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The New Life Christian Church was formed in early 2001 as a merger of the [[New Covenant Christian Fellowship (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|New Covenant Christian Fellowship]] and the Bridlewood Brethren in Christ Church. This was the first dual-conference congregation that was a member both of the [[Brethren in Christ Church |Brethren in Christ Church]] and the [[Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]. Both churches had a multi-ethnic makeup including persons from [[India|India]], Barbados, [[Jamaica|Jamaica]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], Malaysia, El Salvador, and Guyana. The New Covenant group had outgrown their rented facilities.
 
The New Life Christian Church was formed in early 2001 as a merger of the [[New Covenant Christian Fellowship (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|New Covenant Christian Fellowship]] and the Bridlewood Brethren in Christ Church. This was the first dual-conference congregation that was a member both of the [[Brethren in Christ Church |Brethren in Christ Church]] and the [[Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]. Both churches had a multi-ethnic makeup including persons from [[India|India]], Barbados, [[Jamaica|Jamaica]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], Malaysia, El Salvador, and Guyana. The New Covenant group had outgrown their rented facilities.
  
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The real estate (formerly owned by the Brethren in Christ) had 80% ownership retained by the Brethren in Christ, but cooperative ministries are shared 50-50 with the parent denominations. Average attendance in 2001 was about 120.  
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The real estate (formerly owned by the Brethren in Christ) had 80% ownership retained by the Brethren in Christ, but cooperative ministries were shared 50-50 with the parent denominations. Average attendance in 2001 was about 120.  
  
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Pastoral leadership was provided by Vidya Narimalla (the pastor of New Covenant) and Walter Kelly (the pastor of Bridlewood BiC).
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Pastoral leadership was initially provided by Vidya Narimalla (the pastor of New Covenant) and Walter Kelly (the pastor of Bridlewood BiC).
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The congregation meets at 480 Huntingwood Drive, [[Toronto (Ontario, Canada)|Toronto]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] M1W 1G4. (416) 497-5437.
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
Kimmel, Carolyn. "A historic uniting of MB and BIC congregations<em class="gameo_bibliography">.</em>" ''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' (22 March 2002)
 
Kimmel, Carolyn. "A historic uniting of MB and BIC congregations<em class="gameo_bibliography">.</em>" ''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' (22 March 2002)
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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New Life Christian Church, Toronto [Link broken 7 February 2007]
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'''Address''': 480 Huntingwood Dr. Toronto, ON M1W 1G4
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'''Phone''':  416-497-5437
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'''Website''': http://newlifetoronto.com/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[http://www.onmb.org/ Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]
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[http://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/ Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]
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== Pastoral Leaders at New Life Christian Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Vidya Narimalla || 2001-2002
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| Walter Kelly || 2001-2002
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| Grant Gordon (Interim) || 2002-2004
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|-
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| Wayne Wright || 2004-2009
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|-
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| Benjamin Devadason || 2010-present
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|}
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== Membership at New Life Christian Church ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
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|-
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! Year !! Membership
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| 2010 || 67
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| 2015 || 84
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|}
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= Map =
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[[Map:New Life Christian Church (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)]]
 
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[[Category:Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]]
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Revision as of 20:49, 10 February 2017

The New Life Christian Church was formed in early 2001 as a merger of the New Covenant Christian Fellowship and the Bridlewood Brethren in Christ Church. This was the first dual-conference congregation that was a member both of the Brethren in Christ Church and the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Both churches had a multi-ethnic makeup including persons from India, Barbados, Jamaica, China, Malaysia, El Salvador, and Guyana. The New Covenant group had outgrown their rented facilities.

The real estate (formerly owned by the Brethren in Christ) had 80% ownership retained by the Brethren in Christ, but cooperative ministries were shared 50-50 with the parent denominations. Average attendance in 2001 was about 120.

Pastoral leadership was initially provided by Vidya Narimalla (the pastor of New Covenant) and Walter Kelly (the pastor of Bridlewood BiC).

Bibliography

Kimmel, Carolyn. "A historic uniting of MB and BIC congregations." Mennonite Brethren Herald (22 March 2002)

Additional Information

Address: 480 Huntingwood Dr. Toronto, ON M1W 1G4

Phone: 416-497-5437

Website: http://newlifetoronto.com/

Denominational Affiliations: Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Pastoral Leaders at New Life Christian Church

Name Years
of Service
Vidya Narimalla 2001-2002
Walter Kelly 2001-2002
Grant Gordon (Interim) 2002-2004
Wayne Wright 2004-2009
Benjamin Devadason 2010-present

Membership at New Life Christian Church

Year Membership
2010 67
2015 84

Map

Map:New Life Christian Church (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)


Author(s) Sam Steiner
Date Published July 2002

Cite This Article

MLA style

Steiner, Sam. "New Life Christian Church (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2002. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Life_Christian_Church_(Scarborough,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=147185.

APA style

Steiner, Sam. (July 2002). New Life Christian Church (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Life_Christian_Church_(Scarborough,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=147185.



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