Willoughby Church

This summer we will be exploring Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-12 famously called The Beatitudes.These verses have often been read as a guide for Kingdom living, and they are no less applicable today than they were two centuries ago. How do we sit at Jesus feet and hear the call to be poor in spirit? Merciful? Peacemakers? How can these words inspire our living today? This Sunday Pastor Jenna, starts the Summer Sermon Series off with her sermon"Sitting With the Saviour"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-2.

We are pleased to welcome Pastor Jenna back this Sunday from maternity leave!!! She will be preaching her sermon,"Hes Alive: Living a Resurrection Life"from the scripture passage 1 Peter1:3-5.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome back Pastor George Keulen! George preached at the Bridge Community Church here in Langley from 2018-2020. This Sunday Pastor George will be preaching his sermon"Jesus' Prayer for Glory"from the scripture passage of John 17:20-26.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Natasha Vedder! Natasha Vedder is the Youth Pastor at Fleetwood CRC. This Sunday Pastor Natasha will be preaching her sermon "Love the Lord Your God and Tell Your Kids" from the scripture passage of Deuteronomy 6:1-25.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Pastor Kevin Lobert! Kevin, is the youth pastor at Immanuel CRC, here in Langley. This Sunday Pastor Kevin will be preaching his sermon"You Are Not Alone" from the scripture passage of Genesis 39:1-23.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Pastor Bert Slofstra! This Sunday Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon"Unfinished Business and New Beginnings"from the scripture passage of John 21:1-19.

As we move from Easter, into Spring and our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Pastor Danny Fabiano! This Sunday Pastor Danny will be preaching his sermon"Living in the Middle"from the scripture passage of Acts 16:1-5.

For this Season of Lent our Guest Pastors wil be focusing their message on our Lent Sermon Series"The Cross of Christ".This week we welcome Pastor Todd Statham for Palm Sunday! Rev Dr Todd Statham hasbeen the campus pastor at UBCO since 2016 after having previously worked as a pastor, professor and missionary in several countries. Toddloves to explore with students and faculty how all thingswhat we study, what we research, what we imagine and hopehold together in Christ (Colossians 1:17).This Sunday Pastor Todd will be preaching his sermon"From Gate to Garden"from the scripture passage of Mark 11:1-11.

For this Season of Lent our Guest Pastors wil be focusing their message on our Lent Sermon Series"The Cross of Christ".This week we welcome Pastor Jonathan Hwang! Jonathan is the Associate Pastor at Hope Community Church, he was born in South Korea and moved to Canada in 1998. He grew up in Abbotsford, BC where he studied all the way through his Bachelors degree at Columbia Bible College. He has served in Korean congregations and became an ordained pastor in the CRC through the MDiv program at Regent College Calvin. This Sunday Pastor Jonathan will be preaching his sermon"In the World, Not of the World"from the scripture passage of 1 John 2:15-17.

For this Season of Lent our Guest Pastors wil be focusing their message on our Lent Sermon Series"The Cross of Christ".This week we welcome Pastor George Keulen! George preached at the Bridge Community Church here in Langley from 2018-2020. This Sunday Pastor George will be preaching his sermon"Willing to be Gathered"from the scripture passage of Luke 13:31-35.

For this Season of Lent our Guest Pastors wil be focusing their message on our Lent Sermon Series"The Cross of Christ".This week we welcome our guest Pastor Grant Vander Hoek! This Sunday Pastor Grant will be preaching his sermon"From Rubble to Rock"from the scripture passage ofMark 14: 66-72.

For this Season of Lent our Guest Pastors wil be focusing their message on our Lent Sermon Series"The Cross of Christ".This week we welcome our guest Pastor Dena Nicolai, the Chaplain and Refugee Support Mobilizer for BC, working out of First CRC in Vancouver! This Sunday Pastor Dena will be preaching her sermon"To Be Transformed"from the scripture passage ofPhilippians 3:17- 4:1.

As we continue our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome our guest Pastor Erik Delange! Erik is the Associate Pastor at Cornerstone CRC in Chilliwack and this Sunday Pastor Erik will be preaching his sermon"The Temptation of Jesus"from the scripture passage of Matthew 4:1-18.

As we continue our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome our guest Pastor Grant Vander Hoek! This Sunday Pastor Grant will be preaching his sermon"Jesus and The Bold Faith of Blind Bart"from the scripture passage of Mark 10:46-52.

As we continue our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome Reverend Samuel Lee, who is the Manager of Church Relations for Union Gospel Mission, and received is MDiv from Regent College. This Sunday Rev. Sam will be preaching his sermon"A Woman in Need"from the scripture passage of John 4:1-26.

