CENTRE STREET CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORT
2019-2020
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centre street church
Our vision is to be a biblically functioning community of fully devoted followers of Christ committed to accomplishing God's redemptive purposes in the world.
Our mission is to introduce people to Jesus and to help them become fully devoted followers of Jesus.
Pursue God
Pursue Relationships
Pursue Mission
Pursue Generosity
Pursue Simplicity
A message
from our
Senior Pastor
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"...even though the pandemic may have prevented us from gathering in person and ‘shook us up a bit’ for a time, it hasn’t
defeated us. Our church is still very much alive and active because Jesus is still Lord and building His church..."
A message
from our board
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Melanie Nelson,
Board Chair
Edwin Beaman
Wendell Klassen
Lane Irving,
MHC Chair
Angie Redecopp,
Treasurer, FAC Chair
Michelle Bonnier,
Vice Chair
Yewande Daniel-Ayoade, HRCC Chair
Brian Hennig, Secretary
Geogy Joseph
"Thank you congregation; for your faithfulness in
serving, giving and supporting the Lord’s work in our church. Let us continue the good work that God has given to us and continue to grow and develop ourselves and others in this journey of faith."
COVID-19
We responded and
moved online
ministry continued...
Watch Full Video - Children's Ministry Behind the Scenes
Watch Full Video - Online Worship Behind the Scenes
Compassionate
Ministries
Watch Full Video - Centre for the City
Watch Full Video - Notes of Encouragement
We responded again with
outdoor in-person
worship services...
Watch Full Video - Outdoor Services
Pursuing God
“I thought I had an accurate idea of what my root issues were coming into the program,” said Rhonda. “I came to understand that
my issues were not, however, primarily about experiences of wounding from others but rather how those experiences shaped my relationship with God and how I saw myself.”
Read Rhonda's Story
We
regularly
go to God
to
pray
and to be
filled
with the
Holy Spirit
2928
prayer event
attendees
"A young couple came for prayer after the service, and were prayed for by one of the Altar Prayer teams. I saw this same couple
sitting on the sofas outside the offices afterwards. I told them if they needed prayer to let me know. The young man said that our
church was so peaceful that he would like to pitch a tent and stay here. We joked about it, and then I turned to enter the offices.
Just then, the young lady piped up and said, “I am ready. I want to accept the Lord as my Lord and Saviour.” I was stunned! Never in
my life have I had a request like that. I sat with them and learned that the man had accepted the Lord a few months back and they
are now attending the “Why Believe?” series. I explained to her what the Lord had done for her on the cross and then prayed for her.
She prayed the Sinner’s Prayer and then I prayed a blessing over both of them. It is so incredible how the Lord moves."
We
meditate
and
as we
368
classes
"At a NOW service, a woman came to be baptized and spoke of how she had wanted to commit suicide the night before, but was
overcome by the Holy Spirit to attend church. She had spent the day at the church praying and Sunday evening decided that she
wanted to live! She wanted to take that next step in her life and get baptized. Praise God!"
Scripture
Holy Spirit
by the
read, study
and
on
lives
apply it to our
guided
are
We gather
His activity,
and minister to
6182
average attendance
pre-COVID
1375
average live stream
attendance pre-COVID
300
children attended
CSCamps online
5543
average live stream
attendance during COVID
198
families participated
in CSCamps
regularly
to worship
celebrate
one another
God,
fellowship with
hear
teaching of His
the
Word,
Pursuing
Relationships
"A woman shared that she had initially returned to Women of Heart only because it provided children’s ministry during the week. This
provided her with a small window of respite. She shared how this group has impacted her spiritual journey far beyond what she had
expected. It is far more than a window of respite now, and has begun a spiritual restoration in her life."
Several women have shared how God has done a transformative work in their lives through the Women of Heart community.
We are
discipled
in
community
to live
the way
Jesus
did
479
Community Groups
Missional Communities
“I grew up going to Centre Street Church. During my years as a student in youth ministries, I had a few leaders come and go, but I
had one leader who stayed for four years. Because of her, I decided I wanted to be involved in youth ministries. My leader’s commitment for four years and the positive impact it had on me showed me why being a youth leader matters. My leaders showed me you don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to ‘have it all together’. They taught me God doesn’t want perfect, he wants us as we are.
My leaders showed me what it means to follow God and love his children.”
