Who We Are
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Adventists believe a Trinity of three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – make up one God. They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father’s will. When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.
As a Christian church, Seventh-day Adventists are a faith community rooted in the beliefs described by the Holy Scriptures. Adventists describe these beliefs in the following ways
Our Mission
Reaching the community with hope and wholeness
Our Vision
A healthy, united, and engaging Christ-centered Church
Our History
- 1957 – 1965
- Kingsview Village Seventh-day Adventist church, with 250 charter members, opened its doors on September 11, 1965 after approximately one year of construction. This was the culmination of planning that began in 1957. Pastor Mustard was the first minister of this congregation made up of Europeans and Canadians.
- Many of the members resided in the immediate neighbourhood and had a connection with those who lived in the area. This was evidenced in the annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) program that was attended by children from the vicinity. It was normal for there to be up to forty or more children in attendance each day that VBS ran.
- 1968
- In 1968, a local German-speaking congregation was invited to worship with the Kingsview congregation. The church accommodated them by providing them with earphones so that they could hear the sermons translated simultaneously into German each week.
- The church family was vibrant and eager to do the Lord’s work. Ingathering and Investment sales were major events that everyone looked forward to. Saturday night socials were always guaranteed to meet the needs of all who attended, and a consistently full social hall was a testament to their success of these social events.