Jul 12 2026 Church News

  1. Welcome to our Sunday Sunday The sermons will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at 2:30pm. English Service: 10:00am @ Gym. Cantonese: 8:30 & 11:30am @Sanctuary; Mandarin: 10:00 am @Sanctuary.
  2. Thank you for attending the past Family Chat. The Deacon Board will follow up the suggestions and opinions (online notes or admin board). Contact the Deacon Board if you have something you’d like to share.
  3. 2027-28 Deacon Election The Deacons Nomination Committee announces:
  • 3 vacancies for this term. Now 1 nominee has been confirmed
  • Church members may submit nominations by email or writing to Nomination Committee (deaconnomination@pgmbc.com ) by 7/19 (Sun), but do not contact the nominee. Each nomination should be proposed by 2 members in following with the Guidelines for Deacon Nomination (See “Guideline for Deacon Nomination”). All nominations must be accepted by both the Committee and the nominees before they are listed.
  • 7/26 announce the Final List; 8/2 distribute ballots.
  • 8/30 tally ballots, 9/6 announce results.
Guidelines for Nomination of Deacons

The nominee should be:

1)     PGMBC church members 21 years of age or above may be nominated for election as deacons;

2)     born again, baptized Christian for at least 2 years (I Tim. 3:6) and is a member of our church (Acts 4:23) and familiar with the church;

3)     monogamous, irreproachable in marital relationship and relationships with the opposite sex (I Tim. 3:2);

4)     of good reputation (I Tim. 3:7/Acts 6:3)

a)        Not indulgent in bad habits or committing immoral or illegal acts;

b)        a testimony in his own personal life and family life (I Tim. 3:4);

5)     exercising full responsibility in matters of offering, being an example unto others (Matt. 6:21, I Cor. 16:2);

6)     of high spiritual caliber (Acts 6:3) and understand the doctrinal truth of the Gospel (I Tim. 3:9); attending the major church meetings regularly (Heb. 10:25) and is concerned with the church’s work; willingly co-operating with others in serving the Lord (I Cor. 12:24);

7)     has presided in other duties eg. Committee chairmanship, Sunday School teachers or others evangelistic works of the Gospel and is recognized as a faithful and responsible worker (I Cor. 4:2, I Tim. 3:10).
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  2. The Donors Offering Report 2026.1-6 is available online and announcement board. For enquires, please contact
  3. To support the post-disaster relief efforts of Venezuelan, we will send special support of $3,000 from Mission Fund for the ministries. If you are interested to financially support, contact Joanna for more details.

The estimated daily food cost is from $5 per person. Those who wish may also make a direct donation for disaster relief through the Red Cross website.

  1. Staff News: Pastor Esmond is taking no paid leave from May to August.

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  1. 7/28(Tue.7:30pm)Joint Mission Prayer Meeting Zoom ID: 862 6579 1403 Passcode: 888026. This month we will share the P2C ministry. All are welcome
  2. Give thanks to God for leading the Mexico STM team serving Casa de Luz Ministry and returning home safely.
  3. 9-2027.6 STEM CLUB

Registration starts! Please invite non-church children of Gr. 1-7 to join. Details please see the poster.

  1. New Sermon Series

We are starting a new sermon series as of April 19. We are calling this series Stories from a Roadtrip with Jesus. We are continuing our focus on what it means to step out in faith as followers of Jesus, both as individuals as well as a community of faith. This particular series will take us through what is sometimes referred to as the Travel Narrative in the Gospel of Luke – Luke 9:51 to 19:27. We will be looking in particular at the stories (parables) Jesus told that Luke has recorded in this section to find out how they can apply in a practical way to our lives today

  1. EM In-Person Prayer: Please note there’s no EM prayer meeting until the end of July. We will keep you posted in our EM Prayer Whatsapp group. If you would like to be added to that group please contact Pastor Don
  2. Join us for a volunteer opportunity at Fraser Valley Gleaners (85 Winson Road, Abbotsford, BC) on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve others by helping prepare nutritious soup mix for those in need around the world. Volunteers ages 12 and up are welcome; youth ages 12–18 must be accompanied by at least one parent or guardian. Carpool is available. Please contact Vivian to sign up or if you have any questions.
  3. 8/10-14 (Mon-Fri. 9a-3p) Soccer Day Camp for ages 6-12.

Online registration has begun. For details, please refer to the poster. We encourage you to share the registration information with your non-believer friends to encourage their children to register. We are looking for volunteers in various roles, including coaches, first aiders, videographers, photographers, sign-in and welcome table staff, camp cooks, snack team members, and miscellaneous helpers. To sign up as a volunteer, please contact Pastor Bill at

  1. Appeal for Support – Cuba Hot Meals Project

You are prayerfully invited to support this ministry. Financial gifts can be sent to CCCOWE Canada for Cuba Hot Meals Project

  1. Plan to Protect Training

Annual refresher training is mandatory for all volunteers who serve in children, youth and senior ministries at Pacific Grace who have completed the orientation training in the past. This year, a video link will be sent to all returning volunteers to view. It is expected that all returning volunteers will view the video before the end of July.

  1. Christian CD/DVDs are available to pick up in the foyer. Feel free to pick them up.
  2. Please pray for the sick and their families.