About – Bow River Alliance

WHERE & WHEN do we meet?

SUNDAYS
We meet in person on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM.
You'll find us at 105 Main Street in Carseland.
Come, as you are, through the doors in the picture.
It is right across the street from the Carseland Restaurant,
... a great place to go for Sunday Lunch!

We would be happy to have you come and join us as we seek together the God Who has revealed Himself in nature, history, and of course most completely in the collection of letters He has sent us in the Bible.

WEDNESDAYS
We meet together on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM.
At 105 Main Street in Carseland, come in Kitchen door (SouthWest).
We invite you to join us, talking with our Heavenly Father.
Did you know that He always listens, is always attentive to His children?
Together we have experienced His answers in many ways!

Following our prayer time (around 8 PM),
we have been digging into some Biblical books together.
We just wrapped up handful of weeks in the book of Proverbs,
Next we had to the New Testament letter of of Romans.
Why Romans? Several of us know it is a valuable book...
But we are committed to learning together, and
- with help from the Holy Spirit - we plan to
mine precious gold from these pages!

What are we a part of?

Bow River Alliance Church is a member of the Canadian Christian and Missionary Alliance family. As part of this family it is our privilege to participate in Jesus Christ's mission to the whole world. This means that we support International Workers across the globe in partnership with other churches in our family. It also means that we ourselves are God's workers, involved in His redemptive purposes wherever our days take us.

WHO IS OUR PASTOR?

Kevin enns

Pastor Kevin, along his wife Teri, joined the Bow River Alliance Church family in May, 2016.

Kevin & Teri have been together for more than 35 years, and are passionate about helping couples and families thrive. They are very proud parents to 2 adult children and have been richly blessed with 7 grandchildren!

They have also been "Canadian parents" to another thirteen young adults from around the globe, hosting international high school students.

Pastor Kevin has served in a pastoral capacity in 5 churches spanning 3 provinces and 26 years. In keeping with his heart for small towns and cozy churches, most of these have been co-vocational roles in small town/rural settings. In his present co-vocational role Pastor Kevin began work at the Arrowood Co-op in July 2022 as a full-time fuel delivery driver. In addition to his Sunday availability, you can reach him most evenings for conversations about Jesus over a cup of decaf (his is pretty good).

what do we believe?

(This comes directly from our national office.)

1. God: There is one God,1 who is infinitely perfect,2 existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.3

2. Jesus: Jesus Christ is true God and true man.4 He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.5 He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.6 He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest.7 He will come again to establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.8

3. Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, sent to indwell,9 guide, teach and empower the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.10

4. Bible: The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of people. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.11

5. Sin: Humankind, originally created in the image and likeness of God,12 fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All people are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.13 The destiny of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment, but that of the believer is everlasting joy and bliss.14

6. Freedom from Sin: Salvation has been provided only through Jesus Christ. Those who repent and believe in Him are united with Christ through the Holy Spirit and are thereby regenerated (born again), justified, sanctified and granted the gift of eternal life as adopted children of God.15

7. Christian Living: It is the will of God that in union with Christ each believer should be sanctified thoroughly16 thereby being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to God, receiving power for holy living and sacrificial and effective service toward the completion of Christ's commission.17

This is accomplished through being filled with the Holy Spirit which is both a distinct event and progressive experience in the life of the believer.18

8. Healing: Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil as taught in the Scriptures are privileges for the Church in this present age.19

9. Church: The universal Church, of which Christ is the Head, consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, regenerated by the Holy Spirit, and commissioned by Christ to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the Gospel to all nations.20 The local church, the visible expression of the universal Church, is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together to worship God, to observe the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, to pray, to be edified through the Word of God, to fellowship, and to testify in word and deed to the good news of salvation both locally and globally. The local church enters into relationships with other like-minded churches for accountability, encouragement and mission.21

10. Life after death: There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life;22 for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.23

11. Second Coming of Christ: The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal and visible.24 As the believer’s blessed hope, this vital truth is an incentive for holy living and sacrificial service toward the completion of Christ's commission.25

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