prayer changes everything when you stop treating it like a monologue and start treating it like a conversation with God.

In this video Pastor Dale breaks down the second part of his Christian Boot Camp message series and shows why the real breakthrough comes from talking with God, listening for His response, and praying from a place of confidence, not desperation.

Using the boot camp analogy throughout, Dale explains how spiritual discipline trains believers to grow in maturity, develop their gifts, and become effective in what God has called them to do.

He makes prayer simple and direct: it is communication with God, not vain repetition, not babbling, and not trying to convince God to care. It is two-way relationship, guided by Scripture, faith, and the Holy Spirit.

You’ll discover:
• Why prayer is meant to be two-way communication, not talking at God
• How Matthew 6, Ephesians 6, 1 Corinthians 14, Hebrews 4, Hebrews 10, 1 John 5, and Romans 8 reshape the way you pray
• Why praying in the Spirit matters, and how to ask God for interpretation
• How to pray with confidence from right standing, not guilt or fear
• Why strong faith and strong prayer work together to reveal God’s plan for your life
• How to stop overcomplicating prayer and start expecting God to answer

Dale also shares practical, down-to-earth illustrations, from a conversation with a friend over coffee to a child running into a parent’s arms, to show what trust and intimacy with God actually look like.

If you have ever wondered whether God hears you, how to pray more effectively, or how to recognize His voice in the middle of everyday life, this message will encourage you and challenge you.

Essential listening if you want a simpler, deeper, more confident prayer life and a clearer sense of how God leads His people.

09/24/2026

Join us Sunday September 27 at 10 AM PT for the full message on prayer.
If you’ve ever felt like you had to “say it right” for God to hear you, this is for you - drop a 🙏 if that’s been you.
When we pray He already knows what we need, what we want, and what we are carrying.
Prayer isn’t a performance. It’s communication
Speak honestly & listen on purpose.
Trust the response, even if it’s not instant.
That shift changed everything for me.
The goal isn’t talking at God - it’s learning to talk with Him.

09/20/2026
09/20/2026

Christian Boot Camp - PT 1 Faith

Pastor Dale opens a five-part series on the core disciplines of the Christian walk, using a boot camp framework to show why faith is foundational.

This message focuses on faith as the starting point for everything God does through us, and it sets up the next teaching on prayer by showing how the two work together.

Pastor Dale discusses the difference between merely believing God exists and living by active faith, how faith grows through hearing and applying the Word, and why every believer has a unique ministry and assignment.

Key topics

In this episode: why the Christian life needs training, discipline, and repeated basics just like boot camp

Pastor Dale shares the five core elements of Christian discipline:

1) Faith
2) Prayer
3) Hearing God
4) Obedience
5) Righteousness and holy living

Faith is not just intellectual agreement that God exists

James 2 is used to show that faith without action is useless

Hebrews 11:1 is used to define faith as substance and evidence, not wishful thinking

Romans 10:17 is used to explain how faith grows by hearing the Word of Christ

A believer’s faith determines how much they can receive from God and how effectively He can work through them

Faith affects healing, prosperity, direction, and ministry impact

Pastor Dale emphasizes that God gives each believer a unique calling and position in the body of Christ

The message ends by introducing prayer as the next element of Christian discipline

Timestamps

00:00 - Christian Boot Camp and the five core Christian disciplines
02:28 - Why believers need training like soldiers in boot camp
05:39 - Our weapons are spiritual, not worldly
08:13 - Faith without works is useless
10:35 - Faith and prayer work together
21:18 - Faith is foundational to the Christian walk
23:09 - James 2: faith that only believes facts is not enough
28:38 - Hebrews 11:6 and pleasing God through faith
31:53 - Faith is substance, not theory
32:51 - Faith grows by hearing the Word
35:47 - God has a unique purpose and calling for every believer
40:40 - Introducing prayer as the second element of Christian discipline
43:43 - Prayer as communication with God, not a ritual
44:29 - Closing invitation and church meeting times

Notable quotes

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“Faith is foundational to our spiritual walk with God.”

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“Prayer is not talking to God. It's talking with God.”

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“It isn't possible to please God without faith.”

09/19/2026

Are you planning to get married in 2027?
Atlin Family Church & Pastor Dale would love to celebrate & solemnize your wedding vows with you both.
If you are planning a wedding in your future let's get started now. We will need to meet to plan the next steps.
Let me be the first to say congratulations, I look forward to walking with both of you into your future together.

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Atlin, BC
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