Welcome to Immanuel…
What is it like to live like Jesus everyday?
Join us during Lent as we explore together.
Sunday services
@ 10 AM
April 3, 2026 - Good Friday
Lent Series - Everyday Jesus Spirituality
"The Spiritual Discipline of Feeling Pain”
Good Friday Reflection Mark 14 & 15
Pain is the most basic and fundamental of human experiences.
I can’t control the impulse to yank my hand back from a hot stove. It’s a reflex, deeply wired into our human nature, and this is shared by all creatures made of flesh, and bone and blood. Pain is the protective mechanism that keeps us safe from harm, and preserves our life.
Our modern world is filled with physical comforts, and numbing distractions. So much of our energy and resources are devoted to the avoidance of any type of pain, suffering, or even mild discomfort.
Yet, it is in Jesus Christ’s voluntary sacrifice and death on the cross that he embraces our pain and suffering; and in that act, the immortal and eternal God embraces the fullness of our humanity.
What happens to us when we avoid our pain and discomfort at all costs?
What is the Spiritual Discipline of Feeling Pain?
*During our service, we will visit a few Stations of the Cross. If you are joining from home or watching later on YouTube, you are invited to reflect and pray along with those in church.*
Upcoming 10 am Services
Pastor - Joe Abbey-Colborne unless otherwise noted
April 5, 2026 - Easter
April 12, 2026 - Thomas
April 19, 2026 - New Series Begins - The Seven Deadly Sins
God is in the business of transforming — recreating, rebuilding, and renewing all kinds of things: lives, friendships, marriages, organizations, cities, tribes, and nations. He invites us to participate with him in this. He calls it “following him." We call it our mission.
Watch & Listen
Enjoy church online each Sunday! Watch our services at home at 10 AM each week.
Beliefs and Values
Our church name is Immanuel which means “God with us.” Our name is one of our foundational beliefs – that God is with us in everything that happens. Immanuel is one of the names of Jesus, God’s own Son, who came into this world . . .
Sermons
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New to Immanuel
New to Immanuel and have some questions? Where is the church? How to dress? Well, we have answers! Visit our frequently asked questions page to learn more about Immanuel Church.
Worship at Immanuel
Worship at Immanuel is a time for our community to gather together to bring praise to God, to share our lives and stories with each other, and to hear what God has to say to us through the Bible. Our hope is that worship mirrors our relationship with God, and so gives us opportunity as a community to pray, sing, reflect, lament, offer, listen, and respond to the challenges of the Bible. Through the Holy Spirit, we pray that our worship will transform our lives so that we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Serving at Immanuel
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“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.”
1 Chronicles 16:29
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Email
office@immanuelcrc.ca
Phone
905-451-7182