We believe…

•  in one God who reveals Himself to us as Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit.

•  in the reality of sin in the world and in our personal lives.

•  that Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead to save us from our sins.

• that each person needs a personal relationship with Jesus in order to be saved.

• that it is by God’s grace we are saved; we do not earn our salvation by good works.

• that one day Jesus will return again.

(from “Baptist Witness in a Changing World”- 2000)
 

Our Articles of Faith
from our church constitution

We believe in …

• the being and unity of God;

• the Divine inspiration of the Scripture;

• the need of every human being for salvation through Jesus Christ;

• the Divinity of Christ;

• the baptism by immersion of believers in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, upon public profession of faith and commitment;

• the Lord’s Supper, in accordance with His command;

• the autonomy of the Church, a company of believers assembling upon the first day of the week and voluntarily associated for mutual edification and sympathy, for the maintenance and propagation of these doctrines, the observance of the Christian ordinances, and the spreading of the Gospel of Christ in all lands and for the ministry of the Word.

Markham Baptist Church is a part of the Canadian Baptist Ministries ("CBM") which is a part of a federation of Baptists from coast to coast in Canada.

The Canadian Baptist family includes Baptists in western Canada (Baptist Union of Western Canada), central Canada (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec), Francophone Canada (l’Union de l’Eglises Baptistes Francaises au Canada), and Atlantic Canada (United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces). More than 130,000 believers in approximately 1,100 churches are part of the Canadian Baptist family. We worship in churches from Port Alberni, B.C. to St. John’s, Nfld, and from Yellowknife, NT to Windsor, ON. On any given Sunday, services may be conducted in over 30 different languages!

CBM enables Baptists across the country to share in ministry. As a family we support missionaries in 15 countries, overseas relief and development projects (The Sharing Way), short-term service opportunities (Canadian Baptist Volunteers), publishing, youth work, and public affairs initiatives. Baptists have exciting stories to tell of our work at home and around the world!

Regionally, CBM Baptists support four seminaries, one liberal arts university, two lay leadership development programs, and dozens of camps and specialized ministries. We also support one another through cooperative mission projects within Canada.

Canadian Baptists are part of a larger international family, the Baptist World Alliance. Through the BWA more than 42 million Baptists around the world share their faith, vision, and ministries.

“Baptists” emerged during the Protestant Reformation as believers began re-emphasizing biblical principles such as believers’ baptism by immersion (rather than infant baptism by sprinkling or pouring).

In Canada, the first Baptist churches were established in the Atlantic region and Ontario in the 1700s, and in Quebec and western Canada in the 1800s. New Baptist churches continue to be established as Canada grows and changes.

Throughout Canadian history, Baptists have been active in sharing the gospel, planting churches, and providing practical social justice ministries. Canadian Baptists have actively supported overseas missions for almost 200 years!

There are other Baptist denominations in Canada. These groups share many of the Baptist commitments and values listed above. These include:

• The Baptist General Conference of Canada

• The North American Baptist Conference

• The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches

• The Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists

Other Baptists churches are independent of any group.

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