– Miranda, Youth
We are
discipled
in
community
to live
the way
Jesus
821
Community
Group Leaders
“The Alpha course has been a big part of my Christian life. When my wife Angela and I became followers of Jesus together it was
late summer. Alpha was starting a few weeks later so we joined up. That is when the transformation began for me. As a new believer
I knew little about the Bible and Jesus. The Alpha course changed that for me. The course is broken down to weekly lessons and
each one has a bearing on the growth of a young Christian and a re-assurance for the seasoned follower.
Alpha was a great starting point for our journey. We have made many friends that continue to be a blessing in our lives and we
are so grateful for them. The knowledgeable leaders and helpers are a great help too. Especially Peter and Lisa. They are a perfect
example of grace and humility and a great model of how Jesus wants us to live as His followers.
Alpha has provided us with the first stepping stone in our growth and walk with Jesus. We went to Why believe next after that. Then
we decided to become helpers at Alpha. Now we are table leaders and get to experience the growth of both newer and seasoned
believers.
As we continue to serve in Alpha and Why Believe, we are grateful for the experience. We have facilitated for a number of years yet
I get something different from each video and person we meet. Alpha is great for all believers. I am grateful for the opportunity to
attend as a young believer and help as a follower.”
5437
participants in
community groups
- Ken, Alpha Participant
did
We
commit to
joining
others in
living
the way of Jesus by
becoming
members
church
1414
church members
We are
baptized
as
a
step
of
obedience
to
Christ
104
Baptisms
“I felt God speaking to my heart and what He told me was He will always be there for me and He will accept me. The life I was lead-
ing was not good...being in and out of hospitals, almost dying, because of infections and being away from my husband for 4 to 5
years. I just decided that I want Jesus in my life and that I want to follow Him for the rest of my life and be His child forever. This is my
public declaration to you all that are present...that this is my decision and I am proud of it!”
– Joy, Baptized May 2019
We
celebrate
people who make
a decision
to
embrace Christ
as
Saviour
and
Lord
208
Decisions
for Christ
Pursuing
Mission
"Last October, many families and Missional Communities from our Airdrie campus were out on their front yards, inviting their neighbours to join
them for Halloween. They were out serving hot chocolate, giving out amazing treats and sharing the warmth of fire pits."
We are
faith
in our
"One of our Community Groups in NW Calgary is seeking to serve their neighbours, by shoveling their driveways after each snow-
fall. There is something so special about adults and children joining together to serve their neighbourhoods. They are praying that
these acts of service will help foster and deepen relationships within their community.
A few weeks ago, a woman asked our NCFC for a Persian Bible for her Iranian neighbour. She shared how her family is reaching out
to get to know others in their culturally diverse neighbourhood. She loves God and her neighbours! So exciting to see God moving."
them to
sharing
our
with people
as
lives,
inviting
embrace
Christ
Saviour
and
and
Lord
We pursue our mission
locally,
nationally,
internationally
45
Global workers in
14 countries
35
Agencies: Local,
National, International
149
Partner Churches
in 11 countries
and
New Canadian
Friendship Centre
300
new immigrants and refugees
engaged in community
"God’s care for the widow & the foreigner is evident in the life of a single mom from Chile who needed to quickly move right when
Covid locked everything down. We supported her with some bedding, household items, a potted plant and homemade banana
bread. It felt like it wasn’t very much, but God multiplies our gifts in His Kingdom. She faithfully attended classes online in the Spring, including our Spanish Bible Study, where she asked for a Bible in her language, and one day said she wanted to begin her relation-
ship with Jesus. She said, 'I knew when you brought me the Spanish bible that I wanted to follow Jesus'. She recently returned to
her home country, where we are connecting her to a church, and she continues to study English online with us! Before she left, she
told us, 'You don’t know how important it is to feel loved. Thank you very much for that'."
11
Classes offered
including ESL
2
people came to
faith in Jesus
25
Bibles given away
in own language
Pursuing
Generosity
“I thought this was pretty funny: I adjusted my giving, due to a perceived shortage of funds, then out of nowhere, I received some
unexpected $$. God made me laugh - I could hear Him say, “Where’s your faith, boy?” So I am back where I was before, giving what
I had originally planned, and I am just going to leave it!”
