Ekklesia College Fellowship

We moved to a new home, sojourned to the Sunshine Coast for a retreat, celebrated Christmas with a progressive dinner, and launched a new servant team! After years of meeting on campus and in other churches, Isobel Austin offered her basement suite. Since meeting there, Ekklesia has felt intimate and become a place of rest. During our Wednesday nights, we share food, our lives, and study Mark’s gospel. Lorna Ashworth and I led the students in the Bible studies.

In addition to our weekly meetings, we also went on a retreat to the Sunshine Coast. Once again, the St. John’s congregation blessed us; this time it was Craig Mitton who lent us his place. Our theme was “Encountering Jesus,” and we looked at several passages in the Gospel of John. We spent Saturday night sharing and praying for one another, and as several students mentioned to me later, it was a very rich time to build friendships, feel a sense of belonging in Christ, and grow in scripture. Wrapping up the year with a progressive Christmas party was great fun! Three different Ekklesians hosted, and at each house we had a different course: appetizers, dinner, and dessert.

Looking forward to this spring, we’re doing another retreat; this time the theme will be “following Jesus,” and we’ll look at sections of the Sermon on the Mount. We’re also launching a servant team. The vision for this team is to see Ekklesians grow in grace. Once a month we’ll gather to pray for the Ekklesia, equip one another for a life of discipleship, and plan for future events (i.e. worship nights, retreats, social events etc). Please partner with us by praying for our Weekly Gatherings, upcoming retreat, and this new servant team.

- Willie Shain-Ross