Willingdon Church's 50th Anniversary Celebration Draws 8,000

By Edward Shih 13 Jun, 2011 13:14 EDT

Willingdon Church 50th Anniversary celebration features full choir, orchestra, student worship and kids choir.

Senior Pastor John Neufeld said that the church growth lies in the power of Gospel of Jesus Christ

Willingdon Church members gathered in a joint service to celebrate their church's 50th anniversary.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - On Pentecost Sunday, June 12, 2011, Willingdon Church held their 50th Anniversary Celebration joint service at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. The church members invited their family and friends who are not yet believers to participate in this festivity. The entire auditorium was filled with joy and livelihood.

Rev. John Neufeld, senior pastor of Willingdon Church, introduced the history of the church – although the founding 116 members of Willingdon Church are Germans and their mother tongue is German, they’ve chose to conduct all the gatherings in English in order that the Gospel of Jesus Christ may be brought to those in the community.

Today, Willingdon Church has grown into a multi-cultural church, where crowds of people who are witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ flow in unceasingly each week. Neufeld announced in his message that the “Greater-Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) belongs to Jesus Christ”, which were responded with applause from the participants.

Speaking of church-growth, the senior pastor said that the church didn’t have a sudden growth spurt that lasted for 2-3 years, but it grew steadily year by year. Although there were handing down of positions between pastors and elders, the church never stopped growing, which we can see that the church growth is not depended upon man abilities, but upon the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Willingdon Church's 50th Anniversary Celebration Draws 8,000

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues

2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.