OneHope Canada, brought the Giesbrecht Family to Virden Alliance Church where everyone enjoyed a remarkable family ministry and heard youth talk about their life changing summer camp experiences. 

    The Giesbrecht Family, a band from La Crete, Alberta, sing their own gospel compositions and cover tunes, with a country/bluegrass flavour. Jeremiah and Melanie have been performing together with their family since 2016. Now, all 10 kids take their turn on stage. Band members exchange roles, leading songs, playing acoustic, bass and electric guitars, dobro, violin, piano, ukulele and drums. 

    Their story is heartwarming. Jeremiah met Melanie at a music festival in northern Alberta and he says, “It was love at first sight.” 

    Prior to the family hitting the road with their music, Jeremiah ran a small forestry company and Melanie managed their home which included schooling the children.

    From age 16 until he was 38, Jeremiah worked in the woods, often alone. One evening, upon coming home and hearing his wife and kids singing together, he realized the family had a gift to share, and thus began their music ministry. You can hear their music at thegiesbrechtfamily.ca

One Hope Canada 

    The concert was a fundraiser for One Hope ministries, an organization behind camps from Vancouver Island to Labrador. One Hope began 99 years ago and was initially known as Canadian Sunday School Mission, created to share the Bible and God’s life changing love.