The elders met again this past Tuesday for our last meeting of 2025. Much of our prayer time was spent in praise for the year our Lord has given us. We feel an immense privilege to simply be a part of what God is doing through Central. We thanked God for all of those who gave their life to Jesus and also those that were baptised this past year. We are in awe of the growth in all of our campuses, not merely the growth in the number of people attending regularly, but primarily the spiritual growth of our church community. Praise God for all he is doing in His church! May He continue to guide our paths and keep us humble and obedient.
December is often a time of both looking backwards in reflection and looking forward in anticipation. We spent a lot of time intentionally praying and planning for the coming year. So much work goes into every ministry: the staff and elders strategize and arrange all the details of calendar events, programs, and budgets to allow the church to operate effectively.
We are trying our best to anticipate the needs of our people and accomplish the goal of making disciples and sharing the love of Christ with every single person who comes through any of the campus doors. Of course, all of this ministry is not done by the staff and elders alone. So much of the work of making disciples is done by you, our wonderful ministry partners! We see all of you bringing your gifts, talents, time, and effort into serving Jesus whole-heartedly. It takes a whole church to truly be the church. Ultimately, all of our human efforts alone can accomplish nothing. God is with us and he continues to strengthen and equip all of his for his work in the world. This annual process of reflection in 2025 brings us so much joy.
Christmas is right around the corner and we are excited to celebrate the birth of our savior together. This is often a time in the year when our neighbours, friends, and family are more open to attending Church or having faith conversations. Please pray that God moves through the Eastern Fraser Valley and that he softens hearts and opens eyes to the truth. God has been moving in the hearts of the ministry partners at Central. This is a generous church of people on mission. Currently, we are over $500,000 short of meeting our yearly budget. We ask to pray about how you can participate in meeting this deficit, and then give generously in the posture of worship.
January starts a new season of ministry and many programs will start up again. We want to highlight Small Groups, our Care and Counselling ministry, and also the School of Ministry. Consider signing up now and start the New Year by taking intentional steps forward to a God-centered life.
Thank you again for following Christ. We consider it a true honour to be your elders. Continue to pray for us as we lead and do our best to humbly submit to God’s perfect plan.
Merry Christmas!
DJ Hiebert
- On behalf of the Elders at Central Community
Finance Update
As the year comes to a close, please consider how you can contribute to the final $554,000 needed to meet our 2025 budget.
Your generosity fuels our mission to make disciples and helps us fulfill our vision to reach the eastern Fraser Valley with the Gospel for the glory of God and good of all people. We are in awe of all that God has done in and through Central in 2025!
YTD Giving: $2,624,939
2025 Budget: $3,178,858
Needed to achieve our Vision & Budget: $553,919
All donations to Central for the 2025 tax year must be received on or before December 31, 2025 in order to be eligible for a 2025 donation receipt. Those donations received after December 31, but postmarked before are still eligible for receipting purposes. You can give online, at our Welcome Centre on Sundays, or drop by the church office:
Wednesday, December 24 | 9.00am - 12.00pm
Thursday, December 25 | Closed
Friday, December 26 | Closed
Monday, December 29 | 9.00am - 3.30pm
Tuesday, December 30 | 9.00am - 3.30pm
Wednesday, December 31 | 9.00am - 1.00pm
Thursday, January 1 | Closed
Friday, January 2 | Closed
Thank you for partnering with us in the disciple-making task Jesus has given us in the eastern Fraser Valley and beyond!
ELDER'S PRAYER
We believe in the power of prayer. We value prayer. And we believe that God answers prayer and uses it as a means of achieving His purposes in the church and world.
Central's Elders invite you to come and receive prayer in the Chilliwack Campus Sanctuary.
Tuesday, January 20 | 6.30PM - 7.00PM
Chilliwack Campus | 46100 Chilliwack Central Road
You can also submit prayer requests using the link below.
Got questions or words of encouragement? We'd love to hear from you!
Please contact The Elders - elders@centralcommunity.ca