"As the father has sent me, even so I am sending you"
John 20:21
About
Our Vision
Mission
Following Jesus together in Guelph.
We are a family of missional communities who exist to love God, love our city, and invite others to follow Jesus with us.
Vision
In Guelph as it is in Heaven.
We long for a day when every person in our city could encounter Jesus and experience the wholeness of life in his kingdom.
Values
Life by God's Word
We orient our lives and ministry by the truth of Scripture.
A life of persistent worship
We seek God intentionally in our own lives and together.
Life in a spiritual family
We share all of life as we follow Jesus together.
Life on holistic mission
We share the love and good news of Jesus with our neighbours and the vulnerable.
A life of shared ministry
We lead collaboratively and empower every disciple for ministry.
A life of intentional simplicity
We resist the call of many good initiatives in order to pursue a few deeply.
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Our Leadership
Deacons
*In our context, deacons are volunteers in our church family who lead teams of volunteers.
Our Beliefs
STATEMENT OF FAITH
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God and that it is our standard for faith and conduct.
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We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3
We believe that human nature is sinful and deserving of the punishment of God.
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We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
5
We believe that the death of Jesus Christ was for our sins and that all who trust in Him and His death for us are forgiven their sins and granted eternal life.
6
We believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, His ascension into Heaven, and His ministry there as our High Priest.
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We believe in the work of the Holy Spirit in convicting people of sin, the regeneration of those turning to Christ from sin, and His work of sanctification in the believer.
8
We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ.
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We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting joy of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the unsaved.
10
We believe in the baptism, by immersion, of believers.
We hold to the historic teachings of Christian orthodoxy as articulated in the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed. We also subscribe to a recent summary of Christian doctrine as formulated in the Lausanne Covenant.
We are a member of the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. It is a fellowship representing over 500 churches, congregations and ministries from coast to coast.