Southwest Community Church

04/07/2026

Coming to Kamloops, May 13th - and this event will go to support The Mustard Seed!

04/05/2026

Happy Easter and welcome to this season of JOY! Christ is risen!

04/02/2026

If you're looking for an opportunity to participate in a Good Friday or Easter service, both of ours are at 10:15am and you're most welcome to join us!

Good Friday will be a quiet service based around an interactive reading of John 18-19 with music and prayers interspersed.

Easter Sunday we will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus - one of our traditions is to add flowers to a cross, making a community art project during our worship service. The kids will be invited to participate in a special Easter craft activity and Pastor Andrea will preach on John 20 - where Mary encounters the risen Jesus.

03/30/2026

Did you know that Southwest is hosting regular Canadian Blood Services events? Plan your donation now!

03/19/2026

Come join us!

Mend in Kamloops April 15, 2026, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Chief Louis Centre Assembly Room 345 Chief Alex Thomas Way, Kamloops, BC Join us to hear about the new book, Mend: An Invitation from Jesus to Return to Land-based Repair , by Jodi Spargur. Featuring:

03/19/2026

We were so glad to be part of this collaboration!

Thanks to Hills of Peace Lutheran for hosting the World Day of Prayer. Thanks to our own Charlene and Marion for their leadership in the service!

03/02/2026

If you're not sure how to pray, here is an updated set of requests from our partners in the region.

PRAY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Over the past 72 hours, the war in Iran and the widening regional conflict have brought heightened uncertainty and fear to our staff, partners, and communities across the Middle East. We ask you to pray with us for God’s mercy, peace, and protection over the peoples of this region. Pray that violence would be restrained, innocent lives protected, and anxious hearts calmed. Pray especially for the local church - that believers would stand firm in faith and embody the peace of Christ. May Christians serve as instruments for reconciliation and hope amid rising tension.

At this time, our Global Staff in Lebanon are safe. Please continue to pray for:
Elie and Mireille Haddad • Rabih Wazir • Evangeline Hammond • Emad and Almess Botros

Please pray for our partners in the region:
- Thimar-LSESD (Lebanon)
- Arab Baptist Theological Seminary – ABTS (Lebanon) and its students and alumni across the MENA region
- Middle East Revive & Thrive – MERATH (Lebanon)
- Nazareth Evangelical College – NEC (Israel) and its students and alumni across the MENA region
- Shepherd Society (Palestine)

Specific prayer requests:
- Lift up the students, staff, and faculty of Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) and Nazareth Evangelical College (NEC, Israel). Pray for their physical safety, emotional resilience, and spiritual steadfastness.
- Pray for the staff and families of Thimar and MERATH, who continue to serve on the front lines, supporting the poor, the displaced, and those most affected by violence.
- Remember the Christian leaders who were gathered in Dubai - many from our partner organizations across the MENA region - when strikes and missile interceptions began. Pray for those now stranded due to closed airspace and cancelled flights, uncertain when they will be able to return home.

Last week, during the Living Stones webinar, Yohanna Katanacho, Academic Dean of Nazareth Evangelical College, shared a poem he had written. May his words become our shared prayer in this demanding and painful season:

This is a season of weeping and mourning, but it is not void of hope.
Our tears are the bridge between brutality and humanity.
Our tears are the salty gates for seeing a different reality.
Our tears are facing soulless nations and a parched mentality.
Our tears are the dam preventing rivers of animosity.
For the sake of the mourning men, cry with us to reflect your amity.
For the sake of the poor children, cry with us demanding sanity.
For the sake of lamenting mothers, refuse violence and stupidity.
Love your enemies and cry with them is the advice of divinity.
Blessing those who curse is the path to genuine spirituality.
Pouring tears of mercy and compassion is true piety.
Pray with tears, for the sake of spreading equity.
Followers of Jesus: crying is now our responsibility.
But don’t cry for your friends only - cry also for your enemy.

03/01/2026

The Southwest Striders walked again! Team photo, our team captain Kevin receiving the plaque for the top team once again, and our own Reign who is the top fundraiser for the entire Kamloops event! Still time to donate: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=1041470

02/23/2026

Our team just added 7 new members! Welcome Gord & Bonita and The Bowdler Family! We've hit our team goal of $5000 but there are many Striders who haven't yet made their personal fundraising goal yet! https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=1041470