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Frequently Asked Questions
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| F.A.Q. |
- How do we find the church?
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- Can I reserve the facility for a special event?
Answer: The facility is available for rental.
Check the calendar page for availability, and contact
the church office (519) 746-5727 for prices and
details -
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- How is the church involved in the community?
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- Are teachers and assistants safe?
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- What ministries does the church support?
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- Does the church send missionaries to other
countries?
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- Who is the Pastor?
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Links to causes, ministries, and institutions that
we support:
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| Schools |
- Calvin College (
www.calvin.edu) - A
Christian college and seminary located in Grand
Rapids,MI
- Institute for Christian Studies (
www.icscanada.edu)-
A Christian graduate institution university located
in Toronto, ON.
- Laurentian Hills Christian School (
www.lhcs.ws) An
elementary (
JK-8) Christian
school.
- Redeemer University College (
www.redeemer.ca) -
A Christian university located in Ancaster,
ON.
- Rockway Mennonite Collegiate (
www.rockway.on.ca)
- A Christian High School (7-12) located in
Kitchener.
- Woodland Christian High School (
www.woodland.on.ca)
- A Christian High School located in Breslau.
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| Denominational Ministries |
- Cadets (
calvinistcadets.gospelcom.net)
- The goal of the Cadets is to help boys to grow
spiritually in all areas of life (devotional, mental,
physical, and social) by providing Christian men with
a uniquely designed structure, program, and materials
so that they can mentor boys effectively.
- Christian Reformed Home Missions (
www.crhm.org) –
serves the church by coordinating and promoting and
providing all kinds of resources for spreading the
good news.
- Christian Reformed World Missions (
www.crcna.org/pages/crwm.cfm)
exists to glorify God by leading the Christian
Reformed Church to respond obediently to our
Lord’s commission to witness to the good news
of God’s Kingdom and make disciples of all
nations.
- Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
(
www.crwrc.org)
– is a relief, development, and educational
ministry of the Christian Reformed Church in North
America. (
www.crcna.org). CRWRC
partners with local agencies that understand local
needs. Together CRWRC and its partners find ways to
provide lasting change for people in more than 30
countries around the world.
- Committee on Disability Concerns (
www.crcna.org/pages/disability.cfm)
– The paid and volunteer staff of Disability
Concerns helps churches to include all of God’s
people in their life and ministry so that all members
know that they belong and can use their gifts
fully.
- Friendship Ministries (
www.friendship.org)
– Friendship Ministries is dedicated to sharing
God’s love with individuals who are
intellectually disabled.
- GEMS (
gemsgc.gospelcom.net)
- GEMS Girls' Clubs is a relationship building,
club program created especially for girls! GEMS Clubs
are offered in local churches and other Christian
organizations all across the US and Canada
- Seafarer’s Ministry (
www.ministrytoseafarers.org)
– Ministry to Seafarer’s provides for the
spiritual, emotional, physical, and justice needs of
seafarers.
- Youth Unlimited (
www.youthunlimited.org/generalyu/index.htm)
– offers a variety of resources, service
opportunities, special events, and leadership
training to help the local church reach youth with
the dynamic power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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| Local Agencies |
- Food Bank of Waterloo Region (
www.thefoodbank.ca)
– the F/W Food Bank obtains and distributes
approximately 3 million pounds of emergency food each
year.
- House of Friendship (
www.houseoffriendship.org)
– serves low-income adults, youth, and children
in need of support and promotes opportunities for
personal growth, wholeseom relationships, and
community development through the application of
holistic Christian principles.
- Huron Campus Ministries (
watserv1.uwaterloo.ca/~gmorbey/church.html)
– A ministry of the Christian Reformed Church
serving the academic communities of WLU and UW.
Programs include worship, services, prayers, pastoral
care, leadership development, teaching biblical
truth, and communities of shared Christian
living.
- KidsAbility (
www.kidsability.ca)
– This Centre for Child Development aims to
help children and young adults with developmental,
physical, and communication disabilities through
teams of therapists, teachers, doctors and
volunteers.
- KW Crisis Pregnancy Centre.(
www.pregnancycentre.ca/aboutus.htm)
- The KW Crisis Pregnancy Centre provides meaningful
alternatives to abortion for women with unplanned
pregnancies.
- Mary’s Place (
www.standrewskw.com/OR/marysplace/marysplace.html)
- Mary's Place is a haven of safety and refuge
for homeless women, youth and children who are in
transition or need emergency shelter.
- Out of the Cold (
home.golden.net/~msavage/ootc/ootcindex.html)
– A program which strives to respond, in a
meaningful way to the needs of the most abandoned of
our city’s poor and homeless people.
- St. John’s Soup Kitchen (
www.theworkingcentre.org/sjk/sjk_main.html)
– Located in downtown Kitchener, St.
John’s provides a hot, nutritious meal each
weekday in a place where patrons find work, a meeting
place, refuge from isolation, and a link to other
services.
- The Working Centre (K-W) (
www.theworkingcentre.org)
– A non-profit, community-based,
volunteer-inspired venture that seeks to give
individuals and groups access to tools and
opportunities to become involved in the building of
community projects in K-W and surrounding areas.
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| Ministries in Neighbouring Areas |
- Family Outreach (
www.vaxxine.com/family/)
- The organization supports research relating to
substance abuse, conducts conferences and seminars on
substance abuse, and ministers to those afflicted and
affected by substance abuse.
- Gleaners Community Food Bank (
www.gcfb.org/site/PageServer)
– Gleaners provides surplus donated and low
cost food and related personal care products to
people in need in southeastern Michigan.
- Lighthouse (
www.lighthousecentre.ca)
- A CRC agency that facilitates refugee immigration
and settlement. The Lighthouse is also a multi-ethnic
community center, providing much needed support,
friendship, programs, and resources
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| National Agencies |
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank (
www.foodgrainsbank.ca)
– A Canadian-based Christian organization that
helps provide food and development assistance to
people in need.
- Citizens for Public Justice (
www.cpj.ca/index.html)
– CPJ is a national organization of citizens
which promotes justice in Canadian public
affairs.
- Habitat for Humanity Canada (
www.habitat.ca)
– A national, non-profit, faith-based
organization working for a world where everyone has a
safe and decent place to live.
- Operation Manna (
www.diaconalministries.com/communityministry/om.htm)
– A program to provide funding and consultation
in support of local community ministries.
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| Church Government |
- Classis Huron (
www.classishuron.ca)
– The body of all Christian Reformed churches
are grouped geographically into groups called
classis. This is the level of government above the
Waterloo Christian Reformed Church. Representatives
from each member church meet with their classis
throughout the year to discuss regional issues and
other issues of collective interest.
- Christian Reformed Church (
www.crcna.org)
– The CRC is a denomination of about 275,000
members in more than 1,000 congregations across the
United States and Canada. We confess Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior.
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