Get ready for the coziest night of the year—our Young Adults Christmas Party is happening December 16th, and you’re officially invited! We’re throwing a full-on pyjama party, so pull out your comfiest sweats, flannel pants, or that absurdly festive onesie you definitely bought on sale. We’ll be settling in with hot drinks, Christmas treats, and a showing of The Polar Express to kick off the season the right way.

We’re also doing a Secret Santa gift exchange, and we need everyone to register in advance so we can pair names and make sure no one gets left out. The deadline to register is December 9th! Gifts should be in the $15–$20 range, so keep it fun and thoughtful! Use the Google Form HERE to sign up, then grab a small gift and bring your holiday cheer. It’s going to be fun, nostalgic, and the perfect break from exams and work—don’t miss it! 🎄✨

Questions about Young Adults? Email Graydon.

Join us for a Prayer Ministry Night on Sunday, December 14th at 6:30pm at our Southeast site. This will be a time to lift one another up in prayer before the Father. Come experience hope, healing and God’s presence as we pray together for the needs on our hearts.

You are invited to a morning of connection and prayer. The purpose is to meet for a time to connect with other women from Connors Hill over coffee/tea and to pray for each other and the world around us. It meets one Saturday per month at 10am. Bonnie Schwalfenberg leads this group; please email her for more information and to let her know if you plan to attend an upcoming date. There is no need to commit to every session - come when you can, and feel free to invite a friend!

Our next meeting will be Saturday, December 13th at 10am in Bonnie’s home.

If you attend another site and are looking for ways to connect with other women at your site, you can contact the Church Office.

December 12th, join us from 7-9PM at the Sherwood Park site for an evening set apart to seek God together. We’ll dive deep into our year-long theme of discipleship–what it means, why it matters, and how it shapes our lives and our world. Come ready to learn, refocus, and connect with God and others.

Questions? Talk with Mike, Reg, or Jess.

You are invited to a Christmas Potluck Lunch for our 55+ and Seniors Crowd on Friday, December 12, 2025 from noon-1:30pm. We will gather in Central Baptist Church Connors Hill's gym and enjoy lunch together. Special guests John & Deb Harris will lead us in singing carols, reflections on Christmas, and other music.

Please bring:

• Recommended Dish according to your last name:

  A-K – Main Course

  L-Z – Salad or Dessert

• A friend, neighbour or relative who may need some encouragement and/or community.

• An appetite for food, fellowship and fun.

If you have specific dietary needs such as food allergies, please bring your own meal to enjoy among friends. Please RSVP HERE so we can plan accordingly.

Join us for “A Ladies Country Christmas” on Wednesday, December 10 at 7pm. Come celebrate and enjoy the spirit of Christmas together!

You’re invited to bring a favourite Christmas treat to share - savoury or sweet - and if it’s not a family secret, please bring the recipe as well!

We will also be supported A Safe Place, Sherwood Park’s women’s shelter and outreach. They are currently in great need of new pyjamas for women and children, and we would love to collect donations that evening to help meet that need. Let’s bless them this Christmas!

Don’t forget:

• Your RSVP (click HERE)

• a friend

• a Christmas treat & the recipe (optional)

• a pyjama donation

And if all of that slips your mind but you remember the date, time, and place - still come! We don’t want anyone to miss out.

Tuesday, December 9th, we’re continuing our fall series, Practicing the Way — and this week we’re diving into: Life Together

Session 8 of the Practicing the Way Course zeroes in on a final critical truth: You are meant to follow Jesus in community. Learn how to cultivate a community of depth, vulnerability, and commitment to transformation.

Bring a friend, come hungry (there’ll be snacks!), and get ready for a night of doing life together.

Questions? Talk to Graydon!

Join us on Saturday, December 6th from 10am to 1pm in the foyer at Connors Hill for the Central Art Group. Bring any art or craft project you are working on and share in fellowship as you do art together! Children are also welcome! This group is run by Steph Dalmer and Joy Pedersen. Please email Joy or Steph for more information and for future dates if interested.

This event is hosted at Connors Hill, but is open to all sites. You can also invite a friend!

December 5, get ready for Site Night from 7-9:30PM! Make sure to check the weekly email for where each site will be meeting! We’ll continue our inductive-style Bible study method for this year, as we learn how to read Scripture more closely! Expect games, food, and great community. If you can't make it tonight, don’t worry—join us at the next one!

Questions? Talk with Mike, Reg, or Jess.

Come enjoy connecting over puzzles or a Christmas-themed craft while enjoying deluxe hot chocolate and treats! We will meet in the foyer from 7-9pm on Wednesday, December 3rd. We will also do a cookie swap—bring a dozen, take a dozen!

To help us plan well, please RSVP HERE. We hope you can join us. Feel free to invite a friend!

Hope Mission’s Family Wellness Program and Tegler Youth Centre are conducting a Toy Drive!

The Tegler Youth Centre will hold the 2025 Christmas Shop where parents referred by Tegler can “shop” for Christmas presents for free. To help provide a fun Christmas for these families, we will be collecting toys and other items on Tegler’s Christmas Wish List. Copies of the wish list are available HERE. You can donate starting Sunday, November 9th at all three sites. The last day for donating is Wednesday, December 3.

