Our vision statement at Lendrum Mennonite Church is to be God’s people, growing through grace to be like Christ as we learn, love, and share. We strive to live out this Christ-centered vision in all aspects of our life together, even as we acknowledge that we don’t always agree and that at times we hold different interpretations of Scripture. With God’s help, we seek to be a community of gracious welcome.
All who desire to follow Christ in community are invited to participate fully in the life of the church including membership, leadership, and marriage, without obstacles related to their race, class, ability, family status, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Our focus statement is: “So that in everything Christ would be known in us and through us.” It is our hope that every person who visits our church will experience a warm welcome and find a safe and nurturing place to explore faith in community.
We are an Anabaptist congregation located on Treaty 6 Territory, in the Lendrum community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We are over sixty years old and in the span of our history have put down deep roots in this part of the city. A few things we are known for: good food, choir concerts, an appetite for engaging complex questions of faith, and an ongoing interest in serving others – both locally and globally.
As a congregation, we are part of the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference of Churches. We are connected to this denominational family by our historical Anabaptist roots and by our acknowledgement that the Mennonite Brethren Confession of Faith is instructive for theological understanding.
We are also a part of the global network of Anabaptist churches that come together under the big tent of Mennonite World Conference. The Seven Shared Convictions identified by MWC are also useful for locating the priorities of our congregation in broader context.
