Our last in the series. These ones are the furthest north.
Spruce Grove and Stony Plain are distinct communities but really close to each other. 5 minutes, if that, by 4 lane freeway between them. They are both west of Edmonton off the Yellowhead Highway. Both have seen tremendous growth in the last 20 years – Spruce Grove has doubled from 10 thousand to 20 thousand, and Stony Plain has gone from 4800 to 12 thousand.
Pros:
- Both communities have a high need in terms of church ratio.
- Close enough to Edmonton to be able to help plant churches there.
- On the nicer side of Edmonton – closer to the Mountains (though much further away than any of the other communities we have looked at except Medicine Hat), away from the refineries, close to some nice lakes.
- Close to family – an hour or so to my parents’ place, 2 hours to hers.
- Oiler and Eskimo Country, yeah!
Cons:
- Further north – Cheryl is concerned it might be too cold for her.
- Concerned with the commuter culture drawbacks, as with Cochrane and Okotoks.
Tags: church planting, locations, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain
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