Who We Are

We Believe, Everyone’s Welcome, Nobody’s Perfect, Anything’s Possible In Jesus

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We Believe, Everyone’s Welcome, Nobody’s Perfect, Anything’s Possible In Jesus /

Our Story

GET TO KNOW US

Northend Church is a young church located in the heart of the north end of St. Catharines. In 2018 the Mennonite Brethren denomination reached out to Mike and Terrie Sherbino asking them to consider moving to St. Catharines from British Columbia to open a new church in the former Fairview Community Church building. They came, they started the new church, and it has become a place where, Anyone is welcome, Nobody’s perfect and where people believe that Anything is possible – in Jesus.

Our Mission

We seek to help people find & follow Jesus in St. Catharines and throughout the world. Our mission is to encourage people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ through encountering the transforming power of God’s grace. The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters on which it bears. As the Bible teaches, there is one God, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each possessing all the attributes of Deity.

Our Dream

When we think of the church, various words come to mind: family, friends, laughter, tears, encouragement, hope, dynamic praise, love, acceptance, forgiveness, eternal life and most of all—Jesus. Our dream for Northend Church is that we will be a family that welcomes hurting people, people who have lost their dream, people who need a home, people who need to know Jesus and His amazing grace. We want to see lived out in our midst the mission of Jesus when He said that He had come to preach Good News to the poor, freedom for the prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind, release for the oppressed and proclaim that this is the time to know God’s favour in life. We see this dream reaching out to St. Catharines, our community, and into our world with God.

Our Purpose & Values

Our Core Values are the non-negotiable, unchanging life principles that shape us, guide us, and protect us. All of the following statements are of equal value:

  • 1. We are a Christ-centred, Spirit-filled church. Recognizing the empowering presence of God, which is the Holy Spirit. Unless the Lord builds the house, we labour in vain. What people need and want is the presence of God.

  • 2. We believe in prayer. Prayer for one another, for the families of our church, for our ministries, and for the world around us.

  • 3. We are Bible-based. The Bible is God’s Word and is our source of belief and guide for living.

  • 4. We practice meaningful community. Real change in peoples’ lives happens when they live out the Word of God in significant, accountable, and forgiving relationships. We value the uniqueness, abilities, skills and Spiritual giftedness of every person, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or social class.

  • 5. We empower team ministry. We believe in participative leadership on every level of the ministry. We recognize the need for a clearly identified leader and every leader must be committed to working with a team. We value the uniqueness of every person, including ethnic and gender diversity in leadership and ministry.

  • 6. We strive to make the scriptures relevant. We commit ourselves to creatively communicating and living out the unchanging truth of the Bible in ways that are culturally relevant and meaningful for people today, without compromising our message yet doing everything God has called us to do with excellence.

  • 7. We are intentionally missional. We commit ourselves to living out the Gospel locally and globally, resulting in the transformation of individuals and societies.