Immanuel exists as a faith community to encourage, equip, enfold, and engage all people—reimagining what it looks like to live our lives in response to God's love and grace, as demonstrated in Jesus.
We endeavour to love like Jesus so we can bring real hope, healing, and wholeness right where we live —and leave the world a little brighter as we seek to practice Jesus' call to love God and neighbour. We will work to do our faithful bit with humility, and trust that God will use our hearts, minds, and hands for His good plans.
...and sometimes we remember that... We seek to live from this life-changing truth - that we are never alone. His presence is always with us, and He is more interested in who we are becoming than in what we accomplish.
When we look at the life of Jesus, we see His passion for the people on the margins. Every person is made in the image of God, and is worthy of love, dignity, and respect. God is already at work in the lives of all people—bringing hope, love, and restoration—and calling us to join Him there.
We believe something amazing happens when people gather. We want to be a home for the curious, the tired, and the hopeful. We seek to bridge generations, to nurture deep internal relationships, and to be a place of authentic care and friendship.
If we believe that God’s invitation is for us to join Him in the work He is already doing, how does that change the way we look at this beautiful world? We step up to the plate, taking responsibility to be the hands and feet of Jesus right where we live.
We don't just talk about a better world; we build it. Through continuous learning—outside of Sunday and into our everyday lives—we embrace the central message of Jesus: to stop simply keeping the peace, and start actively creating it.
