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Wycliffe, PAOC sign partnership agreement

Mississauga, ON – Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) will formally work together to help start Bible translation in languages that need it by 2025.

To that end, Wycliffe Canada’s Executive Director Dave Ohlson signed a partnership agreement with Dr. William Morrow, PAOC General Superintendent, and Murray Cornelius, PAOC Assistant Superintendent, International Missions, at the PAOC’s Mississauga, ON, head office this past March.

"Being able to partner with the largest evangelical denomination in Canada, where we find PAOC directly engaged in the Bible translation movement," said Ohlson, "is from our perspective one of the most exciting partnership agreements that Wycliffe Canada has made in recent history."

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Christian bookstores closing
by Doris Fleck

Christian Publications is closing up shop while the going’s still good. Faced with skyrocketing lease rates and a dramatically changing marketplace, the four-store Christian retail chain, headquartered in Calgary, has chosen to go out on a positive note.

“We can choose to exit honorably,” said general manager, Larry Thiessen. “Let’s celebrate three decades of good work, celebrate our staff, honor our vendors
and go out saying it’s been a great time rather than risk being forced to the sidelines.”

In the last five years, Christian retailers across Canada have been struggling to stay afloat. Once the only provider of Christian books, music and curriculum, they are now being undercut by national bookstore chains, big-box department stores, wholesale clubs and the advent of convenient and affordable online shopping.

Ironically, bestselling Christian books like The Prayer of Jabez, Left Behind and The Purpose Driven Life ended up doing major damage to the Christian retailer.
 

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