ALPHA @ KGF

Starting Monday April 8^th

6pm – 8:15pm in the Fireside Room

The Alpha course is your opportunity to explore the Christian faith. No question is too simple, too tough or too out there. Try us.

Over 7 weeks, you can expect relevant topics, relatable hosts, and a relaxed environment. Each session begins with a simple meal, providing an opportunity to get to know others in a casual setting. This is followed by a short talk, which examines a different aspect of the Christian faith, then open discussion.

Interested?  Let us know by dropping an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Find out more on the ALPHA Canada Website here:

Come all who are hungry and thirsty for Christ and his Word.

Pastor Monty Scott will be teaching chapter and verse through the dynamic book of Philippians from the New Testament.

This group will also serve as a potential core gathering for EPIC city church plant.

All are welcome!

• Great coffee
• Rich fellowship
• Childcare provided

Starting in April, every Thursday night 6:30-8:30 @ 1910 Windsor Rd. (Everden Rust) right behind MTF on Spall.

To sign up, or for more info contact Monty Scott, 250 470 8220 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

As a father of three children, aged seven and under, I love the lessons I learn by seeing life through my kids’ eyes. Such was the case when our whole family recently sat down to watch C.S. Lewis’ brilliant book The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe come to life in movie form.

In the story, the majestic and powerful lion Aslan – who represents Jesus – lays down his life in place of sinful humans. I didn’t realize how much of an impact it was having on my kids until the resurrected Aslan came walking down the beach after conquering death and the evil one. My youngest son, not quite four, unable to contain himself, yelled in joyful surprise, “He’s not dead anymore!”

His words hit me with a freshness and power that took my breath away. If there’s one thing Nate will take from the movie, I hope it’s that: he’s not dead anymore!

New Life

As we celebrate Easter, I know much attention will be placed on the cross and crucifixion of Jesus. And rightly so, because the cross is vitally important to our faith.

But often we overlook, minimize, or even ignore the resurrection, the rest of the story.

Many of you know that we partner every October / November with Samaritan's Purse and Operation Christmas Child. . . just got the good news of how many total boxes were raised in Canada in 2012.  

Thank you for helping Operation Christmas Child collect 662,312 shoe boxes for hurting children this year!  KGF brought in over 500 boxes.  

In addition to distributing shoe box gifts with the help of our partners, over the last year we were able to:

Enroll 133,079 children in discipleship classes and were blessed to celebrate the graduation of 80,810 young students who had completed the discipleship classes.

Meet key needs of children and their families in a number of communities with projects that provided access to clean water, food/nutritional support, and medical assistance.

We are quickly approaching Easter, and are so excited for this opportunity to make Jesus known in our community.   

The truth is people who don’t normally go to church are most open two times a year. The first is Christmas, and that’s why we moved our Christmas Eve services to the Kelowna Community Theatre this past December.   It was exciting to see 900 people join us, something we just couldn’t do here at KGF.

And the second time is Easter. This past Easter our two services were packed, which was beautiful.  It was a beautiful.  But we believe God has more for us this year.  So we are doing a couple things.

First, we are opening up a third Easter Sunday service.  8:30am, 10:00am, and 11:30am.  This opens up an extra 400 seats, so now we have room for you to invite your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors.   These are geared specifically for you to bring your non-Churched friends, and we promise it will be a fantastic one hour celebration of the risen Jesus Christ.

Second, we are giving you these invitation cards.  They are not for you.  They are for you to hand out to others.  You can grab them from the Info Desk or Front Office.  Please take these and prayerfully hand them out to people need to hear about the hope and new life in Jesus.

Tech Ministries Director

KGF is receiving resumes for the position of Tech Ministries Director (10 hours / week)

This individual will provide overall leadership for the technical ministry of KGF.  He / she will facilitate the development and organization of an effective tech ministry team that encompasses the whole church family, including children, youth, young adults, adults & seniors.  He / she will also serve as the team leader of the volunteer staff who work in these areas. 

The Tech Ministries Director should exhibit strong aptitude in technical ministries, including, but not limited to; sound, media, video, lights, websites, and computers. 

A full job description is available here:

Resumes can be submitted by March 31, 2013, either emailed or dropped off to our front office ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) 

Questions?  Talk to Pastor Rolly ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) or our Human Resources Board member, Nancy Tordiffe ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) 

by Monty M. Scott

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” for it is not wise to ask such questions. Ecclesiates 7:10 NIV

All of us experience things that remind us of the past and give us a sense of nostalgia. Looking back on the past with longing is part of our human condition. We often have distorted memories though, only thinking of what was good and better, rather than the real struggles and challenges that also accompanied those happy times. 

            The scripture warns us not to live in the past, or to long for the “good old days.” This type of fantasy thinking brings a sense of discontent with the present and can keep us from fulfilling all that God has for us today.

            We can’t go back, but we can live with great hope and enjoy each passing moment as we move toward our final destination with Christ.

by Monty M. Scott This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.  Colossians 4:2 NIV

         The scripture is full of instructions and teaching on prayer. We know that as believers, prayer is not an option but a necessity. Our ongoing communication and communion with God is essential to our spiritual growth and everyday life.

          In this verse, the Apostle Paul encourages us to be devoted and strong in our prayers, with the

posture of being watchful, or “on the lookout.”

        Thanksgiving is something we routinely do in prayer, but this idea of having our eyes open to the potential dangers looming, and the reality of spiritual battles being fought, needs to always be on our radar as we pray.

          Let’s be people who pray with intention and awareness of the spiritual terrain in our midst, always giving thanks to the One who has found us.

Men’s Weekend at Gardom Lake Lodge

March 22-24

Join us for a weekend

-        get to know each other

-        get to know how to be guided by the Spirit.

We are pleased to offer a new method of giving at KGF.  Many of you have been asking about Pre-Authorized Giving, and we now have the pieces in place to make that happen.  

You can download the required form here, fill it in, and return it, along with a void check, to KGF. 

In this short video, I interview Amy Wiersma who explains how you can now sign up for Pre-Authorized Giving.

Questions?  Contact Amy, 250-763-6553 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.