Port Colborne BIC

🇬🇷 Table of Nations – Greece 🇬🇷

Join us for an evening of learning, connection, and delicious food as we continue our Table of Nations summer series at PORT BIC Church!

📅 5pm Friday, July 10 led by Greg and Kim Rock

Together we’ll ✈️ explore the culture, history, and traditions of Greece, followed by a wonderful Greek meal shared around the table.

🍽️ Menu:
• Chicken Souvlaki
• Lemon Potatoes
• Greek Salad
• Pita Bread
• Tzatziki
• Greek Dessert

At PORT BIC Church, we believe that friendships are formed around tables. These evenings are a great opportunity to meet new people, enjoy meaningful conversation, and experience the richness of cultures from around the world.

Please sign up at the Welcome Desk if you would like to attend.

We look forward to sharing this special evening with you!

You belong here🩷
🙏PORT BIC Church – 10641 Highway 3, Port Colborne, Ontario

🔥 Backyard Campfire Night🔥

There’s something special about gathering around a campfire with friends, sharing stories, laughter, and great conversation. We’d love for you to join us!

📅 Friday, June 26
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 At the Vandebeld Home
1379 Killaly St. E.
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5V3

Bring a lawn chair, invite a friend, and come enjoy a relaxed evening together around the fire. There will be plenty of time to connect, build friendships, and enjoy a beautiful summer evening.

Whether you’re new to PORT BIC or have been part of our church family for years, this is a great opportunity to get to know others and enjoy community together.

We can’t wait to see you there! 🔥😊
YOU BELONG HERE🩷
PORT BIC Church
10641 Highway 3, Port Colborne, Ontario

Discovering Codex Vaticanus 📜✨

One of the oldest surviving Greek Bible manuscripts, dating to the 4th century — containing most of the Old & New Testaments. Its pages reveal centuries of history, scribal craft, and the transmission of sacred texts. The codex was written in Greek uncial script on parchment and shows corrections and annotations from multiple scribes, giving rare insight into early textual transmission and editorial practices.

🎶 Worship Night at PORT BIC 🎶

In the busyness of life, we all need moments to pause, reflect, and focus our hearts on God. Join us for an evening of worship as we gather to sing, pray, and seek God’s presence together.

📅 Friday, June 19
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 PORT BIC Church
10641 Highway 3, Port Colborne, Ontario

Whether you attend PORT BIC regularly or are simply looking for a place to connect with God, you are warmly invited. Come as you are and experience an uplifting evening of music, community, and worship.

Invite a friend and join us as we lift our voices together in praise!

You belong here. ❤️

🌞 You’re Invited to PORT BIC Church Today! 🌞

Join us this morning for worship from 10:30–11:30 a.m., followed by Coffee & Refreshments from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

At PORT BIC Church, you’ll find a warm and welcoming community, friendly people, vibrant worship, exciting children’s programming for Nursery through Grade 5, and meaningful, practical teaching from Pastor Ken Holley.

Have you driven by and wondered what happens inside? Maybe you’ve been thinking about visiting a church but haven’t taken that first step. We’d love to meet you! Come as you are and see what we’re all about.

📍 10641 Highway 3, Port Colborne, Ontario

There’s a place for you here.

You belong here.

Hope to see some new faces this morning! ☕❤️🙏

✔️Port BIC Church
10641 hwy 3

🇮🇹 What a wonderful start to our Summer Table of Nations! 🇮🇹

Tonight we gathered around tables for our very first Italian Dinner, and it was an evening to remember.

A huge thank you to Maria Rickman for sharing her time, talents, and authentic Italian cooking with us. Together, we learned how to make homemade noodles, pasta sauce, meatballs, chicken cutlets, fresh salad, and of course, a delicious tiramisu for dessert!

More than the food, it was a joy to connect with people we don’t always get the chance to spend time with on a Sunday morning. We laughed, learned something new, shared stories, and enjoyed a fabulous meal together.

At PORT BIC, we believe that some of the best relationships are built around a table, and this evening was a beautiful reminder of that.

