Sunday, December 21, 2025

by | Dec 17, 2025 | Sunday Morning

Advent, Week 4: Joy – Resilient Joy: The Lord is Near.

As we are nearing the end of Advent, we look forward to the “good news of great joy for all people” that the angels proclaimed in Luke 2. But joy is sometimes elusive, and it can ebb and flow with the ups and downs of life. This week we will look at Phillipians 4 and at Paul’s instruction to believers to “rejoice in the Lord always”. Is that even possible?!?. We will see Paul’s basis for a resilient joy throughout the seasons of life: “The Lord is near”

Service and Learning Sunday: December 2025

by | Dec 8, 2025 | Sunday Morning

Advent, Week 3: Love. 

Join us for our monthly Service and Learning gatherings. Some activities require registration, and some are drop-in. Please read below for all the details.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025:

Thursday, December 11, 2025:

  • Community Ministry Meal (5PM to 6:30PM)
    • Community Ministry, a group of people from some local churches, come together weekly to prepare and serve a meal at 22 Willow for those seeking a hot meal and a place to find community.  We have the opportunity to join them on the 2nd Thursday of the month to eat with them,  build relationships and support the work of creating community.  
    • No Registration Required

Sunday, December 14, 2025:

  • Learning in Sanctuaryat 22 Willow (9AM)
    • No registration Required.
  • Cooking & Baking at 22 Willow for A Better Tent City (9AM)
    • We will prepare food in the kitchen at 22 Willow to be shared with our friends at A Better Tent City.
    • 15 people max (Gr 1 and up require registration, younger kids are welcome to join with no sign-up required).
  • Family Activity at 22 Willow (9AM)
    • Christmas Cookie Decorating & School Supply Kit Assembly at 22 Willow
    • We will divide the group into two, and take turns  decorating cookies for our friends at ABTC, and put together school supply kits for school in need in our region.
    • 100 people max (Registration Required)

If you have any questions, please contact our missions team or pastoral team at: mission@elevationwaterloo.org or pastoral@elevationwaterloo.org

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

by | Dec 2, 2025 | Sunday Morning

Advent, Week 2: Peace.

This week we continue the Advent season by lighting the candle of Peace. In this act we recognize our longing for peace to come fully to this world, often gripped in the horrors of violence and hatred. We will be exploring the calling to peacemaking in Jesus teachings, and how scripture guides us towards peace as an outward expression of the peace in our own hearts. We will ask questions like; how can the state of our own hearts guide our outward approach to peace? And does scripture bring anything meaningful to our search for peace in ourselves?