Atlantic Connexion

Jun 10, 2025 | Atlantic Connexion

Deep Water-Woodlawn Third Preview Service

Exciting days of preparation for a new Kingdom location continue under Nathan Maskery (Deep Water). About 95 gathered this Sunday evening for the third preview service at Deep Water – Woodlawn in Dartmouth, NS. Plans are well underway for a fall launch of weekly services – stay tuned!

Pastoral Staff Updates: A variety of changes have occured recently…

  • Aaron Bartlett is concluding service as Worship Pastor at Tidal-Moncton – we wish he and Heather God’s very best in their next chapter of ministry!
  • Austinn Buckley has joined the staff at New Hope Wesleyan (Scott Prime) as Discipleship Pastor.
  • Laura d’Entremont is has also joined the New Hope Wesleyan (Scott Prime) team as Director of Children’s Ministries.
  • James Murphy will be serving Woods Harbour Wesleyan as part-time Interim Pastor in the continued strategic partnership with Yarmouth Wesleyan (AJ Plaizier) while he continues as part-time worship pastor at Coastal.


Another effective event of community connection occurred this Saturday as Amherst Wesleyan (Evan Oxner) hosted its annual Big Give! Approximately 300-400 engaged this opportunity offered by the Amherst Wesleyan family as “shoppers” of all ages enjoyed this free day of blessing!


Beulah Family Camp 2025

All are invited to attend Beulah Family Camp 2025 where we will gather for renewal, revival, and recreation. This year’s theme, Disciple Where You Go! will equip us as disciples who make disciples in our homes, communities, schools, and workplaces. Celebrate with us through passionate worship, Spirit-led teaching, family-friendly activities, and food that will keep you coming back for more!
  • PLAN NOW to attend! CLICK HERE for the schedule, lodging, activities, and meal options.
Beulah Family Camp exists because of you –
We’re looking forward to seeing you there!


An Exciting Season of Transitioin

CLICK HERE to read all about the $1 million scholarship endowment from Joyce and Esly Holmes gifted this spring as President Steve & Eileen Lennox conclude a decade of faithful leadership @ Kingswood University.

  • Dr. & Mrs. Ricky & Cheryl Christman have arrived in New Brunswick! KU’s President-Elect will formally begin his service in July. CLICK HERE for the Spring Edition of Kingswood’s Ablaze to read more about our new leader, his family, and his vast experience in Christian Higher Education.


THANK YOU for Joining In!

CLICK HERE to soak in a sweet hour of prayer across North America as our General Superintendent guided us Sunday evening in celebration of Pentecost Sunday.

GS Wayne Schmidt shared, “Wesleyan family, thank you for participating in TOGETHER with us as we prayerfully invite another Pentecost moment and an unleashing of the Holy Spirit upon us. May we, together, continue this movement of prayer into the coming months, seeking unity, fulfillment and equipment from the Holy Spirit as an Unleashed Kingdom Force.”


Looking for some pure gold in getting organized for your next Missions Trip? CLICK HERE to access all the resources of Global Partners Short-Term Teams.

  • CLICK HERE to access our GP Atlantic Mission Team opportunities. More information will be provided at District Conference and Beulah Family Camp regarding next year’s teams to Bangladesh & Egypt.

So many opportunities for Kingdom interdepence exist within our Global Wesleyan family. CLICK HERE to check out our the new Africa Wesleyan Universityin Zambia. CLICK HERE for their most recent Newsletter Update.


CLICK HERE to Register Your Children/Youth Workers


Atlantic DBMD Executive

A HUGE tip of the hat to DBMD Chair Dale MacDonald (Woodstock Wesleyan) for his tireless and long-standing leadership of our process to raise and release those called to credentialed ministry. It is a joy to serve alongside those who serve on our District Board of Ministerial Development. There has never been a more important season in our history to serve with diligence in this task.
  • This week the DBMD Executive convened for our final business in preparation for District Conference. What a team – we are well served as a district family and well served by our DBMD leadership!


CLICK HERE for Resources & Inspiration

  • Teachable humility is the gateway to most everything good in an ideal team. (David Drury)
  • We should always take advantage of God’s grace, but we should never take advantage of God’s grace. (Jeff Hoyt)
  • We’re a team that is an ecosystem. We’re very dependent on the collective ingredients for the whole team to function at its best. When we’re without guys that don’t appear to be stars but they’re important in support roles, then we struggle. (Rick Carlisle)


SAVE THE DATES – CLICK HERE for More Details


Marketplace Discipleship Conference

Plan now to attend the Marketplace Disciple Maker Conference from Monday evening (July 7th) to Wednesday morning (July 9th) during Beulah Family Camp 2025. This transformative event will guide pastors and lay leaders through a practical process to equip lay leaders for effective disciple-making within our local contexts. This is a free event hosted by the Atlantic District of The Wesleyan Church. Registration is required for the Tuesday afternoon and the Meet ‘n’ Mingle Networking Sessions on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
  • CLICK HERE for Registration
  • CLICK HERE to Download Poster (church newsletter and/or bulletin board)
  • Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to mobilize the lay leaders in your church family for disciple-making in the “Judea” – Near Quadrant of our Acts 1:8 mandate. Who is coming with you to be commissioned and unleashed?
Steve DeNeff, Jeff Clark, Ryan Ott, & Trent Dailey will be working alongside our own Executive Director Tami Mutch-Ketch to provide leadership for the 48-hour embedded Marketplace Discipleship Conference during Beulah Family Camp. CLICK HERE for all the details. This is all about unleashing lay leaders to take spiritual responsibility for one space outside the walls of the church for making disciples.

We have received a few questions regarding this embedded event – here are a few helpful points of clarification:

  • Registration is optional (and free) and is intended for those who are planning to engage in the events not included in the four regular camp services.
  • The four services during this event (Monday supper – Wednesday lunch) will still be open camp worship times (with slight variations) per normal, but the theme of these services will narrow in the “Disciple Where You Go” to people being disciple-makers in their influence outside the walls of the church.
  • There is no charge for this value-add item, there will be some optional events between the services for those who are coming specifically for this event.
Steve DeNeff will be arriving on Saturday and also preaching in both services on the first Sunday in keeping with our usual camp experience.

CLICK HERE to check out Follow the Call
A helpful Wesleyan resource to disciple believers in processing a call to ministry.


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