Southside@Main | Sunday Morning Services

We're starting a new teaching series on the Gospel of Mark, where we'll explore Jesus' life and grow in our amazement of his identity, actions, and teachings. This is a perfect opportunity for those in your life who are curious about Jesus. Invite them to join you on this journey of discovery with us at Southside.

This past Sunday, Luiz Godinho, a Southside community member and Alliance New Venture Partner, explored the question “In a world shaken by tragedy and injustice, how are we [as Christians] called to respond?” Luiz walks us through what it means to live a truly Christ-centered life and ministry, drawing from Romans 12:9-20. Together we discover the shape of Christlike love, the resilience of hope,...

This week, Pastor Andrew shares his vision for Southside who we are and where we're going.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew concludes our "What Christians Think" teaching season and lead our congregation through communion. We explore Ecclesiology (the study of the Church) and examine what Christians believe about the Church.

This Sunday features our youth and recaps our exciting VBS week! A few of our Youth students will lead worship, and VBS leaders will share stories and highlights from the week.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew concludes our Question & Response mini-series on Christian thinking. Today, he tackles topics such as the relationship between Science and Scripture, swearing, evolution, healing prayer, and biblical obedience. We also celebrate this summer's Vacation Bible School, where our dedicated team of volunteers, interns, and staff guided 23 children through an enriching...

This week Pastor Andrew responds to questions re: What Christians Think. He covers topics like Inerrancy, Gifts of the Spirit, divorce and remarriage, making money, science and scripture, and more.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew addresses soteriology—the doctrine of salvation—and explore different Christian perspectives on this topic. Affirming the line from the Nicene Creed "For us and for our salvation," Pastor Andrew explains how we not only receive God's mercy at a moment of salvation, but also experience His new and fresh mercies each morning.

District Superintendent for the Central District of The Alliance Canada, Shane Gould, speaks on 'What Christians Think About The Holy Spirit.' As part of our summer series, the message looks into what the Bible says about the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit that leads to a greater encounter and life with Christ, including misunderstandings, mystery, and how the Holy Spirit moves.

This week, Pastor Andrew teaches on Christian Anthropology: what Christians think about humanity. He covers things like Imago Dei, Sin Nature, Gnosticism, the Flesh vs. the Spirit, Redemption & New Creation.

This week Pastor Andrew teaches on what Christians think about Christ. With a focus on Christology, we explore the Christian doctrine called the hypostatic union: the humanity and divinity of Christ. If Christ is divine, how then shall we live?

In this weeks message, Gerald Tarcisius examines the role of Scripture and tradition in shaping the way Christians think, paying close attention to how these sources inform our understanding of truth. We also reflect on what a posture of humility looks like in theological reflection, and how believers can faithfully discern historical Orthodox truth amid a pluralistic and often confusing cultural...

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew continues the teaching series "What Christians Think" by exploring God's identity as a loving Father—focusing on both the first line of the Nicene Creed and the Lord's Prayer. Coinciding with Father's Day weekend, Pastor Andrew examines how Scripture portrays God as Father and the characteristics He displays.

This week's services included several special elements. We witnessed Calder's baptism at the end of the 10:45 am service, where he shared his testimony and we celebrated together. During the teaching time, Pastor Andrew gave a brief overview of the Christian understanding of baptism.

This Sunday we continue our teaching season called  What Christians Think  with a focus on scripture. David Busuttil, a regular attendee at Southside, helps us explore three questions from a historic Christian perspective: What is the Bible? What is the story of the Bible? How should we use the Bible in our spiritual journey toward Jesus? David draws from his education, ministry experience, and pe...

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew describes the epistemological era that many social commentators suggest we're experiencing in the West: metamodernity. He discusses AI's impact on truth and knowledge, including our access to it, and explains the Christian perspective on natural versus special revelation.

This past Sunday, Pastor Andrew continued the teaching season called  What Christians Think  by exploring a common Christian epistemology: the correspondence theory of truth. He contrasts this with secular postmodern assumptions that challenge our Western culture and institutions. Pastor Andrew explains why a prior knowledge—accepted by faith—serves as the only viable foundation, and he explores h...

This week Pastor Andrew sets up our  What Christians Think  teaching season with attention on the Nicene Creed and some thoughts from his time in London.

What if the future of the Church isn’t something we wait for, but something we  build  together? In a time when many see decline, we believe God is inviting us into a sacred opportunity: to invest in the next generation with intentionality and faith. In this message, Gabriel unpacks what it means to have  Faith in the Future,  not as wishful thinking, but as a calling to speak truth, equip, and em...

This week, Pastor Andrew shares some visions for Southside and transitions us from the topic of joy to a teaching on basic Christian doctrine in a series called “What Christians Think”. This Sunday our focus and attention is on the Great Commission in Matthew 28.

This Palm Sunday, Pastor Andrew delivers a thoughtful message exploring Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, drawing from the parallel accounts in Matthew 21 and John 12. The teaching particularly examines how this pivotal moment connects to Philippians 2, where Paul articulates the profound call for believers to embrace and embody Christ's humble mindset. We reflect together on what it...

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew shares an uplifting message about finding joy through discipline! Drawing from the encouraging words of Hebrews 12:5-7, he helps us explore how God's loving guidance, though sometimes challenging, leads us to deeper joy. Together, we discover how embracing these growth moments can bring unexpected happiness and transformation. As our Road to Joy Lent devotional beaut...

This Sunday we had a Family Fun & Blessing Service. The first mention of the word “bless” in the Bible is found in Genesis 1:28 when God the Father blessed them with a prophetic word to be fruitful and multiply. The Hebrew word for blessing is “Baruch” which means, "To empower to prosper", and as a church we want to create space to provide blessings to each other. Pastor Andrew provides guidan...

This week Pastor Andrew builds on the teaching from Todd Hall's Relational Spirituality. Last week, we were introduced to the framework that produces spiritual formation: loving presence → attachment filters → explicit to implicit knowledge → deep growth. This week, we explore the practical rhythms and routines in church life that facilitate Relational Spirituality movements.

Pastor Andrew shares vision with the church and reminds us of the foundational principles that underpin our discipleship approach during this significant season at Southside. He explains how these core values continue to guide our community's spiritual journey and development, while addressing practical ways to implement these principles in our daily lives—all through the lens of our desired o...