Welcome, Madison Friesen

How exciting is this? It’s time for us to introduce our new Community Life Coordinator! Grateful thanks are here due to our hiring committee (ably led by Scott Hill) for steering us to this point through a thorough process.

Madison will join us officially in August but you have probably already seen him with us of a Sunday, along with his wife, Emma.

He has lived in Langley most of his life and is a grad of Trinity Western’s Christianity and Culture program. His circles have overlapped with some of those of our community—he explored sustainable agriculture and creation during an internship with A Rocha Brooksdale last year, and recently completed Soul Stream’s Living from the Heart course.

In his last role (with Steps Forward BC) he facilitated equitable access to an authentic student experience for young adult students with developmental disabilities. 

In his free time he loves to be active—playing Spikeball with friends or working through a challenging ‘project’ at the bouldering gym, and also quiet—cozying up with a good book and cup of coffee.

He is eager to share life together across generations and to explore faith and the vastness of God’s love with Southpoint’s children and youth.

Worship Calendar

Location & Zoom. We meet on Sundays at 15639 24 Avenue, Surrey. Zoom is offered if you cannot attend in person. Zoom link. Meeting ID: 831 1690 9977 password: 753319

Listen to Sermons
Follow “Meditations from the Church at Southpoint” on Spotify, Apple and Google

Blogs
Catch up on Anne’s recent blogs under “News” on our website, southpoint.ca

Sun Apr 7
(2) Opening to Love
Rev Anne Baxter Smith
John 21:1-19

Sun Apr 14
(3) Receiving Clarity
Rev Anne Baxter Smith
Acts 3:12-19
 
Sun Apr 21
Rev Scott Swanson
Acts 4:5-12

New to Southpoint?

At Southpoint, it all begins with God’s love. Just as a plant grows, it receives sunshine, so we grow as we receive God’s love. At Southpoint, we are growing in our capacity to love God, ourselves, one another, and creation.

We seek to be a community of grace that is intentional yet organic, spacious yet authentic, grace-filled yet accountable. * We are fully welcoming. *

We encourage relationships rather than run programs, yet we recognize the importance of intentionality and structure as we nurture life together.

As a community, we seek to put our love in action. We value helping out on Sunday mornings, sharing food, and showing up in hard times. We keep our church life simple so folk have time to build relationships with family, friends, and neighbours. We encourage folk to serve in tangible ways within the wider community. We rent space rather than own a building, allowing us to do more with less, supporting missions at home and abroad.

Curious to know more?

These six slides express what motivates our ministry (best viewed on a monitor). Here’s the bio of our Pastor, Rev. Anne Baxter Smith.

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