1985 ICS Niagara Conference report by Carol-Ann Veenkamp: For most Canadians, the first weekend in August was just another holiday, but for 962 people those days were an opportunity to explore what it means to be created in the image of God, the theme of the 27th annual Institute for Christian

Talent night story told by Herman de Jong: This story is about three daddies and their firstborn babies. It happened at the first AACS Conference held at Niagara College. Some of these daddies are still coming to these conferences. It is therefore better not to mention names. Even though the

1988 ICS Niagara Conference report by Carol Ann Veenkamp: “The most radical subversive thing you must do is pray and praise” ICS’s senior member in world view studies Dr. Brian Walsh told over 900 conferees gathered for the 30th annual Niagara conference held July 29 through August 1 near Fort Erie, Ont.

ICS Niagara Family Conferences Typical Conference Songbook: Cover and Song index from 1988

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Workshop: “The Bible’s Holistic Life-Affirming Vision“ (Rev. Jake Binnema): In his presentation, Rev. Jake Binnema developed an interesting contrast. The free enterprise ethic of Adam Smith, he said, simplified as "look after yourself, and the rest of society will prosper accordingly," forms a striking counterpoint to

The AACS/ICS family conferences of the 70s and 80s fed on the youthful verve of young and old alike, and now, after all these years, the aging conferees, like their once-youthful selves, can still proclaim, in their hearts and minds, that the Kingdom is coming.

AACS/ICS Niagara Summer Conferences website looks for pictures and stories: You are invited to visit the website, nose around and remember, and then add your comments, greetings and even updates of where you are in God's Kingdom, 30 - 50 years later, perhaps because of these AACS/ICS gatherings. Then dig

Rinds were an unavoidable bi product of conferees’ copious consumption of watermelon. In the spirit of recycling, the conference children were in the habit of arming themselves with rinds and pelting each other, as practice for kingdom work. Share some of your stories about these engagements. Perhaps your parents never