Who We Are
Our Four Ds (Distinctives)
We Are…
MISSIONALLY MINDED - Sent Into The World
Together, we take bold steps towards those far from God with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
DISCIPLESHIP FOCUSED - To Make Disciples
Together, we make it our primary goal to please the Lord through obedient, love motivated, self-sacrificing, living.
SPIRIT EMPOWERED - In the Power of the Holy Spirit
We depend on the helper - the Holy Spirit - to receive and express all aspects of the Kingdom of God: for rightiousness, peace, and joy.
FAMILY CONNECTED - Together For The Gospel
We try to live and relate as a real family of God; forgiving quickly, loving deeply, and letting people into our lives so that we can grow and continue to be shaped into the image of Christ together.
What Sunday Gatherings Mean To Us.
We believe that the New Testament—and the witness of church history—teach that the weekly gathering of the church is primarily for believers, those who belong to Jesus Christ. The church is a sacred assembly, called together for communion with God the Father, through the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit, and in unity with one another.
Our Sunday gatherings exist to train, equip, encourage, and instruct God’s people. While we gladly welcome those who do not yet know Christ and sincerely pray that they would encounter Him among us, the primary purpose of our corporate worship is not evangelism, but discipleship—the strengthening and building up of the body of Christ as we meet with God.
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus often focused His teaching on His disciples, even as the crowds listened in and were amazed. In the same way, we trust that unbelievers who join us will hear the Word faithfully proclaimed, witness the sacraments, experience Spirit-empowered worship, and encounter the living Christ in our midst. Yet our aim remains the formation of mature believers who are prepared to live on mission throughout the week, shining as salt and light in the world.
While some churches intentionally shape their gatherings primarily for seekers, we are convinced that the gathered church has a distinct and sacred calling that must be preserved. The Church is the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, and our corporate worship reflects the holiness and purpose of that calling.
Our Mission.
Our mission as a church is Everyone Reach One, One Week at a Time. This reflects our deep commitment to evangelism and to living with a missional focus. We believe our responsibility is faithfulness in obedience—the input—while trusting God with the outcome. As Scripture teaches, God gives the growth, but we are called to plant and to water (1 Corinthians 3).
By calling every believer to intentionally share their faith at least once each week, we keep the spread of the Gospel at the centre of our life together. This rhythm both fuels evangelistic urgency and reminds us that we must be continually equipped to reach the people God has placed around us.
We also believe that mature believers make disciples, and that spiritual growth is essential for fruitfulness. Just as children cannot give birth to children, immature believers cannot reproduce spiritual life in others. Therefore, we are committed to growing in faith, obedience, and maturity, so that we may bear lasting fruit for the Kingdom of God.
We believe God has called Foundation Church to a unique work in Rangiora, and that this calling requires lives fully yielded—to one another in love and to the leading of the Holy Spirit. As we walk together in unity and dependence on Him, we trust that God will accomplish all that He has prepared for us.