Reformed and Christian Fellowship of Oshawa

Currently, we at the Covenant Reformed Church of Toronto (URCNA) hold the memberships of two families living in the
Durham region, east of Toronto. As our consistory considered the need for Sunday evening worship for those families, we started to look at the Oshawa/Whitby area for promoting Sunday worship more broadly.  Population statistic show that 250,000 people are residing in those two cities. 

Seeking the Lord’s blessing, we intend to hold evening worship services at the “Reformed and Christian Fellowship” shortly.  Our first worship service is planned for Sunday evening, September 28, 2008, at 7 p.m.  Pastor Rand Lankheet will lead most of the services for these four months.  But, to reiterate, these are not plans for a definite church plant; rather, they are to “test the waters” about that possibility. We will also appraise Classis Southern Ontario about the progress of this work and will seek classis’ advice in future planning. 

We intend to meet in the east conference room of the Best Western Durham Hotel in western Oshawa (559 Bloor Street West, Oshawa, L1J 5Y6, tel. 905-723-5271). You can find exact directions from their website:  www.bestwestern.com/ca/durhamhotel. This hotel is conveniently located just one block south of the 401, and is visible from the highway.  

Please pass along this information about this new work in Oshawa by forwarding this email or by including parts of it in your Sunday bulletin or in your church newsletters.  May the gospel of Jesus Christ be used as God’s means for building up those who are already saved, and for converting those who must be saved.  And may God be glorified in and through His Church!