What We Believe
WE ARE JESUS-CENTRED
We believe God is most fully revealed in His Son, Jesus. Through His life and teachings, Jesus revealed God’s heart of love, grace, and faithfulness. Through His death and resurrection, God opened the way to new life, showing us that love is stronger than fear, and that life with God is on offer for everyone.
Scripture teaches that all people are deeply loved by God, and that through grace, everyone is invited into reunion with Him through trust in Jesus. This gift of life is not only a promise for the future, but a reality for today.
We believe being a Christian means following Jesus in everyday life. Faith isn’t about intellectual ascent towards God; it’s about being with God and learning to live and love like Jesus. Rather than reducing the gospel to what happens after death, we are convinced that Jesus calls us to experience the life we were created for here and now: a life shaped by love, forgiveness, humility, and faithfulness.
Our aim isn’t just for people to experience church— it’s for people to meet Jesus. That’s why we say we are a Jesus-centred church. As we follow Him together, our lives become a living witness to God’s Kingdom, pointing to the hope of renewal for all things.
Curious to learn more?
We’d love to have you join us at Starting PointDoctrines of Faith
Halifax Church holds to the historic teachings of the Christian faith as articulated in the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed, and the essential beliefs that have been agreed by the Christian Church over the last two thousand years. In all our conversations on theology and doctrine, we seek to live out “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.”
Apostles’ CreeD
A statement formed by the apostles of Jesus in the first century.
NICENE CREED
A statement formed by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to define Christian faith.
Mission
+ Vision
Every community has to wrestle with a simple but important question: Why do we exist?
Our answer isn’t new, clever, or trendy. It’s the same calling the Church has carried for more than 2,000 years; handed down, lived out, and still unfolding today.
“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” — Jesus, Matthew 28:19-20
OUR MISSION
To make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey everything Jesus has commanded.
Our vision asks a different kind of question: What does the future look like if we actually live out this mission? We imagine a group of committed people learning to follow Jesus together, seeking renewal in our city; not as a vague hope, but as something genuinely possible.
If you’re curious about what it means to follow Jesus, you can explore that here. And if you’re wondering how real transformation takes shape in our lives, you can find more about that here.
OUR VISION
Following Jesus in committed community for the renewal of the city.