INCLUSION & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Westminster United Church welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures, wherever you are in your faith journey. We are respectful of the religious practice of all people of good will and we are a welcoming church that believes in ongoing renewal.
Following the example of Jesus, we believe that we strengthen one another in making a better world. God’s endless generosity encourages our own gratitude and generosity in our local and global communities.
BAPTISM & COMMUNION
The United Church celebrates two sacraments—baptism and communion.
Baptism uses water as a symbolic cleansing that signifies our new life in the church community. Baptism is a commitment to seek to live in the ways of Jesus. When children are baptised, it is the parents’ commitment and for adults it is their own commitment. Westminster United makes a commitment as a congregation to nurture and support all people and families who are baptised in our congregation.
The Lord’s Supper or Communion is a shared meal that uses symbolic bread and wine or juice to remind us of Jesus’ last supper with his followers and of God’s enduring love. Westminster United Church professes an open table where all people without division or exclusion are welcome to share the feast of Jesus.
OUR FAITH & THE BIBLE
The Bible is central to the United Church of Canada. As a source of wisdom, personal prayer, and devotion, we believe that reading and studying the Bible can bring us closer to God.
Westminster United Church is grounded in the Bible, but with that grounding, we are also open to challenging and questioning what it means to be a person of faith and live in God’s ways. Our faith is grounded in the Bible and lives in the world that we live in today. The Bible is a living text that informs the world as we know it today. Our faith is a lifelong journey of growing and stretching to live in the ways of Jesus.
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
The United Church of Canada is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. Westminster United Church is part of the United Church of Canada.