As we continue our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome our guest Pastor Kevin Lobart, who is the Youth Pastor at Immanuel CRC, and has served at the church since 2008. This Sunday Pastor Kevin will be preaching his sermon"Above and Beyond"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:38-48.

As we continue our Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome our guest Pastor Dena Nicolai, the Chaplain and Refugee Support Mobilizer for BC, working out of First CRC in Vancouver! This Sunday Pastor Dena will be preaching her sermon"To Set the Captives Free"from the scripture passage of Luke 4:14-21.

As we continue our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome our guest Pastor Danny Fabiano! This Sunday Pastor Danny will be preaching his sermon"Trusting God in the Wilderness"from the scripture passage of Matthew 4:1-11.

As we continue our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into"The Life Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome our guest Pastor Grant Vanderhoek! This Sunday Pastor Grant will be preaching his sermon"Scents of the Savior"from the scripture passage of Matthew 2:1-12, John 12:1-3, John 20:11-16, 2 Corinthians 2:14-16.

As we begin our new Winter Sermon Series for 2025, our guest preachers will be looking into "The Life & Teachings of Jesus". This week we welcome Pastor George Keulen to start the sermon series off! George preached at the Bridge Community Church here in Langley from 2018-2020. This Sunday Pastor George will be preaching his sermon "Lordship of Light" from the scripture passage of John 1:1-9.

This Christmas Day service has a wide variety of familiar Christmas songs, and a message from Pastor Bert. Expect vibrant worship and warm fellowship as we anticipate and celebrate the coming of the Savior into this world. For the last, advent service in our "Divine Interruptions" series, Pastor Bert will preach his sermon "A Call to Worship" from the scripture passage, Luke 2:1-20.

As we celebrate the fourth Sunday of our Advent Series"Divine Interruptions". Advent - the season of waiting, is a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, first as a child, and soon as a victorious King. This week Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon"A Call to Righteousness"from the scripture passage of Matthew 1.

Join us as we celebrate the third Sunday of our Advent Series "Divine Interruptions". Advent - the season of waiting, is a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, first as a child, and soon as a victorious King. This week Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon "A Call to Submission" from the scripture passage of Luke 1:26-45.

Join us as we celebrate the second Sunday of our Advent Series"Divine Interruptions". Advent - the season of waiting, is a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, first as a child, and soon as a victorious King. This week Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon"A Call to Repentance"from the scripture passage of Luke 3: 1-18.

Join us as we kick off our Advent Series"Divine Interruptions"this week. Advent - the season of waiting, is a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, first as a child, and soon as a victorious King.Pastor Bert will be starting the series with his sermon"A Call to Action"from the scripture passage of Isaiah 64.

For our worship service this week we welcome our Guest Pastor Bert Slofstra. Bert will be with us till Christmas, and we are extremely lucky and grateful to have him through Advent this year. Pastor Bert has been retired since June of 2017, and for the 27 years previous to that he served as lead pastor at Gateway Community (formerly First) CRC, Abbotsford. This week Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon"Building a Barn or Building a Life"from the scripture passage of Luke 12:13-21.

Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. As we finish off our fall sermon series, this Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon "May it Be to Me...."from the scripture passage of Luke 1:26-38.

Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. As we continue our fall series, this Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon "For Such a Time as This"from the scripture passage of Esther 4:1-17.

Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. As we continue our fall series, this Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"May the Name of the Lord be Praised"from the scripture passage of Job 1:1-22.

Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. As we continue our fall series, this Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"Where You Go I'll Go"from the scripture passage of Ruth 1:6-18.

Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. As we continue our fall series, this Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"As For Me and My Household"from the scripture passage of Joshua 24:1-15.

For our worship service this week we will be taking a break from our Fall Sermon Series, as we welcome our Guest Pastor Joseph Leong from First Baptist Church of Vancouver. Joseph is the Pastor of Young Adult Ministries and was born and raised in a loving Christian family in Malaysia. Upon completing his MBA, Joseph went into full-time ministry as he sensed a deep call to serve the church, especially the next generation. He completed his Master of Divinity at Regent College and is happily married to Angeline. This week Pastor Joseph will be preaching his sermon""from the scripture passage of Psalm 139:1-24.

Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. As we continue our fall series, this Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"The Lord Will Fight for You"from the scripture passage of Exodus 14:1-14.

