As locals stock up on flour to reduce boredom, a Winnipeg pastor is sharing that his love of baking has been a lifelong journey.

Kenny Warkentin, an associate pastor with Trinity Baptist Church, has been baking for as long as he can remember. Warkentin is practicing physical distancing and has started to feel the effects of missing people, so he took to Facebook live, sharing his baking process.

"I love being in the kitchen and baking," Warkentin says. The live video was "a little bit intimidating" but he was happy he could say "hi" to people he has not seen in a while.

"There is a place where I am really at peace in the kitchen."

The video was well-received by his social circle.

Earlier in the month, grocery stores saw the emptying of flour shelves. Many Winnipeggers, along with Warkentin, have decided to bake away the boredom.

"You may try something and fail at it, the best part is that you just keep going and keep trying."

Warkentin is known in his church for his cookies and sees baking as a life metaphor.

"You will fail in baking, and you are going to learn from that," the pastor says. "It is kind of like life. You may try something and fail at it, the best part is you just keep going and keep trying. Do not give up."

Warkentin is a fan of baking bread and shared he even worked as a baker as a young adult. He hopes to share the life lessons he's learned through baking with his daughter.

"She loves it. We do it together," he says. 

Warkentin jokes that when he was younger he pretended to have his own cooking show. The pastor is glad to see so many people interested in baking and advises new bakers to start off with something simple.

"It is a science but you learn the tricks of the trade," he says.