What's On Fire at IHCBC? by SARAH PACIO, with input from Bill Glasspell and Darlene Toews


The Indian Head Community Bible Church (IHCBC) celebrated a milestone this year, which would not have been possible without the help received from


Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (FEBC) and its members. The church completed its mortgage payments and now fully owns its building! The church is located in the heart of the town of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, which lies about 69 kilometers east of Regina on the Trans-Canada Highway.


God closed the door on one property but opened it


for a former grocery store. The building was purchased in 2005 for $135,000. The congregation had built up a reserve fund and earned an additional $11,000 from the sale of coolers, shelving, and other equipment left in the building. FEBC provided the church with an initial $75,000 mort- gage. FEBC provided an additional $25,000 later so the roof could be replaced.


On August 29, 2021, with a few of the original


members and many new ones, IHBC celebrated the final payment of this debt by burning the mortgage document.


Church-planting efforts began in Indian Head in 1999


with the first formal meeting held in 2001. FEBC assisted in a variety of ways. Believers in FEBC churches near and far prayed for IHCBC. God answered those prayers. Many people provided encouragement and financial support for the pastor and eventually a church building.


“When the church was starting, there was a group of


people that would come after their own Sunday services and have a barbeque with us,” Darlene Toews recalled. “They were faithful and it was such an encouragement!”


It took a long time for the church to grow and become


autonomous, but the local believers and FEBC saw that the ministry was worth the effort. God blessed their perseverance.


Over the years, the church met in a house, then rented


the Elks Hall and later the Salvation Army building. Even- tually, the group recognized the need for their own build- ing. They began looking at options within the community. FEBC had been providing oversight for the Indian Head church — and now gave support to obtain a facility.


“Often, when we think of a church plant, we think of


the essential ingredients like a charismatic leader, a group of people who see a need (such as Don and Darlene Toews) and a group of people to provide oversight from a denom- inational perspective,” elder Bill Glasspell said. “We often forget that a major need is a permanent facility, which the church plant may not be able to obtain independently.”


“God provided just miraculously for this building that


we’re in,” Bill said. “Without that financial help from the FEBC, we would never be able to accomplish what’s been done. We’re thankful for everyone who contributed.”


Sarah Pacio lives in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, with her husband and two children. She works as a journalist for a local newspaper company. Along with serving as the FEBC correspendant for Indian Head Community Bible Church, she is also the Sunday School superintendant for the church. She likes to spend her free time reading, out- doors in the garden or having adventures with her family.


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