Freedom Church of Windsor

08/19/2026

Friends, we are forever grateful for the love, support, prayers and messages. Everyone made it out safe and are in good spirits as they all wait to return to their home in the next few days God willing. God bless you all

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08/03/2026

Greetings, my friends. I just wanted to remind everyone that this upcoming Sunday we are participating in the Pride Parade. With that being said, there will not be a service @11 AM. Hope to see you there as we support our 2SLGBTQIA+ family and friends.

07/18/2026

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07/16/2026

Hello friends.
It comes with sadness that the Freedom Family reports the passing of our dearest worship leader Julie who has gone to be with our Lord and Saviour yesterday evening. We are asking that you all please keep Julies’s family in your prayers at this time.

Julie will be remembered by many with her beautiful voice in leading us in worship, sharing funny jokes and her beautiful laugh that could bring a crowd into joining her laughter. Julie loved it when her children would join her singing and praising God on Sunday’s to the point that the church would feel the Holy Spirit and join along.

07/07/2026

This Sunday, we're excited to welcome Rev. Joe Livingston from MCC as our special guest! Rev. Joe will be sharing a powerful and encouraging message from Matthew 13:18–23, the Parable of the Sower, reminding us how God's Word takes root in our hearts and transforms our lives when we are ready to receive it. Join us for a morning of authentic worship, genuine community, and a timely message that will challenge, inspire, and encourage your faith. Let's give Rev. Joe a warm welcome this Sunday @11:00 AM located at 2180 Howard Ave. Windsor.

07/02/2026

***Update***

Please pass this message off to others that are attending this Sunday.

With the weather and humidity being at the high levels that they are, we have decided to postpone our service outdoors for the safety of everyone. We will be having service at our regular time (11AM) at the church located at 2180 Howard Ave. Hope to see you all there.

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s and Father’s at heart Day. Today we celebrate with you for your heard work, love, dedication to your love ones.

As we spend time with our earthly fathers let us not forget to devote time to our Heavenly Father who provides us the ultimate gift “Christ” who is the sacrifice for each of us.

06/08/2026

We are excited to announce that the Rev. Awit Marcelino has accepted an appointment as our interim national youth and young adult pastor for the next year.

Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que la révérende Awit Marcelino a accepté le poste de pasteure nationale pour la jeunesse et les jeunes adultes par interim pour l'année à venir.

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In this role Pastor Awit will work with her national church colleagues, the national executive, our congregations, chaplaincies, and camps, and most importantly, the youth and young adults themselves to assess needs, envision possibilities, and build programming for our next year and the future beyond. We are passionate about continuing youth and young adult ministry *beyond* that year, but are using this time to learn, experiment, and plan what that will look like. Pastor Awit has accepted this as a half-time position and is continuing her service as the minister at St. Thomas Christian Church.

Pastor Awit is a second-generation Filipino-Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and a third-generation Disciple. She has a B.A. from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. In 2022, she was ordained in her home congregation of Broadway Disciples United Church in Winnipeg.

As a youth and young adult, she was involved in youth and young adult ministry at her local church and at Encounter. She volunteered as a Disciples and Canadian representative on ecumenical women's boards. She is a facilitator for the National Benevolent Association Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)'s Peer Learning & Wellness Group for Asian and Pacific Islander young adults. She is also the treasurer for the College of Churches of Christ in Canada. She lives in London, Ontario, with her partner.

She brings to this position a lifetime of intercultural, international, and ecumenical experience that will build bridges within and beyond our diverse church.

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Dans ce rôle, la pasteure Awit travaillera avec ses collègues de l’Église nationale; le comité exécutif national et; nos paroisses, aumôneries et camps; et surtout, avec les jeunes elles- et eux-mêmes afin d'évaluer les besoins, d'envisager les possibilités et de concevoir des programmes pour l'année prochaine et les suivantes. Nous avons à cœur de poursuivre le ministère auprès des jeunes et des jeunes adultes au-delà de cette année, mais nous profitons de cette période pour apprendre, expérimenter et planifier ce que cela impliquera. La pasteure Awit a accepté ce poste à mi-temps et continue d'exercer son ministère à l'Église chrétienne St-Thomas en Ontario.

La pasteure Awit est une Philippine-Canadienne de deuxième génération, originaire de Winnipeg (Manitoba) et disciple de troisième génération. Elle est titulaire d'un bacc de l'Université du Manitoba et d'une maîtrise en théologie du séminaire Emmanuel à l'Université de Toronto. En 2022, elle a été ordonnée au sein de sa paroisse, l'Église Unie-Disciples Broadway à Winnipeg.

Dans sa jeunesse, elle s'est impliquée dans les activités auprès des jeunes de son église locale et de l'organisation Encounter. Elle a été bénévole comme représentante des Disciples et du Canada au sein de conseils œcuméniques de femmes. Elle anime le groupe d'apprentissage et de bien-être par les pairs de la National Benevolent Association, destiné aux jeunes adultes asiatiques et insulaires du Pacifique. Elle est également trésorière du Collège des Églises du Christ au Canada. Elle vit à London (Ontario) avec son conjoint.

Elle apporte à ce poste une vie entière d'expérience interculturelle, internationale et œcuménique. Elle a les outils de jeter des ponts au sein et au-delà de notre église diverse.

05/20/2026

Pastors and seminarians! Immediately following the All-Canada Convention you are invited to our clergy retreat from supper on Sunday August 23rd until lunch on Tuesday August 25th.

Please RSVP to [email protected].

Meals and retreat are free. We ask congregations to support their pastor's travel and lodging to attend this important event.

Drinking Deep: Exploring the Cups of Scripture and Our Lives

As Disciples, the cup is central to our identity. In our weekly worship, we partake of communion, sharing the bread and cup. The chalice is our identifying symbol, a visible reminder of communion, hospitality, sacrifice, and grace. Yet the image of the cup extends far beyond the communion table. Throughout scripture, cups appear again and again as powerful metaphors for the human and divine experience. A cup may represent blessing or suffering, abundance or emptiness, judgment or salvation. It can symbolize what we receive, what we offer, what we cling to, and what we are called to release. A cup can be full or empty. It can be shared or withheld. It can be bitter or sweet. It can be overflowing or shattered. In this retreat, we will explore the many cups found in scripture and in our own lives. Together we will reflect on the cups we carry, the cups we are offered, and the cup Christ places before us — inviting us into deeper faith, compassion, courage, and community.

Rev. Rachel Frey
I am a seeker on a spiritual journey who feels called to accompany others on their own spiritual journeys. Based in Edmonton, AB, I currently live out this calling as a spiritual companion, having earned a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction from St. Catherine University in 2025, and as a casual chaplain serving in hospice and long-term care settings. My previous ministry experience also includes serving as a corporate chaplain, pastor, and community facilitator and organizer. My particular passions in spiritual accompaniment include vocational discernment, burnout prevention and recovery, sacred rest, soul care for activists, creativity and spirituality, and embodied spiritual practice.

I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this retreat for my Disciples colleagues, and I hope you will find the experience meaningful, enriching, and nourishing for the journey.

05/20/2026

Today we host delegates from many Christian denominations across Canada as the general board of The Canadian Council of Churches/Le Conseil canadien des Églises meets at Broadway Disciples United Church, our shared ministry with The United Church of Canada, in Winnipeg.

Aujourd'hui nous accueillons les représentant(e)s des plusieurs confessions chrétiennes canadiennes lors du conseil général du Conseil canadien des Églises à l'Église unie-disciples Broadway, notre paroisse partagée avec L'Église Unie du Canada, à Winnipeg.