CHURCH HISTORY & CHURCH LIFE
In the mid-1970s, a number of families in Wilmot Township, a municipality 22 km (or 14 miles) outside the city of Kitchener, started meeting in their homes. In 1988, the saints in Wilmot started the Lord’s table as the church in Kitchener and met at the Kitchener YWCA. The meetings were moved to the Kitchener-Waterloo Bilingual School in 2000 and then in 2007 to the Country Hills Community Centre.
Once a month, the saints in Kitchener, Wilmot and Guelph gather together for a joint Lord’s table meeting and the prophesying meeting in Kitchener. On the other three Lord’s Days of the month, all these districts (or outposts) have their own Lord’s table.
In 2004, as a result of a Bible Study in Guelph, there was an increase from believers in that city, which is 25 km from the city of Kitchener. Most were former Catholic charismatics who initially were seeking for more riches in the Word and a deeper experience of Christ. Soon they would begin meeting with the church in Kitchener regularly. In early 2011, a group of Canadian full-timers and some trainees from Anaheim, California visited Guelph. Their presence greatly strengthened and encouraged the local saints there. Since then, new families have moved to the area and are meeting with the saints in Guelph. On Lord’s Days, the saints in Guelph gather to study the truths in the Bible followed by a prophesying time and have the Lord’s table meeting later in the day. In addition, they are joined by several families from Cambridge (42 km or 26 miles from Guelph) and Milton (23 km or 14 miles from Guelph) for the prayer meetings, Bible studies and Friday night fellowship time. Today, Guelph may be considered as an outpost of the church in Kitchener.
CITY OVERVIEW
Kitchener is the largest city with a population of 220,000. Its adjacent sister cities, Waterloo and Cambridge and surrounding townships of Wilmot and Woolwich, together with Kitchener comprise a metro area of 569,000 people. Nearby, roughly 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Waterloo, at the intersection of Highways 6 and 7, the city of Guelph is located. It supports a population of 122,000. It is the seat of Wellington County.
The area known as Canada’s Technology triangle, is an innovation center aided and supported by an strong infrastructure and top schools universities and colleges. It is the home of BlackBerry, Open Text, Google, and many other leading companies.
Source: Wikipedia
Area: 136.8 km² 1
Population: 219,153 (2011) 1
Province: Ontario
City Info:
Kitchener: Official City Website
Waterloo: Official City Website
Cambridge: Official City Website
Guelph: Official City Website
1. Source: Statistics Canada, 2011.
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a public research university with a main campus located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 404 hectares of land in “Uptown” Waterloo, adjacent to Waterloo Park.
Source: Wikipedia
Enrollment: 33,781 (Fall 2012) 2
Founded: 1957 3
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University, commonly referred to as Laurier or WLU, is a Canadian public research university located in the heart of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Enrollment: 18,058 (Fall 2014) 4
Founded: 1973 5
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College, and has since grown to an institution of more than 23,000 students and academic staff. It currently offers over 94 undergraduate degrees, 48 graduate programs, and 6 associate degrees in many different disciplines.
Source: Wikipedia
Enrollment: 22,387 (Fall 2013) 6
Founded: 1964 7
2. Source: Institutional Analysis & Planning, University of Waterloo, 2013. 3. Source: University of Waterloo. 4. Source: Office of the Registar, Wilfred Laurier University, 2014. 5. Source: Wilfred Laurier University. 6. Source: Office of Resource Planning and Analysis, University of Guelph, 2013. 7. Source: University of Guelph.
CONTACT INFO
E-Mail: churchinkitchener@gmail.com
Website: http://www.thechurchinkitchener.ca/