New life-giving church for Edmonton
Launching September 23 | 10am
The Rec Room | 1725 99 St NW
Bringing hope and belonging to a world that's ever changing.
The Beauty
POPULATION Edmonton: 1,000,000
MOTTO Industry, Integrity, Progress
RICH CULTURE- Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational centre.
It hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname“Canada’s Festival City”. - Edmonton is a popular city for post-secondary education, attracting over 116,000 students each year.
- Edmonton’s North Saskatchewan River Valley is the largest stretch of urban parkland in North America.
The Brokenness
- Alberta receives hundreds of refugees every year. As of March 2017, over 2100 Syrian refugees have settled in Edmonton.
- 1 out of 8 Edmontonians live in poverty. Many of them are children.
- There are currently over 40,000 children in our city living in poverty.
- There were more than 20,000 individuals who received assistance from the Edmonton Food Bank in 2017.
- In 2017, Edmonton had the highest homicide rate out of all the major
- cities in Canada.
- As of September 23, 2017, the city had a rate of 4.28 homicides per 100,000 people.
- In 2012, only 27% of Canadians attended a public worship service of any kind at least once a month.
- Over 431,000 Edmontonians profess no religious affiliation whatsoever. That’s 30.92% of our city’s population.
- Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational centre.
We see a church that loves
people, and believes that
every life matters.We see a church that puts down
roots, and is committed to
investing in it’s community
and city.We see a church that is passionate
when they worship God together.We see a church that values
community and encouragement,
support and real friendship.We see a church that values
excellence and creativity in
sharing the word of God.We see a church for everyone.
All generations. All demographics.We see a church that isn’t limited
to a structure or a specific day
of the week, but that chooses to
always be the church, bringing
Jesus into our everyday world.We see a church that builds
a culture of fun, laughter
and life.We see a church that’s
constantly evolving it’s methods
to reach out and connect, but
never compromising the
message of Jesus.We see a church that refuses
to overlook the broken and
the neglected.We see a church where people
find their purpose, and are
encouraged to GROW their
dreams and gifts.We see a church where everyone
finds a place to get involved.We see a church that creates
a culture of team, and
empowers leadership.We see a church that doesn’t
subscribe to a religion, but
focuses on relationship.Our Pastors
The Zantingh Family
Jono and Nicole met in 1997, were married in 2000, and have chased after God’s calling in ministry together ever since. They are fully devoted to the local church, and see it as God’s best expression of how He’s working in our world. Jono and Nicole have spent the last 20 years leading and serving in local church ministry in Winnipeg, MB. Over these 2 decades, they have pursued consistent fruitfulness, bold faith, a genuine love for people, and a clear devotion to God. Their home and their lives have been open spaces for other people to find Jesus, grow in faith, understand belonging, and step into their active role as a part of Jesus’ church.
You don’t have to know the Zantinghs for very long to understand the passion they have for loving people, and connecting people to Jesus. They prioritize and value a growing and real relationship with God, a commitment to local church, and the pursuit of growth in community. Over the past 8 months, it’s become so clear to Jono and Nicole that God has directed them to plant a church in the city of Edmonton. There has been such tremendous peace, support, and encouragement as they’ve stepped out in faith into this new journey. So many people both locally and abroad have encouraged this call on their lives.
With excitement, Jono, Nicole and their 3 children, Julia, Riley and Kaleb, are stepping out to do what God has placed in their hearts.
Jono, Nicole, Julia, Riley & KalebJoin Us
We'd be foolish to embark on a journey like this alone, and we'd be honoured for you to partner with this dream.
Here are three ways you can be involved.
This is a significant God-sized dream, and every
God-sized dream begins with prayer. Join us and
our team by praying for the city of Edmonton,
and Evolve Church.God’s dream for Edmonton is only possible
through the generosity and sacrifice of people
like you. Pray and ask God if He would have
you give financially towards helping establish
Evolve Church. You can partner with a one-time contribution, or even an ongoing monthly gift.If you’re in the Edmonton area, we would love to have you join our team. If you live outside of Edmonton, pray and ask God if He would have you move to the city of Edmonton to help start Evolve Church.
Events
Join us at one of our upcoming events!
Evolve Church - Interest Party
2:30pm-3:30pm | Sunday, April 22nd
The Rec Room (1725 99th St NW, Edmonton AB)
Our first interest party will be at the Rec Room at South Edmonton Common. We've booked all 4 bowling lanes upstairs. There will be tea & coffee, and a donut tower! See you there :)
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