Maple Abolition II Conference and Mission
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Overview
Maple Abolition is a Christian conference and mission calling the Canadian Church to recover its biblical responsibility to speak for the voiceless and defend the dignity of every human life. As the second conference in this growing Canadian movement, Maple Abolition calls believers to courageously confront the reality of abortion, equip the church to advocate for mothers and their children, and work toward a nation where every human life is valued, protected, and given the opportunity to flourish.
We believe the Church cannot remain silent when the vulnerable have no voice. The Gospel compels us to speak, serve, defend and act.
Guest Speakers
Jon Speed
Elder
Missions Pastor
By The word Baptist church
Azle, tx
Jon is Pastor of Missions and Evangelism and an elder at By the Word Baptist Church in Azle, TX. He is the co-producer of the documentaries Babies Are Murdered Here (2014) and Babies Are STILL Murdered Here (2019). Jon has been on The Glenn Beck Show, Hannity, and Fox and Friends. He is married to Kim, has five kids and three grandchildren.
Steve Bainbridge
Elder
Lead Pastor
The Mill Christian Fellowship
Mississauga, On
Steve Bainbridge (B.Th, M.Div.) is the lead pastor at The Mill Christian Fellowship. Since 2003, Steve has served as a street evangelist, missionary, and conference speaker. After completing his undergraduate degree majoring in theology in 2015, Steve retired from his law enforcement position to pastor a small church in Northern Ontario, where he was examined and ordained into pastoral ministry in 2016. He is currently a student completing his DMin at The Masters Seminary..
Laura Klassen
Choice42
Canada
Founder and Director of CHOICE42.com. Laura is an anti-abortion activist, an actor, and a citizen of Canada. She is the Director of the EXPOSED series, a collection of animated shorts featuring the work of former Disney/Pixar animators, the voiceover talents of Kevin Sorbo and Eduardo Verastegui, and original music from Aaron Fullan.
Russell Hunter
abolition rising
Oklahoma, USA
Russell Hunter reignited the Abolitionist Movement against abortion in 2010 and has been a leader of it ever since. He played a key role in the filing of the first abolition bill in 2016 which led to abolition bills being filed in states nationwide. In 2018, he managed communications for gubernatorial candidate Dan Fisher, leading to the founding of Free the States, the first abolitionist lobbying and educational group. In 2023, he launched Abolitionists Rising to expand the movement nationally. Married to Katherine since 2005, they have four children. Russell holds a Master’s degree in the History of Science from the University of Oklahoma, is an accomplished artist, and his work is used globally to grow the movement and advance the biblical ideology of abolitionism.
Derek Green
Elder
Braidwood Bible CHaple
Peterborough, ON
Derek Green is an elder at Braidwood Bible Chapel in Peterborough, Ontario. Derek has been involved in street evangelism and open-air preaching in Ontario since 2012, and is the publisher at Reformed Gospel Tracts and Jesus-Saves.com. Derek and his wife, Catherine, have five wonderful children.
Matt Trewhella
Pastor
Mercy Seat Christian Church
Milwaukee, WI
Matt Trewhella is pastor of Mercy Seat Christian Church (founded in 1988) in the Milwaukee, WI area and founder of Missionaries to the Preborn. Through his research and teaching on the biblical duties of the lower magistrate, Pastor Matt Trewhella came across the Magdeburg Confession, an important historical work that became the first in the history of mankind to set forth in a doctrinal format what only later came to be known as the Lesser Magistrate Doctrine. Pastor Trewhella and his wife Clara live in the Milwaukee, WI area. They have eleven children.
Ron Kronz
Pastor
Street Church
Washington, DC
Ron Kronz is the pastor (emeritus) and founder of Street Church DC. He has been engaged in street evangelism, campus apologetics, taking up the plight of the preborn, and otherwise bringing the reign of Christ to bear in every sphere of society. Ron has a long history with foreign missions, specializing in countries such as DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Cameroon, and other war-torn and unstable places. Ron is the author of Fighting to Win, and The Beast, the Whore, and The Forgotten Vision. His latest book is The Gospel of Jeroboam, and the Cult of Easy Christianity.
Paul Gowdy
Pastor/Outreach
Durham, ON
Paul was raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He became a Christian in the Presbyterian Church at 15 years of age. His conversion kept him out of prison by following a family tradition of "political activism." At 16, he started preaching the gospel on the doorsteps of many homes in Belfast to both Loyalist & Republican communities. He spent his weekends doing street evangelism and outreach. At age 21, he started training as a missionary in Scotland. It was there that he met his Canadian wife, Christine. He immigrated to Canada in 1991, settled here and God graciously gave us five children. He joined the Vineyard Church shortly after his arrival in Canada, became a pastor and served there during a time known as the 'Toronto Blessing.' After 4 years of pastoring, the Lord started to open his eyes to the deception associated with this movement & its "Blessings". He repented and renounced such practice and ended up, because of his opposition, becoming a very much despised ex-charismatic. This has led him in recent years to opposing much of the Statist church in Canada when they closed their doors and complied with the State during their covid mandates. He planted a small 1689 Particular Baptist Reformed assembly & determined to assemble no matter the cost. After a couple of years, the Church in Canada returned to her normal and he shut down that small assembly.
Aaron Best
Evangelist
Brampton ON
Aaron Best is a member and lay evangelist at Church of the City Brampton. Aaron has been doing street evangelism for 20 years. In recent years, abolition convictions and a view to the crown rights of King Jesus have further spurred him against the gates of hell in open-air preaching, graphic imagery, and, as a family, towards embryo rescue. He, his wife Anne, and their three children minister in the heart of Brampton through family worship at their kitchen table and outward, through evangelism, into rebel territory.
Hotels
Hampton Inn by Hilton – 2085 N Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5K 2T2 – Visit
Holiday Inn Express – 2125 N Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5K 1A3 – Visit
Residence Inn by Marriott – 2145 N Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5K 1A3 – Visit
Admiral Inn and Suites – 2161 N Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5K 1A3 – Visit
Restaurants
There are many places to eat along Erin Mills Parkway and Dundas. Please familiarize yourself with the area here
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About The Mill Christian Fellowship
Here at The Mill, our mission is to glorify GOD alone through all that we do (1 Corinthians 10:31). We strive to make disciples by teaching the Word of God, which is the pillar that holds us up in our teaching. Through expository preaching, we unwrap the meaning of Scripture and intent of the text provided. Through prayer, service and witness, our goal is to impact our neighbours in Mississauga for the cause of Christ, and to make disciples of all ethnos as we fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).