# @churchnewsroom on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=A10ZHB3I84g
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65110371-churchnewsroom-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-02T18:26:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Church Newsroom (@churchnewsroom) — https://gondola.cc/churchnewsroom

## Caption

EnglishConnect’s expansive and welcoming scope has been on display recently in Calgary, Canada. Many Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict have been blessed by the opportunity to learn English. Local Latter-day Saints welcomed the opportunity to help their new neighbors.

“How challenging it is to go to another country and not speak the language,” said Collin Steele, a Church leader in Calgary. “We felt a desire and a need to support them, that we had a responsibility to the community.”

“I read the EnglishConnect resources, and the Church produces fantastic material,” added Dustin Thompson, a local Latter-day Saint in Calgary. “We started a [group], and it doesn’t take many people to get it organized as long as [the volunteers] love what they’re doing. We didn't know how many people were going to come. Then it grew. Now we get 45 to 70 people that come, and that’s only a year later of having people come in.”

Oleksandr Gurinov, a Ukrainian immigrant in Calgary, praised the program for helping him find a job and friends in a foreign country.

“It really changed my life because I’m always dreaming my kids will be taught in English as a native language,” he said. “I really recommend... these EnglishConnect classes, not just in Canada, but around the world. It was a great experience.”

People from more than 180 countries are using EnglishConnect to improve their opportunities.

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- **Views:** 4,858
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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Church Newsroom | @churchnewsroom | https://gondola.cc/churchnewsroom | Non-Profit Organization |
| Reed Wolfley | @WolfleyReed | https://gondola.cc/WolfleyReed | Product Manager |

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