Maranatha Christian Reformed Church
...flowing with the promises of God
for His purposes...
...at Maranatha
we seek to fulfill the two great commandments – to love God and to love our neighbour as ourselves. We intend to focus on worshipping God seven days a week through serving our neighbours and loving ourselves.
MEET PASTOR DALE
Dale Melenberg is a second career pastor who began his ministry at our church. Dale, a husband of one and a father of three sons comes with life experience in parenting, marketing, and pastoring.
Dale has a blended sense of fun and intentionality. He brings a fresh sense of life to the pulpit. A visual learner, Dale combines both text and image together to convey God’s Word. As a pastor one-on-one in counseling, Dale is compassionate and engaging.
We commend Dale to your ears as we wish to share the ministry that God has given us through him.
ABOUT THE CRC DENOMINATION
We call ourselves
Christian because we belong to Jesus Christ and want to be his followers. We recognize as fellow-Christians all people who accept the teachings of the Bible as summarized in the Apostle’s Creed.
Reformed because we're part of that historic branch of the Christian church that follows the teachings of 16th-century reformer John Calvin, who struggled to return Christianity to its biblical roots.
Church because God has called us to be a fellowship of his people in the world.
We often call ourselves "the CRC" for short.
Biblical Standard
The beliefs and doctrine of the Christian Reformed Church are based on the Holy Bible, God's infallible written Word contained in the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and that it is the supreme and final authority in all matters on which it speaks.Mission and Vision Statements
Our Mission
As people called by God,
We gather to praise God, listen to him, and respond.
We nurture each other in faith and obedience to Christ.
We love and care for one another as God's people.
We commit ourselves to serve and to tell others about Jesus.
We pursue God's justice and peace in every area of life.
Our Vision
As people called by God, we see
the church as a growing, diverse family
of vibrant congregations
in which thousands
worship God celebratively,
grow in his Word,
and honor the Creator as Lord.
Christ's forgiveness liberating
women and men, boys and girls
in all places and cultures,
shaping the church
to respond with gratitude;
the Spirit releasing gifts to all
for ministries of love, mercy, and justice
--combined with articulate witness--
which change hearts and lives
by proclaiming wholeness in Christ alone.