This is just one of the many ways we’re gathering throughout the summer. Next month we’ll be travelling (through food!) to Greece, followed by the Philippines in August.

If you’d like to join us for one of our upcoming Table of Nations dinners, be sure to sign up at the Welcome Desk.

Thank you again, Maria! The evening exceeded all expectations, and we’re so grateful for the way you helped bring our church family together.

❤️ You belong here.
📍 PORT BIC Church
10641 Highway 3, Port Colborne

☀️ Summer is Here! 🌳🍦🎶

As we move into summer, we’re excited for all the beauty, energy, and opportunities this season brings. From sunshine-filled days to meaningful moments together, there is so much to look forward to at PORT BIC Church!

One of the highlights of the summer will be our Kids Camp in July for children entering JK through Grade 5. It’s going to be a week full of fun, friendship, and faith-building adventures. Be sure to register through our website!

There are also plenty of ways to connect throughout the summer:
🍔 Church Picnic
🍽️ Community Dinners
🚶 Walks in the Park
🎵 Worship Nights
🍦 Ice Cream Gatherings
…and so much more!

We would love for you to join us as we celebrate the season together. Check out all the upcoming events and register for camp at PORTBIC.com.

You belong here

Port BIC
10641 Hwy 3

This weeks 🙌🏾 is taken from last weeks sermon, as Pastor Ken referenced Psalm 133.

"How good and how pleasant it is that brothers dwell together."

Hine (or Hinay or Hinei) Ma Tov (Hebrew: הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב) is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts.

We don’t know exactly when David composed this song, but one likely occasion was when David was finally received as king over all the tribes of Israel, ending a terrible season of national division and discord.

“It could date from the crowning of David at Hebron when the leaders of the nation were, for a time at least, of one heart and mind (see 2 Samuel 5:1; 1 Chronicles 12:38-40).” (James Montgomery Boice)

Psalm 133:1-3 (NLT) 1 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! 2 For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe. 3 Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.

https://youtu.be/x0E9_jRtrHc?si=AN3nMXKMjNv0GGEZ

Psalm 133 🎶 HINEH MA TOV 🔴 LIVE at the TOWER of DAVID, Jerusalem - Joshua Aaron | Messianic Worship Hineh Ma Tov (Psalm 133) was performed LIVE at the Tower of David, Jerusalem to commemorate 10 years of music (Joshua Aaron) and celebrate Israel's 70th year...

❤️ Looking Back with Gratitude. Looking Ahead with Hope. ❤️

Recently, we asked: “What is your favourite memory of PORT BIC Church?” The responses were a beautiful reminder that a church is so much more than a building—it’s a family.

We heard stories of baptisms, baby dedications, Pioneer Girls in the church basement, and generations growing up together in faith.

One person shared:
“We were married, my husband was baptized, all three of our children were dedicated, and our daughter was baptized here by Pastor Brian Lofthouse.”

Another remembered being baptized at just 8 years old by Pastor Stickley.

These stories remind us that every generation has helped shape the story of PORT BIC.

As we celebrate these precious memories, we are also excited about what God is doing next.

We are thrilled to welcome Sarah Mack to our staff team. Sarah will be helping us strengthen pathways of discipleship from birth through young adulthood.

The same church that has blessed generations with meaningful memories is continuing to invest in the generations to come.

💙 You belong here
Port BIC Church

Ancient town cursed by Jesus yields a stunning 1,500‑year‑old discovery ✨🔵

12‑year‑old Alon Horowitz found a rare Nicolo gemstone during a community dig at Korazim National Park near the Sea of Galilee — just minutes before the team finished their three‑day excavation. Likely from Roman–Byzantine jewelry, this blue agate dates back at least 1,500 years and is a gorgeous reminder that history still surprises us. 🏺🌊

Korazim — named in Matthew 11 and Luke 10 as one of the towns Jesus rebuked — was a thriving Jewish village from the end of the Second Temple period through the medieval era. 📜🕯️

“Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God. “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.”

Matthew 11:20-22 (NLT)

“What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. Yes, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.”

Luke 10:13-14 (NLT)