All Saints Community Church has seen many miracles in Crescent Beach. Our journey to Crescent Beach can only be described as miraculous. Many people have supported us, prayed for us, visited with us, and told others of our story. Thank you.
Our bishop and senior Pastor, Peter Klenner, has again and again called the All Saints congregation to focus on the priorities of community and prayer. In an age of great polarization and division, extended nightly prayer vigils are vital in building that sense of family connection. In this highly digitalized age, many people have become very isolated from each other. During our current prayer vigil, we are focusing on the minor prophets, particularly the book of Malachi which challenges us to give God our best, rather than our second-best.
During the middle of a global pandemic, while everything was pretty-well shut down, God provided a way for us to purchase the Roman Catholic church building in Crescent Beach known as Holy Cross Church. On April 1, 2021 we took possession of the building. Holy Cross Church became All Saints Community Church! Christians have been praying and worshiping in this building since 1946.
So many visitors to Crescent Beach drop by our seaside church, giving us an opportunity to share the love of Jesus with them. Many are new immigrants who have never been in a church building. God loves doing miracles. Several people who were expected to die were miraculously healed. Many people who had given up on life were healed from addictions and family wounds. All Saints has been used over and over in blessing people in need, and even helping change legislation for refugees and temporary workers. Whenever things have been tight financially, God has come through with unexpected gifts. When we needed to pay back our building loans, God gave us 2 Chronicles 20:17 “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.” This gave us the courage to keep on praying and trusting God for the miraculous breakthrough. The Lord kept saying: “Give me your best and trust me for the rest.” We are so grateful that God found a benevolent foundation in 2024 who bought the building, enabling All Saints Community Church to continue meeting here until Jesus returns.
After a three-year wait, the City of Surrey finally approved our plans for renovation of the building, while maintaining its historical integrity. We will be adding two new washrooms, repairing the floor and floor foundations, upgrading the heating and plumbing, repairing the chimney and rebuilding the front porch. It is essential to replace the sinking floor and maintain the structural integrity of the building so it can remain a place of worship for another 100 years.
If you would like to partner with us in the renovations, don’t hesitate to contact us: (allsaintswhiterock@gmail.com and http://www.allsaintswhiterock.com/giving/).
Books by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird include God's Firestarters; Blue Sky, a novel; and For Better, For Worse: Discovering the keys to a Lasting Relationship. Dr Ed’s newest award-winning book The Elisha Code is co-authored with Rev. David Kitz. Earlier books by Dr. Ed include the award-winning Battle for the Soul of Canada, and Restoring Health: Body, Mind, & Spirit.
It’s wonderful to see an historic church building being renewed even as people are being renewed by the Spirit of the living God.