Tegler has also provided an Amazon wish list to help make purchasing easier for those who like to shop online and provide specific gifts idea for each age group, especially teens and older kids. Purchases don’t need to be made through Amazon. You can either purchase gifts directly from this list or use it as inspiration and buy things elsewhere!

Tuesday, December 2nd, we’re continuing our fall series, Practicing the Way — and this week we’re diving into: Creating a Rule of Life

Transformation is possible, but not inevitable. Join us to learn how to build an intentional plan, or what the early Christians called a “Rule of Life”: a schedule and a set of practices and relational rhythms that create space for us to be with Jesus, become like him, and do as he did.

Bring a friend, come hungry (there’ll be snacks!), and get ready for a night of intentionality in our relationships with Jesus.

Questions? Talk to Graydon!

Bring your Christmas spirit out to our movie night on Sunday, November 30th! We’ll be watching the animated movie “The Star” as a way to welcome in the season of Advent and prepare our hearts for Christmas. Movie starts at 4:45pm. Bring your family and invite a friend, we’ll provide the popcorn and drinks! Hope to see you there!

You are invited to join us for a Christmas-themed Seniors Connection event at our Sherwood Park site on Saturday, Nov. 29th from 10-11:30am. Invite a friend and join us for some Christmas hymns, activities, teaching, and a light brunch.

Geared for anyone 60+, this event is designed to be an opportunity to meet and connect with others in our congregation in some meaningful ways. Please RSVP HERE. We'd love to see you there!

Also, as an OPTIONAL addition to our Nov 29 connection - for all those Christmas bakers getting ready for the cookie season...a cookie exchange! If you'd like to participate, please bring a dozen (or more) cookies for this event.

Come join us for our Jingle Jam Family Christmas Breakfast on Saturday, November 29th from 9 -11:30am at Connors Hill. We will be serving a pancake breakfast with gluten friendly options available. Come for breakfast, a Christmas program, games, crafts and cookie decorating. It’s truly a Christmas celebration big enough for the whole family!

The cost is $30 per family payable in cash at the door or by e-transfer to events@followingtogether.com (specify Jingle Jam in the memo line.) If cost is an issue, let your site Kids Ministry staff member know.

Jingle Jam is for families and kids of all ages, but the program is geared to elementary kids. Doors open at 8:45am, breakfast served at 9:00am. Save time in the morning and bring your kids in their Christmas pyjamas if you like. And this is a great event to invite friends who don’t have a church family of their own.

Registration is now full, but we do have a waitlist available. Click HERE to be added to the waitlist.

World Record Night is coming! Think you’ve got what it takes to break a world record? On November 28th, join us from 7-9PM at the Southeast site for a fun evening where we attempt to crush some ridiculous world records! Bring friends, bring energy, and get ready to make history—one wild record at a time!

Join us for a fun and cozy evening as we gather for Board Games & Ramen Night! We’ll spend the night playing our favourite games, hanging out, and enjoying a variety of ramen noodles together.

If you’d like the address for Nolan’s house, just send Graydon an email at graydon@followingtogether.com and he’ll be happy to share the details.

Come ready for good food, good laughs, and good community—we’d love to have you there!

On behalf of our Missions team, we would like to invite you to an evening to hear an update from Erin Bergman and her new ministry role. We will meet on Monday, November 24th at 7pm in the Fireside Room at our Connors Hill site.

If you get excited about families, education or keeping global workers on the field, come and hear how Erin’s ministry provides supports and leans into providing holistic care to those living and working in Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa and Central Asia. She is excited to share with you all!

Dessert and coffee will be served, so to help us plan well for this event, please RSVP HERE. We hope to see you there!

We are ready to prepare the church for the Christmas season, and you and your family are welcome to pitch in! On Sunday, November 23, we will be decorating the foyer and sanctuary following the 11am service. We’ll be setting up trees, hanging lights, and sharing in Christmas cheer. We would love for you to RSVP so that we have an idea of how many helpers we will have.

We will be bringing in pizza as a lunch option before decorating, or if you prefer to bring your own lunch you are welcome to do that as well! If you would like to join us for pizza, please RSVP HERE. Suggested donation for pizza is $20 for families, $10 for couples, or $5 for individuals.

Men of Sherwood Park!

You are invited to join us for our upcoming Men’s Serve Event — a Saturday morning of community and hands-on work together at our new McDougall site in Edmonton on November 22nd from 8:30am-1pm. We’ll be tackling a number of repairs and demolition projects at that McDougall location — a great opportunity to participate in the support of God's new work at Central, and even more, across our city.

This will be a great morning to serve side-by-side and connect with other men from our site, and to make a real impact on the continued renewal of this great facility which we believe God has directed our church to use for sharing the gospel in new ways.

To help us prepare well for the work on this day, please SIGN UP HERE and take a look at the PROJECT LIST to let us know where you’d like to help!

With questions, please reach out to Grant Wiens.

