Through Many Ministries
Our great desire is to grow in our ability to enjoy God, who we believe is the inexhaustible fountain of delight. That kind of joy doesn't come naturally, so we are committed to using the resources God has given us to help people, of every age group and life situation, by applying the Good News of Jesus Christ to all areas of life.
We want to meet people wherever they are, in their spiritual journey, with encouragement and help to grow, so they can know God better and enjoy Him more deeply.
Sunday Morning Service
Every Sunday at 10:00am we gather together for a time of worship through song, prayer and hearing the gospel preached. Our services are around an hour and a half and feature and expository sermon from a book of the Bible.
Our goal is to, ‘glorify God by enjoying Him forever’. We believe that, in order to do that, we need to know Him better and so we pursue knowledge of God by drinking from the inexhaustible well of His unfailing Word, as we expound Scripture and apply it to our lives.
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Lighthouse
Lighthouse exists to invest in the lives of the children of the Maranatha church family. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we will teach and equip our children to become passionate disciples and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father.
Lighthouse is a teaching ministry and a children’s ministry and has three purposes: teaching, discipling and caring.
Lighthouse occurs every Sunday morning after music, during the school term. All our teaching curriculum is in accordance with our Doctrinal Statement. The children learn many of the same truths as the adults in the service and at an age-appropriate level. We have three age groups in Lighthouse:
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3 years to 5 years – Seekers
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6 years to 8 years - Fishermen
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9 years to 11 years – Disciples
Nursery
To help you concentrate on the truth of the gospel during our service, we offer nursery for ages 3 and under.
Parents are asked to sign in their child each week and note that your child will not be released except to the same parent.
KidsCare
KidsCare is an outreach into the community by Maranatha offering Daycare, Preschool, and an Out of School Care program to parents in the Abbotsford area. For more information please see the KidsCare website here.
Youth
Our youth, grades 7- 12, meet weekly to grow together as friends and to grow in their understanding of the gospel. ​
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It is our great desire to encourage our youth into Christian maturity so that their love of the Lord and the saving work He accomplished is recognized as more valuable than the shallow pleasures the world offers them.
College and Career
College and Career at Maranatha consists of regular Bible studies and social events. As life's challenges ramp up after graduation so too does our need to learn to fully depend on God.​
College & Career is the best place to join with and build new friendships that have the gospel as their foundation.
Care Groups
Care groups at Maranatha are the primary way for people in the church to maintain healthy Christian friendships that are developed around our common belief in the gospel.
Our care groups meet weekly and provide a time for fellowship, prayer, and Bible study.
Adult Fellowship
Meeting monthly for lunch and weekly for study and fellowship anyone able to make it out during the day joins together for mutual support, encouragement and to learn more of the gospel.
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Both the monthly lunches and weekly studies are timed to fit the schedule of seniors but are open to all ages.
Men and Women's Ministries
Men and Women's Ministries meet weekly and provide a time for fellowship, prayer, and Bible study.
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Through these ministries our goal is support each other, grow together in the knowledge, grace and love of Lord Jesus Christ.
AMBER
The Association of Ministers for Baptist and Evangelical Renewal (AMBER) is an independent association of likeminded pastors and churches who have covenanted together to work for renewal in our lives as ministers and in our churches.
We are distinctively Baptist, rooted in a rich confessional heritage, and warmly evangelical which means that we prize the gospel of Jesus Christ and seek to establish it at the very center of our lives and mission. Know more.
