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Spiritual Care in Corrections

Spiritual Care in Corrections

With registration open for Winter 2025 courses at Providence Theological Seminary, one module that might be of interest to those who are looking to explore the topic of prison chaplaincy is “Spiritual Care in Corrections” with Dr. Hank Dixon.

Navigating Christmas Amidst Suffering

Navigating Christmas Amidst Suffering

Rather than prohibiting us from participating in the Christmas season, pain and awareness of our humanity can bring us even closer to the true story of Christmas.

ProvTalks 2024

ProvTalks 2024

Encompassing a wide range of topics and interests, ProvTalks highlights the diversity of thought within our Providence community. This year, an unofficial throughline uniting all presentations was the value of questioning our biases and shifting our perspective in order to see things in a new light.

Harvest Festival 2024

Harvest Festival 2024

On Friday, October 18th, Providence held its annual Harvest Festival banquet in the Reimer Student Life Centre. Thank you to all those who supported this event through volunteering, donations and sponsorships. Over $64 000 was raised this year for the Providence Fund.

Eye Witness Magazine 2024

Eye Witness Magazine 2024

The 2024 edition of Eye Witness is now available, which features contributions from Providence alumni, updates from our faculty, a message from President Kenton Anderson, and perspectives from current students like Anabella Perez – our cover story this year.

Reading the Margins with Dr. Michael Gilmour

Reading the Margins with Dr. Michael Gilmour

On Wednesday, October 9th in the courtyard at Providence, a couple dozen staff, faculty and students gathered for the launch of Dr. Michael Gilmour’s new book Reading the Margins: Encounters with the Bible in Literature. Dr. Gilmour is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and English Literature at Providence University College, where he has worked as part of the faculty since 1998.

Truth & Reconciliation Week

Truth & Reconciliation Week

“I want Providence to experience a little bit of what Indigenous communities do together,” said Jolly. About the teepee-raising that took place in 2023, she shared: “There were a whole bunch of us from different nationalities raising these teepees. What a beautiful picture of reconciliation; of working with each other for a common purpose.”

The Blessing of Change

The Blessing of Change

As I look around campus, I know that God is working new and beautiful things at Providence. From new classes and faces to new trees and skies every morning, we see His hand in it all, the same hand that has sustained Providence all these years despite a changing world. Let us hold this hope and stability as we cross the bridge to a new season at Providence.

Welcome Week 2024

Welcome Week 2024

It’s September, which means that the 2024-2025 academic year has officially begun at our Otterburne campus. Providence is excited for all of its new and returning students, who have already moved into residence and begun classes.

Celebrating Diversity

Celebrating Diversity

Speaking truth from all sides precedes celebration. The truth of how we have offended each other, what we have experienced, confession, repentance, and from there to being open, through God’s grace, to reconciliation and new ways of relating and community.