Zion Christian Reformed Church - Oshawa - zioncrc.ca - home

New to www.zioncrc.ca!

Fri, 08 Jul 2011

Welcome to Zion Online!

Welcome to Zion's home on the web! We hope you find lots about our church family here on our website, and hope that you will one day come and check us out!

Missed a Sunday Sermon?

Were you not here at church on Sunday and missed the message? Our sermons are posted online in Video format, and soon to be downloadable mp3 format as well! Check out "sermons" under the "Media" tab of our website!

Sheila Dykstra

Fri, 26 Aug 2011

For more information about Sheila Dykstra - check out our missions page (under ministries) where you can find out more about Sheila coming to Zion, find out more about Sheila, and get a link to her blog! CLICK ON THE "MORE INFO" LINK BELOW FOR A PROMOTIONAL VIDEO!

Welcome to Zion Christian Reformed Church's Home on the Web!

We hope you find what you're looking for here. We are a church whose people strive to make connections:

Connect people to God
Connect people to people
Connect people to God's creation

Our History

On June 1, 1963, the congregation of Hebron CRC in Whitby, Ontario, accepted the recommendations of its council to birth a new congregation consisting mainly of the members living in the city of Oshawa. The organization of this new church took place on June 27. The memberships of 96 families and 11 single persons were received. Elders and deacons were installed. The elders were: Walter Broenink, Fred Bolhuis, Bill Dykshoorn, Tim Kalisvaart, Peter Teeninga and George Witvoet. Simon Griffrioen, Barney Jaspers-Frayer and Frank Roorda served as the first deacons.

The Meaning of "Zion"

Zion was the name of a ridge or hill on the east side of Jerusalem and hence was often called "Mount Zion." Later on, especially in the Psalms, the name came to signify the "City of God", in a spiritual sense. It was the name of the place where God dwelt, where God was worshipped, and where God best bestowed His gracious blessings upon His children.

In the broader context then, Zion also refers to Christ's Church--the body of all true believers.

About our Name

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.

We call ourselves 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.

We call ourselves Church because God has called us to be a fellowship of his people in the world.

About Our Denomination...

The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA)The CRCNA is a denomination with about 300,000 members in 1,000 congregations across the United States and Canada.