Introducing our Fall Sermon Series - Quotable Characters: Ancient Words for ModernFaith We live in a world of information, yet we are constantly in need of wise and trustworthy words to inform how we live. We easily remember words from movies, songs, and books, but rarely do we allow Scripture to be stitched into our memory in the same way. For this reason, were going to spend our Fall sermon series exploring some ancient words from various characters in Scripture that point us to the true source of wisdom. Well be looking at some quotable sayings in the Old Testament with the hope that these words can stick with us and inform our faith journeys. For our first Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"Surely God is in this Place"from the scripture passage of Genesis 28:10-19.

For our worship service this week we will be taking a break from a Sermon Series, as we finished our Summer series last Sunday and will be starting our new Fall Series on September 22nd. This week Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"Lead Me to the Rock"from the scripture passage of Psalm 61:1-5.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday Pastor Jenna will be concluding our Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with her sermon"Worshipping with the Saints"from the scripture passage Revelation 4:1-11.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday Pastor Jenna continues with our Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with her sermon"Worshiping with Creation"from the scripture passage Luke 19: 28-40.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes: Since we live by the Spirit,let us keep in step with the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday Pastor Jenna continues with our Summer Sermon Series Walking it Out: Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with her sermon "The Discipline of Silence" from the scripture passage Habakkuk 2:20.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday our Guest Pastor Bert Slofstra will continue our Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with his sermon"A Seamless Transition"from the scripture passage Acts 9:32-43.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday Pastor Jenna will continue our Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with her sermon"Feasting"from the scripture passage Matthew 9: 9-13.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes: Since we live by the Spirit,let us keep in step with the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday Pastor Jenna will continue our Summer Sermon Series Walking it Out: Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with her sermon "Receiving Sabbath" from the scripture passage Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Exodus 31:12-13.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, were going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week were going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together well explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday our Guest Pastor Clayton Libolt will continue with our new Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with his sermon on Contemplation"It Is Well"from the scripture passage Genesis 49: - 50:1, 15-21.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, we are going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week we are going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together we will explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday our Guest Pastor Grant Vanderhoek will continue our Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with his sermon on Knowledge"Where Are You?"from the scripture passage Genesis 3:1-9 James 5:13-16.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, were going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week were going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together well explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday our Guest Pastor Clayton Libolt will continue with our new Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with his sermon on Knowledge"Sing Praise"from the scripture passage Psalm 100.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, were going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week were going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together well explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. For this Sunday Pastor Jenna will continue with our new Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with her sermon"A Community of Compassion"from the scripture passage 2 Corinthians 1:3-7.

In Galatians 5:25, Paul writes:Since weliveby the Spirit,let uskeep in stepwith the Spirit. As a follow-up to our recent spring series, were going to spend the summer exploring Pauls words a little further by looking at ways that we can live by the Spirit as a community. To do this, each week were going to focus on a different discipline or habit that can help us to be attentive to the Spirits movement among us and within us. Together well explore what walking it out in the Spirit looks like as disciples of Jesus and as members of Gods household. This Sunday our Guest Pastor, Erik Delange will begin our new Summer Sermon SeriesWalking it Out:Communal Habits for Spirit-Filled Living with his sermon"Christians: Nice People or New People?"from the scripture passage 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Erik is the Associate Pastor at Cornerstone CRC in Chilliwack.

Join us as we conclude our Spring Series in the book of Galatians and learn that there isNo Other Gospelthan the gospel of Jesus Christ. This series will be a training exercise for us to ask ourselves: Do we really know this gospel? And can we identify the slanted truths that seek to undermine it? This Sunday Pastor Jenna, will finish this series with the sermon"The True Gospel of New Creation"from Galatians 6.

Join us for our Spring Series as we dig into the book of Galatians and learn that there isNo Other Gospelthan the gospel of Jesus Christ. This series will be a training exercise for us to ask ourselves: Do we really know this gospel? And can we identify the slanted truths that seek to undermine it? Pastor Jenna will continue the series with the sermon"The True Gospel of"from Galatians 5:.

Join us for our Spring Series as we dig into the book of Galatians and learn that there isNo Other Gospelthan the gospel of Jesus Christ. This series will be a training exercise for us to ask ourselves: Do we really know this gospel? And can we identify the slanted truths that seek to undermine it? Pastor Jenna, continues the series with the sermon"The True Gospel of Freedom"from Galatians 5:1-12.

For our Spring Series as we dig into the book of Galatians and learn that there is No Other Gospelthan the gospel of Jesus Christ. This series will be a training exercise for us to ask ourselves: Do we really know this gospel? And can we identify the slanted truths that seek to undermine it? This Sunday Pastor Jenna, will return to the series with the sermon"The Gospel of Formality"from Galatians 4:8-20.