One of the key components of Jesus’ ministry was sharing meals with people. We see the dining room table as an essential part of our community as we do life together. We gather around food, in and out of our homes, as a way of creating community that is not just centered around a Sunday gathering. We want to be inviting people into our homes and around our dining room table as a way of inviting them into intimate parts of our life. This is one of the ways we seek to imitate the way Jesus did life with people.
We believe in the teaching of Scripture as fundamental to our knowledge of God and as a pathway to the transformative work of His Spirit in us. At The Garden, our goal is to communicate the truth of the Bible in a way that is accessible and applicable to all, no matter what context or level of experience or skepticism one brings to the text.
God is not far off or distant, but He is present and active in our lives by His Holy Spirit. As we worship on Sundays, or in any other gathering of our church, we seek to invite the Holy Spirit to move and lead, and we hope to invite you into an experience of God’s peace and power through our gatherings and prayer ministry.
Among the greatest gifts God has given us is His church, as a group of people with whom to do life together. We live in a city known for loneliness and isolation, and we hope to be a community that subverts this reality by being a place to be known, loved, and welcomed into authentic relationships.
We believe that God invites us to partner with Him in His work of restoring and renewing all things. This means that we exist for the good of our city and our neighbourhood and pursue justice, freedom, and renewal in all areas. It also means that we partner with people and organizations sent around the globe to do the work of justice, love, and sharing the good news of Jesus.
Baptist Conference of British Columbia
Baptist Conference of Canada