Note: The McDougall parking lot will be free that morning. Our parking lot is the paid lot that follows the building. There is another paid lot to the north past a small fence. You will need to pay for parking if you park in that lot.

Join us on Friday, November 21 from 7-9pm for an evening of heartfelt worship, prayer, and connection as we gather at McDougall to lift the name of Jesus together. Come expectant for God’s presence and to experience a sense of awe at the goodness of our God!

Everyone is welcome — bring your friends, your family, and your whole heart!

Note: Parking is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 6:30pm. The McDougall parking lot will be free/no cost that night (our parking lot is the paid lot that follows the building. There is another paid lot to the north past a small fence. You will need to pay for parking if you park in that lot.) If our parking lot fills up, there are affordable street parking and a parkade nearby as other options.

We are ready to prepare the church for the Christmas season, and you and your family are welcome to pitch in! On Tuesday, November 20 starting at 7pm, we will be decorating the foyer and sanctuary. We’d appreciate your help fluffing the foliage, detangling the lights, enjoying snacks and cider, and sharing in Christmas cheer.

This event is for the Southeast Site. If you’d like to participate at your site, contact your site pastor or the church office.

If you plan to join us, please RSVP HERE, so we know how many helpers to expect.

This Tuesday, November 18th, we’re continuing our fall series, Practicing the Way — and this week we’re diving into a big one: Healing From Sin.

We all know the weight that sin can carry — guilt, shame, regret. But Jesus offers something better: freedom, forgiveness, and renewal. Come join us as we explore how we can walk in healing and restoration through Him.

Bring a friend, come hungry (there’ll be snacks!), and get ready for a night of honest conversation and hope.

Questions? Talk to Graydon!

On behalf of our Missions team, we would like to invite you to an evening to hear about the work of Jud Stade with Youth with a Mission (YWAM). We will meet on Monday, November 17th at 7pm in the Fireside Room at our Connors Hill site.

Jud's life and ministry with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) is rooted in one clear passion: seeing young people discipled into a life of radical obedience, transformation, and pursuit of Jesus Christ.Through Jud's work with YWAM he gets to walk alongside students, youth pastors, and church teams- creating spaces where Jesus is really encountered, not just talked about. He also gets to help churches and leaders create ministries and aren't just fun or flashy, but that form young people deeply in the ways of Jesus.

Dessert and coffee will be served, so to help us plan well for this event, please RSVP HERE. We hope to see you there!

Join us for a Prayer Ministry Night on Sunday, November 16th at 6:30pm at our Southeast site. This will be a time to lift one another up in prayer before the Father. Come experience hope, healing and God’s presence as we pray together for the needs on our hearts.

Join Pastor Tomas during the 9am service (9:15-10:15) at Connors Hill on October 26, November 2, November 9, and November 16 for Foundations, a course designed to help you learn the basics of following Jesus.

Whether you're new to the faith, coming back to faith after a while, or are just curious what it looks like to walk with Jesus, this 4-week foundation course is meant to help you learn the basics of following Him. Each morning will include a light, continental-style breakfast, teaching, discussion, and a practical 3-week devotional to compliment what you're learning and help you start walking with Jesus. Our hope is that you would attend the 11am service with us as part of the sessions with the people you're meeting at Foundations or with your friends and/or family. If you're worried about coming alone, feel free to invite someone to come with you!

We’ll meet in the Upper Room (size permitting). If registration exceeds 8, we will meet in the Youth Room. We’ll have signs up to direct you!

Please RSVP HERE so we can plan accordingly!

If you are an unmarried adult age 30-43 (if you’re 29 or 44, you’re still invited), join us on Saturday, November 15 at 6:30pm at the Rec Room in South Common (1725 99 St NW). This event will be combined with the group from Hope City Church

We will be meeting in the front lobby of the building at 6:30pm to gather and then break off into groups to go and explore! The cost will be whatever you choose to spend on games and food.  

Updated times: optional food and socializing will now take place after the gaming time. Meet at 6:30 for games, and then stick around at 8pm for food and beverage in the lounge. The restaurant will be pay your own way, but people can still come and hang out even if they don't want to get food.

For more info, please contact Jaclyn at centralsocialclub@followingtogether.com or join our WhatsApp Group.

You are invited to a morning of connection and prayer. The purpose is to meet for a time to connect with other women from Connors Hill over coffee/tea and to pray for each other and the world around us. It meets one Saturday per month at 10am. Bonnie Schwalfenberg leads this group; please email her for more information and to let her know if you plan to attend an upcoming date. There is no need to commit to every session - come when you can, and feel free to invite a friend!

Our next meeting will be Saturday, November 15th at 10am in Bonnie’s home.

If you attend another site and are looking for ways to connect with other women at your site, you can contact the Church Office.

Join us on Saturday, November 15th from 10am to 1pm in the foyer at Connors Hill for the Central Art Group. Bring any art or craft project you are working on and share in fellowship as you do art together! Children are also welcome! This group is run by Steph Dalmer and Joy Pedersen. Please email Joy or Steph for more information and for future dates if interested.

This event is hosted at Connors Hill, but is open to all sites. You can also invite a friend!