Who Are We Today …:
Demographics:
- A Presbyterian congregation located in south-east Burlington, Ontario
- A consistent weekly attendance at worship of approximately 120 people
- Many seniors but also younger families, with a weekly Sunday school program for nursery through grade six
Our Attributes:
- We have a fulltime Minister and an office manager
- We are financially stable with no debt
- Our fully renovated facility is air conditioned, fully accessible, has listening devices and is well maintained
- We are visible in the community. Our facility is used by organizations such as Sparks, Girl Guides, Pathfinders, Scouts, Narcotics Anonymous, Food for Life, a bridge club, Halton Region ROCK program and GTA Zimbabwe Seventh Day Adventist congregation
- We are thankful to God for our accomplishments since our inception in 2007. Now we focus on our future.
Service / Music:
- We offer a traditional style of worship but occasionally inject something musically different
- Our choir is small but mighty
- Congregational involvement with the service
Congregational Wellness:
- We strive to be a
- supportive congregation, caring for each other
- welcoming and friendly congregation
- compassionate community of Christians
- hard-working group with a hopeful & optimistic attitude
- congregation that enjoys fellowship
- giving, sincere, committed community
- We are responding to increasing pastoral needs
- We are a faithful community, actively engaged in spiritual growth
Community:
- We are a community-minded congregation, supporting local and world-wide needs.
- Apart from Food for Life and the local organizations using our facility, our local outreach efforts include a Christmas Dinner for the less privileged, a Christmas Wish project, a weekly social club and contributions to local charities
- We support world-wide needs through the national church with contributions to Presbyterians Sharing and Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D). In addition, we sponsor two children via Christian Children’s Fund of Canada and participate in the Samaritan’s Purse Christmas child (shoeboxes) initiative.
- We are an active member of Hamilton Presbytery and Presbyterian Church in Canada
Where are we going …
Demographics:
- Continue to be located in south-east Burlington, Ontario
- A congregation with ministries for all ages
- Growing attendance at our weekly worship services
- A growing range of programs for youth, nourishing what we have while also collaborating with other Presbyterian Churches on the execution of a youth outreach program
To Help Achieve our objectives:
- Shared youth leader with the other Burlington Presbyterian Churches
- Vacation Bible school in cooperation with Camp Kintail
Our Attributes:
- Continue to be a financially stable congregation with no debt, a full-time minister, office manager and shared youth leader
- Continued sharing of our facility with community organizations
Service/Music:
- A continued traditional style of worship and periodically a special type of service. Our Service & Worship committee is actively planning and holding additional services such as Celebration of Lives Lived, Longest Night, 70’s Music concert, Seniors service, joint choir concert, and so on
- A strong choir to lead our music ministry
- More congregational involvement with the service for those who want to
Congregational Wellness & Community:
- Continue to thank God for our accomplishments but remain vigilant about ensuring we remain a strong and vibrant congregation engaged in spiritual growth, supporting increasing local and world-wide needs, expanding outreach programs, and continuing to be an active member of Hamilton Presbytery and Presbyterian Church in Canada