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Message from the Ministers

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations … And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19 & 20

Years ago and miles from here, the elected leaders of another United Church were wrestling with future plans and budgets. One of the men vehemently declared, “We have got to run this church like a business.” There was silence for a moment, and then someone softly responded: “If that is true, the question is, what business are we in?”
For us at Wellington Square, our business is “To know Christ, and make Him known.” That’s a great mission statement, and it keeps pulling all of us in leadership back from distractions. There are many ongoing good developments in the year past, such as staff replacements (welcome to James Bretzler & Caitlin Belanger), and building renovations (it looks like we’re about to begin construction). We appreciate very much the details in the report from the Board (thanks to Tori Jones). The oversight of the ongoing life of this congregation – its property, personnel, finances and programs – has gone very well this year.
But our mission statement reminds us that, through all of this and more, we are primarily in the business of spiritual formation and development, and of evangelism and outreach – knowing Christ and making Christ known. So we celebrate the faith building activities such as the ‘Reading the New Testament in a Year’, the record numbers of children in the recent Vacation Bible Camp, and the return of a vigorous ALPHA program (Christianity 101). We celebrate that over 100 adults (in 4 different study groups) were reading and discussing the Christian novel The Shack, and we rejoice that Pastoral Care District meetings have moved newcomers and old friends to feel more connected into Jesus’ team. Those are all about the business of this church. So too are our numerous Outreach projects: houses built in Mexico; meals served at Kerr St Mission and Wesley Centre; support for an orphanage in Sierre Leone, Africa; the Community Supper that will soon serve people every week; and partnerships with front-line community ministries and several other sister churches to address the many needs of our city.
To Know Christ, and Make Christ Known. Whenever we hire staff, or improve our facilities, or manage our programs, it is to support the primary goal. It is a goal set for us by Jesus, in the way that He lived, and in the instructions that He left in Matthew 28: 19 & 20 (see above). In those words, we hear Jesus’ job description for us, to go to the world and invite everyone to become a friend and follower of Him.
Please pray for your church. Please pray that when we define the business of this church, when we measure our net worth and profitability, when we set our strategic goals toward adding value, that our bottom line and our top priority is always about seeking lives that are changed, hearts that are healed, souls that are connected to their loving Creator and Saviour. Because that is God’s eternal enterprise, for which Jesus gave His life. Because of that, it is, and always will be, the business plan for Wellington Square.

Rev. Dr. Orville James, Rev. Katie Southon, Rev. Heather Weaver-Orosz

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God is multi-faceted. People are diverse and different. We want to give people a choice of worship styles for there are as many different ways to worship the Almighty as there are types of people.

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