Southside Community Church - Milton

This Sunday, we hear from Chris Chase, the Strategic Engagement Lead at Open Doors Canada, a non-profit that focuses on strengthening Christians where faith costs the most. Chris continues our teaching on the book of Mark, focusing on Mark 4. He also shares with us about the global persecuted church. Chris is a husband and father of two teenagers, and spent close to 20 years split between pastoral ministry, non-profit fundraising & seminary administration. When not with his family or serving at his local church, Chris loves writing, being a sports and gym enthusiast, and having coffee, both on his own and with friends.

This Sunday, we had another special Guest from Western Canada, Neil Campbell. Neil came to us from Family Foundations Canada, a recognized family-oriented ministry across Canada. Neil is married to Annette and is a dedicated family man. He serves as the national leader of Family Foundations Canada, an organization devoted to strengthening families through the principles of biblical teaching and spiritual growth. Neil shares with us a special message about becoming a family that shines light in the darkness.

This Sunday, we had the privilege of engaging with a teaching on Mark Chapters 2-3 by Chris Throness. Chris Throness serves as the Director of Leader Formation for The Alliance Canada, helping shape the next generation of pastors and leaders. A third-generation Alliance pastor, he has ministered in three Alliance churches across British Columbia, most recently as the Lead Pastor of Kamloops Alliance Church. Chris lives in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife Krista and their three kids. He is passionate about raising a new wave of leaders who will make Jesus known in Canada and around the world. Chris is amazed by Jesus, and hopes that you walk away more amazed by Jesus as well.

This week, Pastor Andrew unpacks Mark 1:29-45. We turn our attention to Jesus’s compassion, his prayerful discernment, and his full devotion to the purpose and calling he was sent with.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew covers the story of Jesus’ baptism in John 1:9-13. Be prepared to consider what it means if this story is true!

This Sunday we get a chance to hear from some of our Y@M students about their experience at our recent youth retreat in Mississauga. We follow that with a teaching from from Pastor Andrew about the gospel of Mark in Chapter 1:14-28 where Jesus calls his first disciples to drop their nets and follow him.

We're starting a new teaching series on the Gospel of Mark, where we'll explore Jesus' life and grow in our amazement of his identity, actions, and teachings. This is a perfect opportunity for those in your life who are curious about Jesus. Invite them to join you on this journey of discovery with us at Southside.

This past Sunday, Luiz Godinho, a Southside community member and Alliance New Venture Partner, explored the question “In a world shaken by tragedy and injustice, how are we [as Christians] called to respond?” Luiz walks us through what it means to live a truly Christ-centered life and ministry, drawing from Romans 12:9-20. Together we discover the shape of Christlike love, the resilience of hope, and the revolution of overcoming evil with good. Join us as we seek to not only think like Christians, but to live like Christ.

This week, Pastor Andrew shares his vision for Southside who we are and where we're going.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew concludes our "What Christians Think" teaching season and lead our congregation through communion. We explore Ecclesiology (the study of the Church) and examine what Christians believe about the Church.

This Sunday features our youth and recaps our exciting VBS week! A few of our Youth students will lead worship, and VBS leaders will share stories and highlights from the week.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew concludes our Question & Response mini-series on Christian thinking. Today, he tackles topics such as the relationship between Science and Scripture, swearing, evolution, healing prayer, and biblical obedience. We also celebrate this summer's Vacation Bible School, where our dedicated team of volunteers, interns, and staff guided 23 children through an enriching discipleship experience.

This week Pastor Andrew responds to questions re: What Christians Think. He covers topics like Inerrancy, Gifts of the Spirit, divorce and remarriage, making money, science and scripture, and more.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew addresses soteriology—the doctrine of salvation—and explore different Christian perspectives on this topic. Affirming the line from the Nicene Creed "For us and for our salvation," Pastor Andrew explains how we not only receive God's mercy at a moment of salvation, but also experience His new and fresh mercies each morning.

District Superintendent for the Central District of The Alliance Canada, Shane Gould, speaks on 'What Christians Think About The Holy Spirit.' As part of our summer series, the message looks into what the Bible says about the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit that leads to a greater encounter and life with Christ, including misunderstandings, mystery, and how the Holy Spirit moves.

This week, Pastor Andrew teaches on Christian Anthropology: what Christians think about humanity. He covers things like Imago Dei, Sin Nature, Gnosticism, the Flesh vs. the Spirit, Redemption & New Creation.

This week Pastor Andrew teaches on what Christians think about Christ. With a focus on Christology, we explore the Christian doctrine called the hypostatic union: the humanity and divinity of Christ. If Christ is divine, how then shall we live?

In this weeks message, Gerald Tarcisius examines the role of Scripture and tradition in shaping the way Christians think, paying close attention to how these sources inform our understanding of truth. We also reflect on what a posture of humility looks like in theological reflection, and how believers can faithfully discern historical Orthodox truth amid a pluralistic and often confusing cultural landscape.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew continues the teaching series "What Christians Think" by exploring God's identity as a loving Father—focusing on both the first line of the Nicene Creed and the Lord's Prayer. Coinciding with Father's Day weekend, Pastor Andrew examines how Scripture portrays God as Father and the characteristics He displays.

This week's services included several special elements. We witnessed Calder's baptism at the end of the 10:45 am service, where he shared his testimony and we celebrated together. During the teaching time, Pastor Andrew gave a brief overview of the Christian understanding of baptism.