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Bethany
Baptist Church is affiliated with four partners in particular:
1. Baptist
Convention of Ontario and Quebec (BCOQ)
The Baptist
Convention of Ontario and Quebec family of churches is a group of
approximately 360 churches working together to build Christ’s kingdom.
Through the BCOQ denomination, Bethany also partners with McMaster
Divinity College, Baptist Women, Canadian Council of Christian Churches,
BCOQ Youth, and the Read-On Bookstore. Bethany and the BCOQ also work
cooperatively with Canadian Baptist Ministries (supporting missionaries
and humanitarian relief in Canada and around the world) as well as the
Baptist World Alliance.
2.
East York
Strategy
Bethany is pleased to join other
churches in the East York-Danforth area of Toronto
in a coordinated strategy to reduce crime and create good in our
neighborhoods. By working together and rising above our individual church
ministries and practices we can better serve and help our youth and
community as a whole.
East York Strategy is actively
partnering with the police in 54 Division of Toronto, local businesses,
schools, politicians, other faiths, and anyone else interested in giving
our youth the hope and help they need, and bring peace to our
neighbourhood.
3. Willow Creek Association
Canada (WCA)
Bethany has been greatly helped through the resources, conferences, and
philosophy offered by Willow Creek Association, and is an official WCA
Canada member. The WCA is a not-for-profit ministry with more than 11,000
member churches from 90 denominations and 45 countries.
WCA Canada:
www.growingleadership.com
WCA-based out of Chicago, Illinois, USA: www.willowcreek.com
4.
Ministry of Dr. Tony Campolo
Bethany has been inspired and
challenged in our ministry by the writing, speaking, and work of Dr. Tony
Campolo. Tony’s call to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our world, as
well as to live out the joy-filled, hope-filled call of God on an
individual’s life, has served to shape our ministry.
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