WRBC began in 1961 as Grant Park Baptist Church at the corner of Grant Ave. and Wilton St. After 25 years we were looking at expanding that location when we received an offer on our land and building that encouraged us to move to our current location in 1988. Now, 25 years later, we find that it is necessary to consider a move once again. But let me tell you a bit about us first.
WRBC is firmly committed to the community around us. Right from when we moved into Whyte Ridge, we have run community carnivals with the community, hosted the community volunteers for barbeques, cleaned up the school yards and even painted the fence around the hockey rink at the community centre. We have worked closely with the schools in the neighbourhood even hosting school events in our church. And recently, the elementary school approached us and asked for our assistance in providing a form of daycare for the parents of children in the school. The result was the startup of the Before and After School program within the church five days a week. WRBC is also the home of the Somang Presbyterian Church, a Korean church within our church.
For regular activities, we have two worships services each Sunday morning, special groups or activities for all age groups, discipleship, leadership and growth programs, and loads of service opportunities. WRBC is service oriented both at home and abroad with ministry outreach to India, Bolivia as well as Garden Hills First Nation here in Manitoba. And service means involvement as we send our people to these locations for short periods of time to both assist the people in those locations but also teach and give experience to our own people. So with all that going on, our biggest challenge is finding the space in our current facilities to continue to grow.
10 years ago, the Lord blessed us with 14 acres of land on McGillivray Blvd. just east of Fort Whyte Alive. We are currently in the process of setting our plans to start the process of building a new facility that will give us the space and resources we require to continue our growth and service to God and our community. We are just in the process of setting up three committees, Prayer, Capital Funds and Building.
Of the three, the Prayer Team is the most important to ensure that we are communicating and listening to God and following His will.
Looking for a place to serve and become part of a vibrant body of believers? Join us and let’s serve Him together.
David Wynne – Moderator
Listen to the Past, Present, Future presentation made to the congregation at Whyte Ridge Baptist on June 23, 2013
