WHY ARE WE HERE?

Benediction Church is a Gospel-centred community learning to be the Church by practicing the way of Jesus in and for the city until it is in Hamilton as it is in heaven.

WHAT IF THIS WORKS?

Blessing the City: We’ll scatter the peace and hope of Jesus across the city. Our neighbours will experience authentic love, no-strings-attached. Even when things get tough. Even if our neighbours don’t agree with everything we stand for, they’ll be glad we’re here.

Bringing Justice: Where there’s injustice in the city, we’ll call it out, beginning with our own house. Our words and deeds will show what we believe about Jesus: that He came “…to preach good news to the poor… to proclaim release of the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” (Luke 4:18-19)

Gospel Fluency: We will be a community whose first language is not religion but the Good News of Jesus. We’ll know the Gospel deeply, apply it to our own hearts personally, and share it in our communities faithfully.

Raising Godly Children: We won’t separate, but integrate children in our ministry environments wherever possible. We believe we’ll see more kids trust Jesus by protecting and welcoming children in worship and service than if we treated kids as guests or a distraction.

More than Just Knowledge: We’ll grow more mature as disciples — followers of Jesus — not a religion of simplistic answers. Maturity will be expressed in Orthodoxy: Believing what Jesus believed and rejecting what He rejected; Orthopathy: Loving what Jesus loves and hating what He hates, and Orthopraxy: doing what Jesus said and did, and avoiding what He said to flee.