Who We Are ...
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The Good News in the Morning current preachers: Contact: Past chairpeople Internet |
Rev. George Sinclair, Church of the Messiah, Ottawa Rev. Brian Wilkie, St. Paul's United Church, Aylmer Rev. Devin Hunt, Eternal Hope Anglican Church, Carleton Place Rev. Brent Russett, Asbury Free Methodist Church, Perth. Tony Copple [email protected] Rev. Dr Allen Churchill, R.I.P. Alma Carter Churchill Tony Copple Rev Dave Kemp Tony Copple |
It is their privilege to continue to serve the Lord as He leads and guides. |
Board photograph - not all present
Historic photograph of our board, now disbanded. All board members were volunteers who desired to take the Good News of salvation to people in Eastern Ontario, Canada and across the world.
About our founder.
The Rev. Dr. Allen D. Churchill. the founder of Good News Christian Ministries, was a pastor and teacher in The United Church of Canada for fifty years. He was a native of Perth, Ontario, and served in the R.C.M.P. for five years before receiving his call to the Christian ministry. Dr. Churchill was a graduate of the university of Toronto, of the University of Western Ontario, and of Oxford University in England where he qualified for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He was an author of two books, numerous published articles, and contributed a major essay to an anthology on the Holy Trinity, which was published in 2002.
Dr. Churchill began serving the church in Western Canada, was later the senior minister of St. Andrew's United Church in Chatham, Ontario for eight years, St. Giles United Church in Hamilton for five years, and retired in 2000 after sixteen years as senior minister of Dominion-Chalmers United Church in Ottawa. He was a noted speaker and continuously in demand.
Dr. Churchill chaired the local committee for the Billy Graham Mission of 1998 in the national capital region. During Holy Week 2004, he spoke twice daily for Mission Ottawa/Outaouais, an organization that evolved from local churches and pastors coming together in preparation for the 1998 Crusade.
Dr. Churchill was the founder and dean of The Ottawa Summer School of Biblical and Theological Studies, which offered sound theological continuing education for ministers and lay persons of all denominations for many years.
Dr. Churchill co-chaired the 2001 Ottawa Alpha Conference, with Bishop Peter Coffin. In the run up to the conference he shared his thoughts about the Alpha course with Tony Copple for a radio interview. Listen now.
Since 1999 Dr. Churchill broadcast on CFRA radio (580 AM) Ottawa each Sunday morning, and from 2010 to 2012 partnering with Rev. Don Crisp, on his programme "GOOD NEWS IN THE MORNING" now with some 7,000 listeners. In 2012 Don died of cancer, at which point four preachers from local churches joined us to continue the ministry.
Dr. Churchill had three grown children, and following the death of his first wife, Helen, married Alma Carter, a professional musician from Chatham, Ontario. After pastoring the Bathurst charge (Calvin and Althorpe United Churches) for eight years, Allen retired in June, 2011. They lived in Rideau Ferry, Ontario.
Dr. Churchill died from Parkinson's disease 16 December 2017 in a Perth retirement home. A service of thanksgiving for his life was held at 11 am on Saturday 6 January 2018 at the Free Methodist Church in Smiths Falls. See service sheet.
Dr. Churchill began serving the church in Western Canada, was later the senior minister of St. Andrew's United Church in Chatham, Ontario for eight years, St. Giles United Church in Hamilton for five years, and retired in 2000 after sixteen years as senior minister of Dominion-Chalmers United Church in Ottawa. He was a noted speaker and continuously in demand.
Dr. Churchill chaired the local committee for the Billy Graham Mission of 1998 in the national capital region. During Holy Week 2004, he spoke twice daily for Mission Ottawa/Outaouais, an organization that evolved from local churches and pastors coming together in preparation for the 1998 Crusade.
Dr. Churchill was the founder and dean of The Ottawa Summer School of Biblical and Theological Studies, which offered sound theological continuing education for ministers and lay persons of all denominations for many years.
Dr. Churchill co-chaired the 2001 Ottawa Alpha Conference, with Bishop Peter Coffin. In the run up to the conference he shared his thoughts about the Alpha course with Tony Copple for a radio interview. Listen now.
Since 1999 Dr. Churchill broadcast on CFRA radio (580 AM) Ottawa each Sunday morning, and from 2010 to 2012 partnering with Rev. Don Crisp, on his programme "GOOD NEWS IN THE MORNING" now with some 7,000 listeners. In 2012 Don died of cancer, at which point four preachers from local churches joined us to continue the ministry.
Dr. Churchill had three grown children, and following the death of his first wife, Helen, married Alma Carter, a professional musician from Chatham, Ontario. After pastoring the Bathurst charge (Calvin and Althorpe United Churches) for eight years, Allen retired in June, 2011. They lived in Rideau Ferry, Ontario.
Dr. Churchill died from Parkinson's disease 16 December 2017 in a Perth retirement home. A service of thanksgiving for his life was held at 11 am on Saturday 6 January 2018 at the Free Methodist Church in Smiths Falls. See service sheet.