We are
spiritual gifts
and
2500
average weekly
volunteers
“Thank you so much for helping to make life brighter for my son, my father and I. We are low-income, and life is difficult. We pay all
our bills with our meagre resources and try to help each other as we can, but because of CSC and Compassionate Ministries, our
life has become more blessed! You have provided food, love and hope. Thank you for being there for us in the recent loss of my
98-year-old mother. Your generosity has been so appreciated!”
serving
in
accorandance with our
talents
We are giving
according to
City and Global Mission Giving
2019/2020
11,893,574
95.15% budget
Build More Room for God
Capital Development Fund Giving
2019/2020 - $5,209,000
Total Giving from May 2019 to June 2020
toward $18M Min Goal: $12,150,000
generously
Biblical
principles
Pursuing
Simplicity
"Once covid started, we couldn’t see our friends on Sundays or during the week for our Bible Studies and that was very hard. People were not allowed to leave their homes to go to work, to volunteer, to go to their day programs or to work. There was nothing to do. Then we learned about Zoom classes that Pastor Corinne was doing. We have fun each week on Wednesday and Sunday at the Zoom classes. We get to see our friends on the computer and we feel happy. What we learn about God comforts us and makes us feel better. We look forward to it and it gives us something to do. We feel good when we are at the Zoom classes; we get to worship together, pray together, memorize Bible verses, and we get to learn about God. Pastor Corinne makes lesson plans so that we can follow along as well. Favourite topics included the Armour of God. We also like learning the signs for the memory verses. Did you know that we are made in the image of God? Psalm 139:14 says, 'I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well'."
– Participant, special needs ministry online group
We
establishing a daily and weekly
abide
in
rhythm of
rest
Christ
COVID-19 forced
many
of us
slow
our pace and
focus
the things that
really matter…
to
on
by
work
and
living simply within our means
and
We focused time on
groups
participants in Alpha online this spring
20
150
gathering
new
Christians
and those searching for
answers
together for
Alpha Online.
30
leaders
+
+
Special Needs Ministry
connection points each month with an average of
20
connecting with
one another
learning
about God’s goodness
gathering online.
through
and
focused on
60
people gathering online weekly
Maranatha Ministry
distanced gatherings such as:
hosted
- Game cafés
-
Picnics in the park
-
A Drive Through Gathering at Central Campus
Investing in the
Next Generations
“For four months I have spent every weekend with our grade school kids in Children’s Ministries. Let me just say... what a
blast!! Every week I love the kids more and more - and vice versa! I love hearing about the kids weeks, their families, their favorite
things, their amazing facts about dinosaurs and stars and other countries, their worries and problems they can’t solve. I could listen
to them all day; there’s never enough time to get to know each child the way I want to! And I love when they ask to sit with me or
say they are hoping they will be in my small group... Oh my heart!
And, of course, I love watching them learn about Jesus. Sometimes they have big questions, like “who wrote the Bible,” or “what is hell
and why does it exist.” Sometimes I feel like I am in over my head, and I am inspired anew to understand my faith in a deeper way.
And sometimes God blesses me with moments that I will treasure forever: like last week when I sat with two girls while they prayed to
accept Jesus as their forever friend for the first time. Seeing their understanding, their soft hearts, and desire to know the Lord is such a beautiful, precious thing.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
"Sometimes they have big questions, like 'who wrote the Bible,' or 'what is hell and why does it exist?'"
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YOUTH MINISTRY
"Becoming a youth leader was my way of
being what I wished I had in my own life."
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YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY
"After the Gospel message, she and seven others raised their hands to accept Jesus."
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“When I was in youth, I did not have any consistent youth leaders that I could build a deep relationship with. In those youth aged years, I felt a lot of loneliness. I wished I had someone older and wiser that I trusted to go to, to talk about what I was struggling with. As soon as I graduated high school I volunteered to be a youth leader. Becoming a youth leader was my way of being what I wished I had in my own life. The youth are going through so much development in their life: discovering their identity in Christ, growing into their personalities, and building their character, all while facing various and differing pressures of the world around them. My desire is to be someone that the youth can trust and rely on in their daily lives, in life’s struggles, and for fun and ice cream. “ – Anna, Youth Leader
On December 17th our Young Adult groups gathered together for a Christmas turkey dinner and activities. Over 200 people joined in, some of which had never been to Young Adults before. One couple saw the advertisement and came. He was not a Christian but seeking, and she had walked away from the Lord five years ago, but was feeling like there was something missing in her life. After the Gospel message, she and seven others raised their hands to accept Jesus. They are excited about joining our Central Young Adults starting in the New Year.
