Christ Church, Woodburn, is a parish within the Anglican Diocese of Niagara.  The diocese of over 85 parish families stretches from the shore of Lake Erie in the south to Orangeville in the north. It includes Oakville parishes in the east and as far southwest as Jarvis, Ontario.  

The current Bishop of the Niagara Diocese is The Right Reverend Susan Bell.  The diocesan Cathedral is on James St. North in Hamilton and the people of the diocese often assemble there for ordinations and other celebrations of the wider church.

At Christ Church we worship in the Anglican tradition, building on a history of faithfulness dating back to the founders of the parish in 1837.  We are part of the Anglican Church of Canada and part of the world-wide Anglican Communion. Anglican churches can be found in almost every country in the world.

Useful links:

Diocese of Niagara > >  https://niagaraanglican.ca/

Anglican Church of Canada > >  https://www.anglican.ca/

THE FIVE MARKS OF MISSION

Christ Church Woodburn is a missional church. This means our purpose is to reach out to people and communities around us.  The mission of the Christian Church is the mission of Christ.

We identify with the Five Marks of Mission, a framework that describes and encourages ministry throughout the world-wide Anglican Communion:

• To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
• To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
• To respond to human need by loving service
• To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation
• To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth

More concisely, these five statements can be summarised by these five actions:

Tell – Teach – Tend – Transform – Treasure