E.Free Lethbridge Church

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9 & 11 AM | 9:15 AM | 6 PM

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What We Believe

We are making disciples of Jesus Christ. Our mission is based on the Great Commission Jesus gave his disciples after his death on the cross and resurrection.

Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'” (Matthew 28:18-20)

We are a member of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada and as such, we adhere to the EFCC Statement of Faith. The calling and spirit of the EFCC is summed up well in this famous motto of Rupertus Meldenius:

“In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Charity; In All Things Jesus Christ”

In Essentials Unity

  • Essential Truths: We are called to embody and proclaim the essential truths of Christianity as articulated in the Word of God, expressed through the centuries in the great creeds of the church and defined for us in our Statement of Faith.  We continue in the tradition of our EFCC forefathers who said; “Where stands it written?”  These truths have led us to Jesus Christ who said “he is truth” and that the “truth would set us free.”
  • Spiritual Unity -This calling is to a spirit of unity in Jesus Christ, with an affirmation of the priesthood and ministry of all believers, congregational government in the local church where He is Head, meaningful involvement within our fellowship of churches, and cooperation with all who share our call to these essential truths.

In Non-Essentials Charity

  • Generosity of Spirit: We are called to a generosity of spirit that frees us to embrace a wide variety of Christian brothers and sisters — “simply believers” — some with whom we will not agree in matters that are outside our Statement of Faith.  Our spirit is one of warm welcome to all believers who share our commitment to our Statement of Faith and who seek to follow Jesus’ command to love God and love our neighbour as ourselves.
  • Kingdom Minded: This generous spirit encourages us to joyfully work with those outside our own denomination, those of “like precious faith” who endeavour to expand the kingdom of heaven.

In All Things Jesus Christ

  • The Great Command and Great Commission: We are called to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who is the Lord God. Through His grace and through His Spirit we seek to fulfill His command to love our neighbour by loving each and every person, especially the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed.  We seek to fulfill His great commission by making followers of Him from all people groups.
  • Godly Living: From the practice and teachings of Jesus, from the present ministry of the Holy Spirit working within us, and from the pietistic model of our forefathers, has grown a spirit that hungers for a closer relationship with Jesus Christ that will transform our hearts, our heads, our hands, and will reveal itself in a Christ-inspired value system and a holy lifestyle.