Regina church hosts Thanksgiving for newcomers [Video]

Long-time residents of Regina and those who are new to the city and the country gathered together for a Thanksgiving celebration.

Celebration Church teamed up with the Friends of Newcomers group in Regina to put the event together.

Pastor Nico Deschner explained that the idea was quite meaningful for him.

“I personally actually am from Germany, so “I know what it feels like to be an immigrant, come into the country and have nothing,” he explained.

“All of our family [is] still back in Germany. So, I remember when we first came, we had people who invited us to actually experience our first Canadian Thanksgiving, and it really impacted us as a family.”

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Having now been in Canada for over 20 years, Deschner decided to pay it forward, and include his congregation in the process.

Many …