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As an United Church minister, Rev. Bob Gilbert certainly believes in the power of prayer and in miracles He and the rest of congregation of the Augustine United Church in Winnipeg have plenty of reason to believe their prayers have been answered.

“There are little miracles all along the way with wealthy individuals who have given significant money with quite frankly no absolute guarantees that it’s all going to come into place,” said Gilbert, as the iconic Osborne Village church announced Sunday that it is well on its way to raising enough fund for its ambitious Augustine Centre project. “More and more I think this is happening and we’re going to do it.

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“But things have to fall into place and for me as a person of faith I see it almost miraculously falling into place so that we can get started fairly soon.”

Thanks to the generosity of Winnipeggers, a fundraising campaign has raised $1.3 million of a $1.7 million goal allowing Augustine Centre – a home for arts, education, faith and social justice – to begin development shortly with the 109-year-old church no longer at risk of losing its building in the interim.