Current Planting Initiatives

The following are new ministry initiatives that we are supporting; mostly church planting, all within the last three years.

Those marked with an asterisk (**) are ones that are in need of financial support. If you would like to know more about any of them, please call our office.

Alberta Chin Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	Spring 2009
	Location:	Calgary, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A Chin (Burmese) church

Christus Victor Trinitarian Community
	Date Started:	September, 2012
	Location:	Mississauga, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A discipling ministry among young adult Filipinos in the Mississauga area.

City Chapel
	Date Started:	February, 2012
	Location:	Red Deer, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
Emerged from Balmoral Bible Chapel, Red Deer, AB

Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative
	Date Started:	October 2010
	Location:	Windsor, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A missional outreach

Finding Freedom Inc.
	Date Started:	January 2011
	Location:	Winnipeg, MB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A ministry to those struggling with addictions and other life dominating issues

Global Faith Mission Ministries
	Date Started:	Fall, 2009
	Location:	Calgary, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
An Ethiopian church

Lighthouse Church
	Date Started:	February 2009
	Location:	Newcastle, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A pioneering neighbourhood church plant

Morning Star Church
	Date Started:	Spring 2011
	Location:	Vancouver, BC
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A Mandarin-speaking church plant from Granville Chapel

Mosaic
	Date Started:	October 2010
	Location:	London, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
An expression of North Park Community Church

Mount Zion Worship
	Date Started:	August, 2010
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
An Eritrean congregation

MoveIn
	Date Started:	March, 2009
	Location:	Toronto and elsewhere
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
12:12 Network project, mobilizing people to move in to high needs neighborhoods. Initiated in 2009 and continuing to develop new MoveIn patches ever since.

New Creation Church
	Date Started:	March, 2012
	Location:	Winnipeg, MB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
Emerged from The Maples Community Church, Winnipeg, MB

One:One
	Date Started:	February, 2010
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A 12:12 Network discipleship ministry to high density neighbourhoods

Radiant City Church
	Date Started:	September, 2012
	Location:	Kitchener
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A church plant coming from Lincoln Road Chapel, Waterloo

River Jordan Community Church
	Date Started:	June, 2010
	Location:	Ottawa, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A mostly Kenyan/Ugandan eas African church adopted by VMC

Sanctuary London
	Date Started:	January 2011
	Location:	London, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
An inner city church plant

Spirit of Truth Church/ Farsi Christian Ministries
	Date Started:
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A VMC/12:12 Network project, now extending to other cities across Canada

Tamil Church of the Living Saviour
	Date Started:	October, 2011
	Location:
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A Tamil/mostly English speaking congregation adopted by VMC

The Gathering at Trent
	Date Started:	Fall, 2009
	Location:	Peterborough, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A church plant from Auburn Bible Chapel

The Jesus Network
	Date Started:
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A Mennonite-Brethren/VMC project, outreach to Pakistani Afghan neighbourhood

Toronto China Bible Church, IV
	Date Started:	September 2009
	Location:	York University
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
Mandarin speaking, their fourth location in the Toronto area

Toronto China Bible Church, V
	Date Started:	January, 2012
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
Mandarin speaking congregation, fifth location in the Toronto area

Waskasoo Bible Fellowship
	Date Started:	August, 2010
	Location:	Red Deer, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:
A church plant from Balmoral Bible Chapel, Red Deer, AB

Church Planting Among New Canadians

Collaborative Church Planting Ministry: The 12:12 Network

The 12:12 Network is a collaborative ministry of VMC, the Mennonite Brethren and the Associated Gospel Churches for the purpose of starting churches in high needs communities in the Greater Toronto Area. It started in 2009.

