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While St. Peter’s may be close to 200 years old, and Lutheranism older still, our thinking is not. The Gospel promise of liberation continuously weaves its way through our community from the church door to the communion table to the streets and all the spaces in between.
When it comes to God’s outrageous, grace-filled, and unconditional love for people, we try to walk the walk and not just talk the talk…and we don’t always get it right.
But we do commit ourselves to realizing the kingdom of heaven in this time and place through spiritual and social transformation, learning, reflection, and action for peace and justice rooted in these five pillars:
Offering radical welcome to all
including the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Being Jesus Centred
believing that God's grace, God's unfathomable love, is available to all people as a gift
Being Green
sharing a deep love for all of God's creation and a profound responsibility for it
Being Anti-Racist
through continual learning, relationship-building and informed action
Working towards
Truth & Reconciliation
and making its promise and challenge more real in our community
St. Peter’s welcomes, affirms, and celebrates all of God’s wonderfully diverse creation and gives people space to explore spirituality and call on their own terms within the safe context of community. And as we journey together along the way, we foster a community of peace, justice, and love that heals and transforms the world.
Whether through a community worship on Sunday, in-person or online, taking time with a worship recording, engaging in offered spiritual practice activities or prayerful contemplation, we invite you to enter God’s presence here at St. Peter’s.
On television on CTV the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 10:00 am and on the Rogers 20 community channel at 11:00 am every Sunday.
Bell Fibe: 201/1201
Bell Satellite: 584/1505
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Difficult times clearly bring out the best in us. We saw this during the pandemic. We saw this during wildfires. We saw this around September 11, 2001. But why wait until catastrophe strikes to reveal the depth of our generosity and hospitality?
When was the last time you sat with the loner in the cafeteria at school? When was the last time you offered a kind word to the barista crafting your latte? When was the last time you saw or heard news that caused every cell in your body to want to take positive action? When was the last time you had a real conversation with someone?
and discover the joy of giving back, connecting with those who share your passion and purpose, and making a difference. It will take all of us to create a community worth living in. Every act of service – big or small – brings us closer to a stronger and compassionate community and world.
We believe that serving one another is part of God’s call for our lives: “each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10).
You might already be using your gifts and talents through your workplace, your family, or your community to make the world a better place. If you’re looking for additional avenues with St. Peter’s – or wondering about areas in which to serve – our pastor, board, and ministry team members are happy to talk more. If you feel drawn to be involved or have a particular interest – please contact us. We’d love to hear from you.
Together, we can build a brighter future as we let our light shine.
Pastor
Mark became St. Peter’s pastor in 2009 and the dress code at church has never been the same.
A diversity-focused leader who is open to all faiths, belief systems and religions, Pastor Mark enjoys working with, and serving alongside, a diverse population. Throughout his role as a pastor, he has grown to fully appreciate the church’s storied history and his privilege in standing on the shoulders of a great cloud of witnesses. Pastor Mark is a firm believer that a spiritually rich tradition can empower us to do bold things, rather than weigh us down. The phrase “there’s a strong sense of possibility brewing” embodies a posture that is continually present in his work and life.
As an active participant in the Christian tradition, Pastor Mark has great respect for ecumenism and especially communities that can hold space for people to explore spirituality on their own terms within the safe context of community. He remains committed to the learning surrounding, and challenging work of, truth and reconciliation, anti-racism, LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion, and social justice, and is passionate about advocacy.
During his PhD in Human Relationships (Pastoral Leadership) at Martin Luther University College/Wilfrid Laurier University, Pastor Mark published a journal article about social media and othering in Consensus: A Canadian Journal of Public Theology. His dissertation explored the impact of social media on the religious and spiritual beliefs of emerging adults.
When Pastor Mark isn’t thinking “church”, he’s enjoying time with his family; his wife Karen, his sons Joshua and Caleb and his daughter Rachel. Their favourite getaways involve water, snow and the local coffee shop. An Eiffel Tower would be a major bonus.
Director of Music Emeritus
Peter Nikiforuk is a native of Brantford, Ontario. The recipient of numerous prizes and scholarships, in 1993, Peter was awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in organ from Yale University. He also studied at the University of Toronto and the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. Dr. Nikiforuk was Director of Music at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Kitchener from 1989-2022 and was named Director of Music Emeritus upon his retirement. He has been an instructor of piano and music theory at the Laurier Academy of Music and Art (former The Beckett School) since 2000 and was Executive Director of the Royal Canadian College of Organists from 1989-2000. He is an examiner for the Royal Conservatory of Music and the RCCO. Equally prominent as a choral conductor, Peter won the prestigious Leslie Bell Prize in Choral Conducting in 1996. He conducted Menno Singers from 1998-2017. In June 2009, Dr. Nikiforuk was honoured for his contributions to Kitchener-Waterloo by the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community. In 2019, Peter became an Associate of the American Guild of Organists. He was National President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists from 2020-2022 and was recently named Chief Examiner of the RCCO.
Being welcoming and inclusive – and saying there is a place for you here - means that we strive to ensure all people can have the opportunity to feel connected to God and one another and are seen and loved in the St. Peter’s space and community. St. Peter’s is committed to being an accessible space for all. This includes such things as wheelchair/mobility accessibility, disability parking spaces, a hearing and visual assistance, gender neutral and barrier-free water closet style washrooms, being mindful of fragrances, captioning television services, website provisions, offering seats with arms, and more. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out through the church office.
Members of the Church Board (Leadership) Team are elected at the annual meeting following a nomination process. This team supports and directs the church in keeping with the St. Peter’s Mission and Vision.
Helga McDonald, Chair
Elizabeth Ahing
Rebecca Rogerson
Erica Holz
Margaret Mueller
Doug McGee
The St. Peter’s Community’s physical church is located in the Haldimand Tract (1784). We are learning to be Treaty People through relationships with our Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron and Anishinaabe neighbours. Our ability to be working and living here now comes as a direct benefit of policies of expulsion and assimilation of Indigenous peoples during the time of settlement, Confederation, and since. The harms of these policies are many and are still being felt in Indigenous communities today. -Adapted from the Eastern Synod
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