Continuing God's Mission

This grant is to help enable new ideas for carrying out the church’s mission. We value experimentation, because we learn by trying new things and reflecting on the experience. It will be rooted into the community that will be served.

• The ministry idea will be entirely new, or new to the Guelph area.

• It will have clearly and thoughtfully developed reasons for doing it, plans for how it is to be done, and measures for assessing its success.

• It will be expressive of the mission of the United Church of Canada: to celebrate God’s presence, live respect in Creation, love and serve others, seek justice and resist evil, proclaim the Jesus —crucified and risen— as our judge and our hope.

• The Guelph area includes the city of Guelph as well as the townships of Guelph-Eramosa and Puslinch.

• Available to communities of faith of the United Church of Canada, or organizations that are in a relationship of accountability with the United Church, through its General Council or one of its conferences or presbyteries.

Nestled among the trees in the small hamlet of Eden Mills, the congregation served its community from 1861 until it closed in 2014. The mission of Paisley Memorial United Church was to be a loving community modelling the teachings of Jesus Christ and to create a caring fellowship through worship, study, service and celebration, so that every person is ministered to and every member is involved in ministry

This Fund has been designated for the specific purpose of supporting St. James-Rosemount and Calvary Memorial United Churches. No other grants will be made from it for at least 8 years (2027).

Olivet served its community from it's building location on Onward Avenue in Kitchener.

Originally part of the Evangelical United Brethren Church,

Olivet grew out of the ministry of Zion EUB church.

In 1968 Olivet became part of the United Church of Canada, along with other EUB churches.

It closed in 2015, with many of its members joining

Calvary Memorial and St. James-Rosemount United Churches.

The church building is now the home of Rockway Mennonite Church.

Fresh Expressions are new forms of church that emerge within contemporary culture

and engage primarily with those who don’t ‘go to church.

You can find out more on the website of Fresh Expressions Canada.

At its core, a Fresh Expression is:
 

Missional – Joining God’s mission by going to those not currently served by any church

Contextual – Grounded in the language and culture of the people in and for their particular context

Formational – Focused on discipling people in the way of Jesus

Ecclesial – Forming local, tangible Christian communities that areable to step out as church in their own right

Grants will reflect those values and characteristics.

The Paisley building was built in 1907 on Margaret Street in Guelph. A fire had destroyed its former home on Paisley Street. So when the congregation rebuilt, it retained Paisley in its name.

The sanctuary features beautiful stained glass windows by Guelph artist Gordon Couling.

The congregation closed in 2012. The building is now the home of River of Life International Fellowship.

Information will be added when it is developed. In them meantime, we are accepting applications.

• Information about specific criteria will be added once it is developed. In the meantime we are accepting applications. If you have questions please contact the Mission Legacy Committee.

Grace United Church was located on Roseville Road, near Ayr.

The congregation closed in 2015.