Welcome to Jubilee United Church
Jubilee United Church is an Affirming Ministry, offering welcome and companionship to all people regardless of sexual orientation or designation.
Jubilee United Church was created by the coming together of Bethesda, Donminster and Victoria Village, and most recently, St. John’s United Churches. Embracing the gifts of these congregations and the many individuals who have joined our community since 2000, we continue to grow. We acknowledge the sacred land upon which Jubilee United Church stands. People have been on this land for 15,000 years. This land is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. The territory was the subject of the “Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant”, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and Confederacy of the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
As of July 1, 2017, Jubilee United Church and St. John’s United Church are amalgamated – we became a single congregation.
Jubilee honours the legacy of St. John’s United Church and will continue to grow their ministry to the community as St. John’s becomes part of Jubilee, bringing gifts, insight, experience and wisdom, as well as a commitment to continue to grow together and share a ministry of inclusion, invitation and inspiration with the larger community.
We are very excited about our future together.
On Sunday, June 23, 2013, we celebrated together Jubilee being officially an “Affirming Ministry.”
What that means is that we are recognized and take responsibility for inviting, welcoming, and including all people who want to experience the love of God and ministry of Jesus Christ as expressed in our community – regardless of sexual orientation or designation. We take on, as a ministry, the care and comfort of those marginalized and victimized by others for their identity as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgendered (LGBT) people. As much as it is about LGBT people, it is about a wider diversity as well. It is about inviting, welcoming, and including those who feel left out because of age, culture, or perceived / experienced abilities. Becoming an Affirming Ministry is a celebration and commitment to embrace diversity intentionally, graciously, and compassionately – the way that Jesus did.
With your help, we will continue to be a loving, inclusive and responsible community.
We have:
- Outreach Programs, Discussion Groups
- Men’s Groups, Women’s Groups
- Children’s Groups, Youth Groups
- Bible Studies, Non-Traditional Worship
We are:
- Women and Men, Young and Old
- Families and Individuals
- By the Book and Heretical
- Hungry and Satisfied
- Understanding and Questioning
And
You are invited to join us.
How to Find Us
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What’s Happening?
- Friday, May 24, 2019
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Friday, May 24, 2019 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Don Mills AA
Friday, May 24, 2019 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Heritage Room
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- Saturday, May 25, 2019
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Invictones Concert
Saturday, May 25, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Sanctuary, Garden Room, FoyerSongs from 5 decades...from Fats Waller to The Crew Cuts, from Cole Porter to Ray Charles. $10 at the door. Children 12 and under: free.
- Sunday, May 26, 2019
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Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, May 26, 2019 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Jubilee Uke Jam
Sunday, May 26, 2019 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Heritage Room
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Muffin Church is in your future... or at least it should. Sunday, June 16, live pop music and a chance to talk and explore Wisdom (yours, ours and God's)
Thursday, June 6th at 730pm - Definitely NOT Church. The Howling Heretics will have a little fun with the story of David... join us and see for yourself if it's good to be king.
Doors Open @Jubilee today (and every Wednesday) 430-630pm. A quiet place; some candles... a time for you to pray, talk with a minister, or just commune in silence. In gratitude or grief, concern or celebration, your prayers matter and taking some time to just be quiet in a noisy world is holy. The doors are open.
Today and every Tuesday, join us for Coffee and friends (old and new) at Jubilee from 11am - 1230pm. The Coffee, Tea and Cookies are free, the company is great... you never know who you're going to meet! Join us in the Garden Room.