Whistler Community Church (Whistler, British Columbia, Canada)

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The Whistler Community Church in Whistler, British Columbia originated in 1977, when a Bible club was started in Whistler in the local elementary school. In 1979 a small group of people began meeting for Sunday services in the Skier's Chapel at Whistler's Creekside. The group was led by Ray Wiens, who moved with his family to Whistler in 1978, and was assisted by Willingdon Mennonite Brethren Church.

In 1980 the group formally organized and joined the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in November of that year. The congregation outgrew the Skiers' Chapel and began to meet in the Myrtle Philip Community Centre in April 1993. In January 2003 the church received title to a 1.74 acre piece of property at 7226 Fitzsimmons Road North, which it plans to develop in the future.

In 2010 the congregation had an average weekly attendance of 97.

Bibliography

Longhurst, John. "A Community Church in a Ski Resort Town." Mennonite Brethren Herald (4 December 1981): 12-13.

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 14; (January 2014): 29.

Additional Information

Mailing Address: Box 543, Whistler, BC, V0N 1B0

Location: Myrtle Philip Community Centre, 6195 Lorimer Road, Whistler, BC

Phone: 604-932-3139

Website: Whistler Community Church

Denominational Affiliations:

British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1981-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1981-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1981-2002)

Whistler Community Church Ministers

Minister Years
Ray Wiens 1980-1985
LaMont Schmidt 1986-1994
Tim Unruh 1996-2013

Whistler Community Church Membership

Year Members
1982 13
1985 21
1990 33
1995 44
2000 58
2005 94
2010 63

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Whistler Community Church, Whistler, British Columbia


Author(s) Richard D Thiessen
Date Published November 2010

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Thiessen, Richard D. "Whistler Community Church (Whistler, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2010. Web. 31 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Whistler_Community_Church_(Whistler,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=139087.

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Thiessen, Richard D. (November 2010). Whistler Community Church (Whistler, British Columbia, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 31 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Whistler_Community_Church_(Whistler,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=139087.




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