Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council (WAICC)

WAICC was founded in 1970 by the churches in the area as a form of ecumenical Christian commitment to address perceived spiritual and social needs.

Member organizations include L’Arche HomefiresManning Memorial Chapel (Acadia University), Port Williams United Baptist ChurchReligious Society of Friends (Quakers)St Francis of Assisi Parish (St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Wolfville and St Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, Canning), St John’s Anglican Church, WolfvilleOrchard Valley Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada, and Wolfville Baptist Church.

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WAICC AGM 2025

Celebrating 55 years of Visible Faith WAICC AGM and social gathering Wednesday, June 11th, Manning Memorial Chapel, Acadia University AGM at 7pm. Desserts, fellowship, and sharing 7:45-9pm
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Easter Services 2025

WAICC’s Good Friday event, April 18 Walk with the Cross On Good Friday, this year’s Walk with the Cross begins at Manning Memorial Chapel at 10a.m. and ends at the L’Arche building with hot-cross buns. Stations of the Cross Along the way, several stations of the cross will be followed as representatives of various Wolfville Area InterChurch Council members lead us.  St…
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WAICC chairman Scott Kindred Barnes, right, and housing committee member Barbara Aikman, second from right, were pleased to offer support this week to Open Arms executive director Leeanne Jennings and housing and outreach manager Nick Haddock, left. The agency is already adding more outreach for the homeless in the area.

WAICC funds Open Arms to support housing outreach

The Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council (WAICC) has donated $45,360 to support the on-going work of the Open Arms Resource Centre’s mobile outreach team for one year. The donation has been made through the WAICC council’s new housing committee to support outreach within the WAICC boundaries in eastern Kings, which include Greenwich, Port Williams, Avonport, Gaspereau and the South Mountain. Open…
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