Sundays

Morning Worship Service

During the school year, Sunday morning worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. and typically wraps up close to 11:30 a.m. (or shortly thereafter).  In the summer, the service begins at 10:00 a.m..  Check the calendar for specifics.

Services consist of a time of music, reading from God’s Word, prayer, and worship followed by a sermon delivered by the Pastor.

NOTE: Sermons are available on our YouTube channel. We have begun recording the sermons on Sunday and thus, if we have a guest speaker, their sermon will also be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel.

Corporate worship is an important time where we can come together as God’s family and learn from His living Word and be encouraged by one another, in our walk with God. The Holy Bible is the authoritative source for all our spiritual learning and discernment.

Music is currently a hybrid of hymns and music accessed through YouTube.

Junior church is available during the latter part of the service for those in JK – Gr. 6, from September through June.  We are using the Biblical Worldview curriculum from Foundation Worldview.

Adult Sunday School:  from 9:30 – 10:15 a.m., during the school year.  Pastor Oates is leading a the class.  Check the calendar to be sure it is running.

Breakfast Sundays are held the last Sunday of each month, Sept. – Nov., Jan. – Apr., and June, at 9 a.m.  (In May, the last Sunday is Anniversary Sunday, and we do a lunch, instead.)  The format is “pot blessing”, but come along anyway!  There is always lots!

Weekly Ministries:

Bible Study & Prayer:

All welcome!

Thursday morning Bible study at 10 – 11 a.m. Pastor Kevin Oates leads our study.  Check our calendar for the schedule, and for any last-minute cancellations. In case of inclement weather, call the church to be sure the Bible Study is running.

Ladies Fellowship

Typically we have meetings every second Saturday of the month, except for July and August.  Check the calendar (drop down menu at the top of the page) to be sure we haven’t switched weeks!

Check the calendar page for details about a particular meeting.

Vacation Bible Camp                          

 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.                                                       

 Cost: FREE           Age: entering SK – Gr. 8

Maximum number of children we’ll be able to register for VBC is 30.   

Note that we offer a Counsellor-in-Training program for teens (Gr. 9 and up).

2026 Theme: Emerald Crossing 

Save the date:  July 6 – 10/26

To watch a promo video about the theme, click here

(the promo video is about halfway down the page)

In a world filled with worry and confusion, kids need to know there is a God who cares for them. At Emerald Crossing VBC, they’ll journey through Ireland’s lush landscapes, exploring the powerful words of Psalm 23. They’ll discover the life of the shepherd-king David and will learn how to cross from worry to peace, from fear to faith, and from uncertainty to a firm foundation in God’s Word through a relationship with the Good Shepherd.

Free t-shirt for those who register by May 1, and for those new to our VBC

Registration closes June 1  

Thursday afternoon we’ll be going on a field trip to Forsythe Family Farm!

Registration Information (forms are below):

• The basic waiver has the family information, as well as spots for 2 children. If you have more children, there is a separate page for children 3 & 4.  (I was trying to save needless printing by doing it that way, rather than in one long document.)
  • If you have additional children, just print an additional page and add the information onto it.
  • If you fill in the waiver by hand, please be sure your email address is legible, as I use that to send out details towards the end of June about camp.
  • You may download the waiver and fill it out, take a picture of it, and return it to me by email, or snail mail a hard copy to the church (address below).
• We WILL also have an online option for registration.  Click here
  • Please note that if you register online, you’ll still need to sign our standard waiver, as our insurance company requires a physical signature. You can do that the first day, at registration; or download the form from the church website, fill in the bottom, sign it, and send it in.

Waiver 2026        Waiver – children 3 & 4

Counsellor in Training Program (forms are below):

Note that we offer a Counsellor-in-Training program for teens (Gr. 9 and up).   However, submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance, or acceptance into the position of their choice. Note that there is a hard application deadline.  Your teen should read the covering letter (which includes the deadlines and additional information), and complete the Worker App’n –  CIT, Worker App’n Summary, and Worker – CIT References.  The job descriptions documents will be helpful to understand the various roles at VBC.

• Those who provide your references may email or snail mail the reference forms in to me, as opposed to handing them to you, to attach to your application. So everything does not have to be sent in at the same time.

worker app’ns – covering letter        Worker app’n – CIT      Worker – CIT References        Job Descriptions            Job Descriptions – Additional

Worker App’n summary

General Information:

ANY time that you email me, unless you receive a confirmation email, don’t assume I got your email!   I (Carol) will ALWAYS send a reply to ANY email you send. I sometimes get behind a few days in my email, and my inbox gets very full, so I do sometimes miss emails.  If I don’t respond as quickly as you need, or think I should, please resend your email, or call the church office and speak to Pastor Oates.  (Note that Carol will be away Jan. 20 – Feb. 9.  I will be regularly checking my email, though. And the Pastor and Carol (and spouses) will be away Feb. 23 – Mar. 9.  This will be a busy trip, with little downtime, so I won’t get to my email, regularly.  Please hold your emails during this timeframe, and contact me before or after.)

If you’re interested more specifically about our program, or how we teach, you are welcome to speak with myself or Pastor Oates.  In addition, there is detailed information about the daily activities in the curriculum, about halfway down the page, at VBS 2026 – Vacation Bible School | Answers VBS  Parents will not be onsite during the program, unless they are workers, or need to be there for medical reasons.  We have found that children integrate more effectively, and learn better, when they are more independent.

For those children who register, I’ll send a comprehensive email in late June with everything you need to know about VBC, but were afraid to ask!  😊  However, feel free to contact the Pastor or Carol at any time with questions.

Visitation

Visiting those unable to attend regular services at Goodwood Baptist Church allows us the opportunity to encourage and support through alternative ways. If you would be interested in having one of our church family visit with you, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Missions

Beyond our doors is a world that needs the love and assurance that God’s loves applies equally to them. The opportunities that God grants us to come alongside Him in His world and work is both rewarding and humbling. If you are aware of a need that you might suggest we consider supporting, our leadership team would be interested in hearing from you.

Our church supports the following Partners in Mission:

Arms of Jesus

David and Alice Brandon (ABWE)

Chosen People

Colleen Estes (LHNM)

Galcom

Martin and Tammy Lamb (Ethnos)

David and Brenda Mensah (GRID)

Jennifer Oates (Interserve – Thailand)

Martha Oates (OMF – Taipei)

Bill and Bonita Wilkinson (OMF – Philippines)

Library News

Come see what’s new in our library.  We have books, DVDs, and an entire creation section which demonstrates how science upholds the Bible.

Ministry item:  if you are using a video in the church, you need to see first if it’s covered by our cvli video license.  Click cvli – How do I determine if a movie is covered in Canada to check it out.

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