Grace Baptist affiliates with the Fellowship

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Pastor David

After 25 years of ministry as an unaffiliated church, Grace Baptist officially joined the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. The Fellowship is a Canada-wide family of nearly 500 evangelical Baptist Churches, with 272 of those congregations located in the FEB Central Region (Ontario & English-speaking Quebec).

Following a March 4, 2012 membership meeting where the congregation voted to seek formal affiliation with the Fellowship, Pastor Daniels met with the York Simcoe Association to present the church documents (by-laws and financial statements) to be recognized as a duly constituted Baptist Church. At that March 21, 2012 meeting, the Association voted unanimously to recommend Grace be accepted into the FEB Central Region of the Fellowship.

Grace Baptist already has members working with Fellowship International – Paul & Jennifer Sadler & family in Japan. We look forward to greater involvement in Fellowship ministries, and to seeing others within our congregation seek both short-term and vocational ministry opportunities with the Fellowship.

 

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Celebrating 25 years of ministry

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Pastor David

Grace Baptist Church, formed through the merger of Weldrick Road Baptist Church and Liberty Baptist Church on February 15, 1987, celebrated 25 years of ministry at the corner of Weldrick Road West and Bathurst Street in Richmond Hill.

The Weldrick Road congregation, with a building, was dwindling while the Liberty congregation, meeting in a local school, was growing. It was a good solution for both congregations, allowing a vibrant gospel testimony to flourish on the west side of Richmond Hill.

During the Morning Worship on February 12th, two charter members, Cathy Goodman (Weldrick Rd. Baptist) and Doreen Douglas (Liberty Baptist) shared some of their memories of the two congregations, the merger, and the last 25 years.

We are grateful for God’s continued faithfulness to the Grace ministry, and we thank him for the rich legacy of many faithful believers who have served, and are now serving in the work today.

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A Call to Radical Sacrifice

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Pastor David

This coming Sunday (January 29th) I begin an applicational study of Romans 12 during the  9:30 a.m. Worship Service. The study will last for three Sundays.

A Call to Radical Sacrifice explores Romans 12:1-2 – verses well-known to many Christians. And yet, though well-known and familiar, I trust we will see these verses in a new and fresh light as we open our hearts to what the Spirit of God will say to us through the text.

The radical sacrifice the Apostle Paul calls for involves three things: a life-absorbing commitment (Ro 12:1); a life-transforming experience (Ro 12:2a); and a God-pleasing life (Ro 12:2b).

If you live near us and are not already involved in a Bible preaching church, I invite you to join with us this coming Sunday. I promise you a warm welcome.

 

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