Church of the City

We are looking forward to Sunday as we conclude our series on the Missional Heart of God. We wanted to end by spending some time together in reflection in prayer, asking the Spirit to open our eyes anew to God's work in the world around us and sharing words of encouragement with one another.

We've spent the past few weeks reflecting on God's missional heart from creation to the promises made to Abraham for all nations. Our missional God opens his heart to share His life and blessings with all people through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Last week we discovered how Jesus immerses us in God's life so that we can participate in His mission. This week we wi...

This week, Jason will take us on a journey to explore the Missional Heart of God in the context of being immersed in God’s Heart for Mission. The very purpose of our existence has been to help fulfill God's mission for his creation. What is that purpose, and how can we come along to support it? How do we come to a place of love and motivation for God's plan? Find out Sunday!

As we head into a new year, we want to stop and consider a word you likely hear a lot at COTC: missional. What does it mean to be missional? Why are we missional? Join us this Sunday as we look at God's choosing the Israelites as his first missional people on earth and what this responsibility meant for the nation of Israel. We'll also get to hear the story of life in another one of our missional...

Join us as we launch our new series in the New Year: The Missional Heart of God . We want to take time to focus 2025 on what we're here to do as Christians: "the mission of God has a Church." Journey with us as we explore what it means to serve a God who is Missional.

In our final week of Advent we will be looking to the future. As Jason reminded us on Sunday, Advent is a time to look back and Christ's first coming and look forward to his return. What kind of peace will Jesus usher in when he comes again? Join us Sunday as we consider Peace for All Time .

This week in our Advent series on the  Prince of Peace , we'll be zooming out and looking at our world as a whole. If the Prince of Peace has come, why does conflict still rage in the world around us? How do we respond as followers of Jesus to the war and violence we see? Join us as our Associate Staff Elder Jason leads us in considering what good news our Prince of Peace brings in the midst of a...

This year, with all the stories of conflicts going on around the world, we want to focus in on the theme of Jesus coming as our Prince of Peace . This week, we look at how peace with God will help us build peace with one another.

With the start of December comes the beginning of Advent. This year, with all the stories of conflicts going on around the world, we want to focus in on the theme of Jesus coming as our Prince of Peace . Sunday, we'll start this series by considering the deepest conflict that Jesus resolved—our separation from God—and how this peace is the source of all others.

What a Sunday we just shared together in celebrating baptisms and seeing what God is up to in our midst! Join us this Sunday for our final instalment in our series, Freely Give, as we take a look at how God invites us to view our money!

This week in our series, Freely Give , we'll be considering how to generously offer up the gifts that God has blessed us with to build up the church and bless the world. God has uniquely gifted you - are you offering these gifts back to him and others?

On Sunday we began a new series focused on generosity called, Freely Give . We focused on the generous heart of God as revealed throughout the Scriptures. This Sunday we'll explore what kind of transformation is worked in us with a right understanding of God's generosity. See you soon!

This week we launch into a new series:  Freely Give . In this series we want to go deeper than just inviting generous acts, we want to consider what it means for us to be generous. The Christian life is about being with Jesus and becoming like him. How does generosity fit into this? See you Sunday!

This Sunday is a special one for Reunion - Aaron Goodrich, pastor of Soma Grand Rapids, will be bringing the message after leading our MC Leaders at our retreat this weekend. We are excited for the message Aaron has for us!

This Sunday we conclude our series Hearing God's Voice. We're going to ask the question, "What do we do if we feel like we are hearing God's voice?" Perhaps you've sensed God leading you in a new direction in your life as you've read Scripture, or through the word of a brother or sister in community. How do we make decisions in these moments? What do we trust, what do we dismiss, and are there any...

Following Jesus, together, in Guelph. On Sunday we consider the final part of our mission: "in Guelph." What does it look like to follow our King Jesus in a world that does not know him? Eugene Peterson said the church was to be "colony of heaven in the country of death." Join us as we dream together about what this might look like. We'll also hear from a few community partners who are also commit...

This Sunday we're continuing in our Vision Series, and we're talking about just one word in our mission statement: "together." What does it look like to follow Jesus together? We look forward to unpacking this together!

Many people say it: "I'm a follower of Jesus." But what does that actually mean? Join us on Sunday for Week Two of our 2024 Vision Series where we'll consider the everyday reality of what it means to be one of Jesus' disciples. We'll also hear an update about some goings on from one of our MC's.

You have probably heard us say that our mission as a church is "Following Jesus together in Guelph." But what is the goal we are aiming towards in this life of following Jesus together? What do we mean when we say, "In Guelph as it is in Heaven"? What would that actually look like.

Only one more instalment in our Extraordinary Fruit series. Join us Sunday 10am as we wrap up our journey through the Fruit of the Holy Spirit, and consider some final thoughts for their impact in our daily life.

We're so thrilled to have Mike Anderson join us Sunday to bring the word! Mike will continue our series on the Fruit of the Holy Spirit, taking a close look at Proverbs 11:30, and what we become in the hand of God when we bear the fruit he desires for us.

We always love to hear from our long-term missionaries, and this Sunday we're thrilled Bechara Karkafi will be opening the word.

Steve Adams brings a fresh voice to our Extraordinary Fruit series. See you at 10am at 75 Norfolk St!

Join us at 75 Norfolk this Sunday as we continue our series on the Fruit of the Spirit with a conversation about kindness. In particular, we'll consider the nature of God's kindness towards us, and how this should motivate the way we respond to those we share life with. See you on Sunday!

This Sunday we'll be back at 75 Norfolk and considering patience in our Extraordinary Fruit series. In preparation for Sunday, consider patience for a moment: what scenes come to mind? Ask the Spirit to help you be open to how he might want to ripen the fruit of patience in our lives. See you Sunday!