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
What’s Happening?
- Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Bible Study
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Heritage Room -
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Auditorium, Kitchen side, Kitchen
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- Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Jubilee Fitness
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Auditorium -
Not Alone Weight Loss Support Group
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Heritage RoomThere are no experts in the group; no diet plans; no pledges or promises to lose a certain number of pounds – but we will meet once a week and share. We will spend some time sharing our experience of the week, offering wisdom and experience to each other; sharing hopes and goals (as we chose to share); and praying with and for each other as we prepare for a new week.
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- Thursday, November 14, 2019
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room
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This Saturday - November 16 from noon until 6pm, drop by and DO NOTHING with us.
What did you miss @Jubilee today? Rev. Norm Seli sums up Sunday Worship at Jubilee United Church for November 10, 2019 in about 5 minutes. youtu.be/JaHlIojQ0hk
TODAY!! Bring the little ones and let them play. Preschool Drop In for kids 0-5, every Wednesday from 130-4pm in the auditorium
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. Come share your fears and your joys in prayer. Every Wednesday at 6pm, until the list is complete, we will take time to acknowledge the children who died in Residential Schools. We will pray by name, 260 every week until we have prayed for all 2,600 children. We will pray for forgiveness. We will pray in hope.