Community Church finds new home at St. Luke’s
St. Luke’s Anglican Church and Clearview Community Church (CCC) could prove to be a match made in heaven.
CCC has moved to St. Luke’s where the two churches will share space for services and programs, and look for opportunities to partner on outreach activities.
St. Luke’s Rev. Lorna May said St. Luke’s was approached by CCC to share the space, beginning a long process to get approval from the diocese.
“Certainly we know that our church buildings sit empty a lot of the time and at St. Luke’s we really believe that we are the church, not just the building so we want to use our building to support the community,” said May. “St. Luke’s has always been around community.”
The church has the sanctuary, a hall and a yard in a central, accessible location to use for regular services, youth groups, and bible study, in addition to funerals, weddings and special events.
Both St. Luke’s and Clearview Community Church do a lot of community outreach and support.
May said she looks forward to collaborating on some of the activities. For example, both churches have organized back-to-school backpack drives and St. Luke’s is planning a children’s clothing drive in May, and is hoping to engage the many young families that attend Clearview Community Church.
“Really, it’s a win-win situation for the community, I think,” said May.
Creemore is one of four Clearview Community Church campuses, with worship led by Pastor Clayton Culham.
“We knew that partnering with another church is a good way to bless our community better,” said Culham. “It helps us be more effective as a church.”
He said CCC is happy to have a more permanent home. Using Station on the Green meant they had to set-up and tear-down each week, and store their equipment in a trailer.
“I think that this opportunity is a good chance to partner together as two churches. We can support each other, work together, pray for each other, and make sure that we effectively be a blessing to our community as a team,” said Culham.
He said the CCC team is pretty excited about all the possibilities to serve different demographics in the community.
“Having the two congregations work together allows us to make sure that we serve our community with the greatest impact,” said Culham. “Being in communication and working together allows us to bless households and families to the best of both our abilities and resources. We can either partner on the same projects, or even allow one church to take the lead on one need while the other congregation covers another. Possibilities are endless there.”
Clearview Community Church services are Sundays at 9 a.m. and St. Luke’s Anglican Church services are Sundays at 11:15 a.m. The church is located at 22 Caroline St. W. In Creemore.
CCC has a Sunday children’s ministry for children up to Grade 5. Sunday services are on YouTube at Clearview Community Church. For information, visit clearviewcommunity. church or call 705-430-6056.
St. Luke’s is located at 22 Caroline St. W.