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Centre Street Church
is empowering,
developing, and leading
the next generation
to make disciples
We are a church with a mission to
introduce people to Jesus and to help them
become fully devoted followers of Jesus.
In 2018, after praying about how
we could reach more lives and more
communities, God led us to build
a permanent location in NW Calgary.
Today, CSC has a total of 5 campuses
(Central, NW, Bridgeland, South, and Airdrie),
allowing us to reach deeper into
communities in Calgary and Airdrie.
This means our mission is carried
through the thousands of people who
meet in hundreds of community groups
that are short walking or driving
distance from home.
Laying stones, milestones, and living stones
- those were the themes
in our journey to...
Laying stones...
September 22, 2019
The stones were laid in the Northwest Campus foundation as a reminder of who we are about and who God has called us to reach. On these stones are the names of individuals our church family is praying would come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
"These stones of remembrance here in front of us are being placed into the foundation of our new CSC Northwest Campus as a memorial to remind us of two things. First of all, it's a reminder of God's faithfulness in providing us all that we have needed to accomplish his purpose, his mission and also his redemptive purposes in our city, our nation, and around the world. And secondly as a reminder to pray regularly for the people whose names are written in these stones that we wrote a little over a year ago."
- Pastor Henry, to the congregation while laying stones in the Northwest Campus foundation
Milestones...
NORTHWEST CAMPUS
- Foundation and most walls completed.
- Poured main floor and basement floor concrete.
- Installed elevator shaft.
- Installed steel structure. Underwent steel stud framing
on main and second levels.
- Resumed outside work, site grading, underground
utilities and landscaping wall.
CENTRAL CAMPUS
- Received Development Permit and Building Permit from City of Calgary.
- Excavated for expansion.
- Tender materials and labour for Central and NW Campuses.
- Prepared to expand parking lot and south lawn.
- Began installing underground services.
- Began reinforcing ceiling steel, renovations and reconfigurations
in worship centre.
- Began NE corner renovations.
- Began reconfiguration of 2nd floor office areas.
AIRDRIE, SOUTH, AND BRIDGELAND CAMPUSES
- Soundproofed of Airdrie Campus worship area.
- Added space to Airdrie Children's Ministry.
- Installed electronic security at South Campus.
- Enhanced kitchen facility at South Campus.
- Upgraded Bridgeland Campus roof.
Financial Milestones...
PHASE 1:
$21.5 million
Build and enclose
the expansion
IN PROGRESS
PHASE 2, 3, & 4
Estimated: $8.1 million
Main floor built out:
Multi-purpose rooms
Centre for the City
Children's Ministry renovations
Second floor built out:
Classrooms
Global Ministries
Third floor offices
Central Campus
Living stones...
We shared stories about people
BUILDing more room for God in their lives.
- In the Fall we focused on Special Needs Ministry Stories.
- In the Winter we focused on inner healing stories.
Each of these ministries need more purpose-built space.
THIS STORY IS FROM ANDREW WHO BUILDS MORE ROOM FOR GOD THROUGH EVANGELISM:
Read Andrew's Story
“Through healing ministries like Encounter God, I experienced a lot of healing. I had an attitude change. the Lord put on my heart
to start a ministry called Fishers of Men. We go out on the street, feeding the homeless at the DI. I found out that I love telling people
about Jesus. There was this one gentleman – I will call him John. He’s been living at the Drop-In Centre and I used to sell narcotics to
him 15-20 years ago. He saw me and was floored by the change in me. I believe that God filled me with more joy and John could
see that. I shared the gospel with him and actually ended up accepting Christ.
Fishers of Men had been using space in the church for the last five years, but because of our growth challenges, we’ve had to
move. And we’re kind of floating around right now, trying to find space to meet before we go out, for a time of teaching, prayer, com-
munity fellowship. Having more space would be huge for us and many different ministries around the church.
As we BUILD more room for God in our lives and our church, my faith is strengthened, because I can tangibly see Jesus at work.”
Thank you for reading stories of God at work in our community in the 2019-2020 ministry year! We can’t wait for all God has planned for this coming season.
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