Community

The Open Door at Square One is a city-wide, front line ministry outreach to the community of Mississauga. The Open Door’s ministry focuses on loving God and loving and serving people to improve the life situation of people who are going through difficult times.

MCBC helps in meeting the practical needs of those who are in crisis through the Open Door’s programs such as emergency food cupboard assistance, clothing distribution, friendship dinners, and many other programs. 

The Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ) supports the development of church life, leadership, and operations for a family of churches in Ontario and Quebec. CBOQ offers training opportunities, supports innovative ministries, and plays a collaborative role in seeding new expressions of church for today.

MCBC supports the growth of churches like our CBOQ sister church, Life Church, and other local churches. MCBC is actively involved in a number of CBOQ initiatives and events that support the growth of discipleship for children, family, youth, and the church.

Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM), is a global mission organization committed to expressing God’s love through word and deed. CBM works in countries around the world, engaging with issues of poverty and injustice.

Through this partnership, MCBC supports churches and church planters, schools and theological education, and development projects in Bolivia, Lebanon, and the Philippines.

In 2018, MCBC participated in a SENT experience with Canadian Baptist Ministries. A team of nine members from our church partnered with Filipino Baptists in Capiz province, Philippines. During this two-week experience, we had the privilege of forming deeper relationships with believers in the Philippines by learning, worshipping and serving with them. This partnership now continues as we share an ongoing relationship and support the ongoing ministry of four daycare centres in rural communities. This STEP (Serving, Training, Energizing Partnership) relationship offers vital support to our ministry of global mission.

The Scott Mission seeks to see lives transformed by providing programs that address the physical, social and spiritual needs of low income families and the homeless in Toronto.  They offer meals daily, an overnight drop-in for men, a food and clothing bank for families, camp programs for children and youth, counselling, Sunday worship and many Bible studies and prayer meetings throughout the week.  

MCBC's Open Hands ministry runs in partnership with The Scott Mission, to compassionately share food, clothing, friendship, and the hope and love of Christ with individuals from our church and community.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) works together with a broad base of denominations, churches, and ministry organizations in Canada to do joint research, to strategize how better to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, to partner together in mission, and to seek the common good of people in our neighbourhoods, across Canada, and around the world.

MCBC is a partner of EFC and supports their goals in “Uniting Evangelicals to Bless Canada in the Name of Jesus”.

At MCBC we strive to follow God’s command from Leviticus 19:33-34, “When immigrants live in your land with you, you must not cheat them. Any immigrant who lives with you must be treated as if they were one of your citizens. You must love them as yourself, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”

We seek to support those who are oppressed and mistreated around the world by assisting in refugee settlement. This work begins by identifying candidates, assisting in the refugee application process, and helping them to establish their lives here when they arrive in Canada.

Ohsweken is located on the Six Nations Reserve close to Brantford, ON. Through a partnership with Six Nations Pentecostal Church and two Toronto area churches (Chinese Gospel Church and A Place Called Hope), MCBC helps run a VBS and youth program during the summer.

We seek to develop lasting relationships with the children, youth and families who live in the community. Our ministry includes the VBS and Youth programs each August followed by periodic one-day visits throughout the year and by connecting regularly through social media.

The HopeWorks Connection is dedicated to the mission of empowering at-risk youth through the performing arts, academics and relieving poverty in a Christian context. Having roots in Toronto, the program has grown to other areas of Canada (Montreal and Halifax) and but still continues as the Toronto Children’s Concert Choir (TC3).

MCBC supports TC3’s goal to help youth by providing a focus and improved sense of self-esteem. MCBC has enjoyed TC3 performances and guest messages by their program leader, Rev. Denise Gillard.

Oasis Dufferin Community Centre started by serving the needs of new immigrants coming to Canada. Oasis operates a number of programs in the community including: a food bank, ESL classes, a weekly drop-in/community dinner and counselling services for Spanish women. 

MCBC supports Oasis Dufferin’s goals to follow the example of Christ, by developing relationships in their diverse community and meeting physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those who come to them.

The DAM (Develop, Assist, Mentor) provides a place where youth can find community and belonging, be accepted and valued. They offer lunch and after school programs as one way for their staff to connect and develop relationships with teens in the area.

MCBC helps support the DAM’s ministry for at-risk youth in Mississauga.

Matthew House provides shelter and support to refugees as they transition into life in Canada. They also provide settlement programs that assist refugees in everyday tasks like learning how to set up a bank account or enrolling children in school.  

MCBC helps support Matthew Houses’ work with newcomers as they continue to expand their ministry by developing Child and Youth Homes.

Alpha Canada is a non-profit organization that provides the Alpha course resources to churches for free. Alpha creates a welcoming environment for people to explore the basics of the Christian faith through an 11-week course.

MCBC offers the Alpha course every year and we partner with Alpha Canada to invest in making it available across our nation. For more information about Alpha at MCBC, click here.

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