Ministry Networks

614 Thorncliffe Park Church, now The Jesus Network
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Agricola Community Church
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Ardrossan, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Alberta Chin Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	Spring 2009
	Location:	Ottawa, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Bethany Gospel Chapel
	Date Started:	1998
	Location:	Regina, SK
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Bow Waters Community Church
	Date Started:	Calgary, AB
	Location:	replant - 2002
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Brant Community Church
	Date Started:	1999
	Location:	Brantford, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Calvary Bible Church, Summerside
	Date Started:	2001
	Location:	PEI
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Cambridge Community Church
	Date Started:	1992
	Location:	Cambridge, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Christus Victor
	Date Started:	January 2011
	Location:	Mississauga, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Church Without Borders
	Date Started:	2005
	Location:	Delta, BC
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


City Chapel
	Date Started:	February, 2012
	Location:	Red Deer, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Community Bible Church
	Date Started:	2000
	Location:	Illderton, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative
	Date Started:	October 2010
	Location:	Windsor, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Dynamic Life Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Airdrie, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Elmira Community Church
	Date Started:	2006
	Location:	Elmira, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Faith Bible Church/Ethnic outreach, Charlottetown
	Date Started:	2008
	Location:	PEI
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Finding Freedom Inc.
	Date Started:	January 2011
	Location:	Winnipeg, MB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Gathering at Trent
	Date Started:	Fall, 2009
	Location:	Peterborough, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Global Church
	Date Started:	Fall, 2009
	Location:	Calgary, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Grace Community Church
	Date Started:	1999
	Location:	Edmonton, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Heidelberg Bible Fellowship
	Date Started:	1999
	Location:	Heidelberg, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


IN2ONE Fellowship
	Date Started:	January 2011
	Location:	Markham, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


LifeSpring Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	2004
	Location:	Waterloo, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Lighthouse Church
	Date Started:	February 2009
	Location:	Newcastle, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Mandarin Christian Fellowship, LRC
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Waterloo, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Manitoba Chin Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:
	Location:	Winnipeg, MB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Maranatha/Elim Bible Fellowship
	Date Started:	1994 & 1998
	Location:	Arkona, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Millcreek Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Edmonton, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Morning Star
	Date Started:	Spring 2011
	Location:	Vancouver, BC
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Mosaic
	Date Started:	October 2010
	Location:	London, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Mount Zion Worship
	Date Started:	August, 2010
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


MoveIn 09
	Date Started:
	Location:
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


New Creation
	Date Started:	March, 2012
	Location:	Winnipeg, MB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


New London Community Church
	Date Started:	February 2009
	Location:	London, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


One:One
	Date Started:	February, 2010
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Orillia Community Church
	Date Started:	1999
	Location:	Orillia, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Quinte Bible Chapel
	Date Started:	1997
	Location:	Belleville, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Radiant City
	Date Started:	September, 2012
	Location:	Kitchener, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Revival Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	2008
	Location:	Ottawa, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


River Jordan Community Church
	Date Started:	June 2010
	Location:	Ottawa, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


River Jordan Community Church
	Date Started:	June 2010
	Location:	Ottawa, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Sanctuary London
	Date Started:	January 2011
	Location:
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Southview Christian Fellowship
	Date Started:	Edmonton, AB
	Location:	2003
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Spirit of Truth
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Tamil Church of the Living Saviour
	Date Started:	October, 2011
	Location:	Scarborough, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


The Bridge Community Church
	Date Started:	1997
	Location:	Bancroft, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


The Gathering
	Date Started:	2006
	Location:	Stirling, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


The Way Community Church
	Date Started:	2006
	Location:	Richmond, BC
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Toronto China Bible Church I
	Date Started:	Toronto, ON
	Location:	2004
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Toronto China Bible Church II
	Date Started:	2004
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Toronto China Bible Church III
	Date Started:	2007
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Toronto China Bible Church, IV
	Date Started:	September 2009
	Location:	York University
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Toronto China Bible Church, V
	Date Started:	January, 2012
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Viens et Vois
	Date Started:	2006
	Location:	Toronto, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Waskasoo Bible Fellowship
	Date Started:	August, 2010
	Location:	Red Deer, AB
	Primary Leader:
	Website:


Waterloo Region Faith Community
	Date Started:	October 2010
	Location:	Waterloo, ON
	Primary Leader:
	Website:

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