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Article: Linking mission to multiculturalism: pickering responds to diverse communities.(presbytery profile)
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- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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The Presbytery of Pickering has figured out a recipe for growth: take a strong devotion to mission, add a generous willingness to adapt to change, and sprinkle with multiculturalism. Mix well.
Although formed only 16 years ago, the presbytery located just east of the city is doing well. In fact, its very creation is a story about growth--created out of the Presbytery of East Toronto to accommodate a rising population in the city's outlying areas. Between 2002 and 2003, the presbytery actually gained 169 adherents (although losing 58 members off the communicant roll). The growth of the geographic area plays a role in this increase. However, the commitment to ...