Around a thousand young adults gathered for the launch of a Manitoba ministry's eighth season. 

Bread We Break, a worship night that occurs once every two months, began in 2011, with events at the Meeting Place, a local Winnipeg church. The ministry soon outgrew that venue and moved to Grant Memorial, where now they host hundreds of young adults. 

On Sunday, September 22, 970 young adults from all across Manitoba came together for the start of the eighth season of the popular ministry breaking their attendance record. 

Alexander Grant, the Director of Bread We Break, says this year, "We are focusing on inspiring our young adults to get back into the Word of God. Every event we are going to be focusing on a different Gospel of the Bible." 

He says, regardless of the theme, one aspect will remain. "You will always see Jesus being our main focus. You will always see us remembering the sacrifice of Jesus in communion."  

"You can expect to see Christians from all over Christianity; from Baptist to Mennonite, the Catholics, and Pentecostals, to everything in between."

"We cater to young adults, but anyone is more than welcome to come. We have people in their 40s or 50s even 60s who come because they love the worship, they love the presence of God and they just want to be there," Grant says. 

There are many young adult ministries across Manitoba, but Grant believes Bread We Break stands out. "The unique aspect of it is that it's multidenominational. You can expect to see Christians from all over Christianity; from Baptist to Mennonite, the Catholics, and Pentecostals, to everything in between."

"We really caught common ground, we can come together regardless of the differences in beliefs. At Bread We Break, we just come and we worship God and His presence comes too and it's absolutely inspiring," Grant says. 

Teresa Funk, a young adult who attended the launch says, "I go for both the worship experience and the community. It was really cool to see a whole bunch of different churches come together and worship under the same roof."

Grant believes the ministry is doing what God asks of Christians. "God longs for unity in his body, there's always been a move for unity in Winnipeg like through One Heart (a multidenominational church service) and Love Winnipeg (a Christian outreach event) but you don't see churches coming together like this often," Grant says.

"I would say that it is more about strengthening the body of christ than outreach. I feel like it was a very powerful experience and I felt really connected in worship and connected to the other people around me. I will definitely be going back," says Funk.

Grant hopes that through this ministry young adults will grow deeper in their faith and fellowship with one another. "The coolest comment we got last year was not that the speaking was great or that the music was great but that they could hear the voice of God," Grant says. 

The next Bread We Break event will be November 17th, at Grant Memorial Church.