Church Life ~ Ministries

Kids

Leading & Inspiring Families Together
Everyone needs to be connected.
Push yourself and then let your squad push you further.
Looking to Jesus, he's the centre of our lives. Jesus at the centre.
Unity. We come together, we can worship and learn together.

When we Meet

1st Service
08:30 AM
2nd Service
10:00 AM

Worship

You are what you worship. You worship that which you behold. You behold that which you love. At GT, our Sunday worship gatherings are centred around beholding Jesus and learning to fall more in love with God. We worship God not for what we get out of it, but simply for who He is. However, in doing this, we begin to discover the very thing we were created for, to be worshipping image bearers of God.

We do this Sunday mornings through the modes of music and song, the preaching of the Scriptures, prayer, and the Sacraments of the church (Baptism and Communion). Our worship music is expressionate (Charismatic) as well as reflective (Contemplative).

Word

We at GT believe in the absolute authority of the Scriptures and hold them as the standard from which we derive ultimate truth and meaning from. Our preaching is geared towards equipping the Church (body of believers) in what it means to live out their faith in their ordinary, everyday lives. We desire to go deep in our study of the Scriptures and allow it to both “Confront Us”, as well as “Comfort Us”. Our teachings from the Scripture help us better understand what it means to truly follow the Way of Jesus in our cultural moment.

PRAYER

We at GT believe in the power of prayer. We have an incredible prayer team that count it a privilege to be able to spend time with people praying at the end of our services for whatever situation one may be facing. We believe that God, through the Holy Spirit, can do so much to help set free and bring healing to the lives of His people, when we pray together. We at GT intentionally create these spaces in our Sunday services for prayer to be practiced as well as received.

Sunday Mornings:

We invite children to worship and learn with us on Sundays during all three service times at 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 am.

LIFT Kids (Grades 1-5), Lil' LIFT (Preschool & JK/SK), and Nursery programming are offered for all morning services.

Nursery attendees will check-in at the check-in desk located in the Nursery downstairs.

LIFT KIDS and Lil' LIFT attendees may come upstairs and check-in at the Kids' Welcome Centre.

Children with Exceptionalities program is offered during the 10:00 am service on the 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month, so please register your child with us*.

* If your child needs additional care, to discuss your child's participation in other activities, or for further information, please contact our Family Life Pastor below.

We can't wait to see you! Contact us at liftkids@gtburlington.org

Upcoming Events:

Parenthood Café:

Parenthood Café is coming up on Wednesday, April 17th 7pm. Join us for an evening of learning and connecting with other parents of all ages!

Pastor Cheryl will be speaking on “The Power of a Parent’s Words.

Kids will enjoy fun activities and treats together in CHILDCARE (ages 0 - Grade 5)! Registration NOT required.

Watoto Children's Choir:

We are so excited to have the Watoto Children’s Choir joining us on Sunday, April 21st for a powerful time of worship as the children bring the sounds of Africa to you and share their personal stories of hope and God's unfailing love. Kids JK & Up will be joining in the services for this special Family Sunday.

Summer Camp 2024:

Camper Registration FULL - Join our Waitlist HERE

START THE PARTY Summer Camp is coming JULY 15-19, 2024 from 8:45AM -4:00PM each day!

We don’t think it’s just okay to have fun, we think it should be a priority. Why? Because people who follow Jesus have a lot to celebrate! Jesus gives us some amazing reasons to party: friendship, belonging, forgiveness, life, and purpose.

Camper spots are now FULL! Campers going into Grades 1 to 6 (in September 2024) can register on our Waitlist, as spaces may become available for your child to join us as we recruit more team members! Cost will be $150/camper, and spots will open on a first-come, first-served basis.

For families with 3 or more children who reside in the same household, the total cost will not exceed $400. The discount will automatically be applied to these families at checkout.

JOIN OUR CAMP TEAM!

Team Members: Adults and Teens (grades 10+) who attend Glad Tidings can sign up to volunteer as a member of our team! We appreciate whatever time our volunteers can commit to serving during the week, whether it’s full days, half days, or certain days. More details about roles & opportunities are to be provided.

A $50 discount per camper will be reimbursed when at least one family member from the same household (18+) signs up to serve for the full week!

LIT Position (FULL - Registration Closed): Students currently in grades 6-9 who attend Glad Tidings had the opportunity to apply to be considered as a Leader In Training for the week of camp. The application deadline has passed for 2024.

Set-Up & Tear-Down Team Members are also needed.

Ongoing Programs:

Midweek Electives Childcare:

Childcare is available for kids grades JK - Grade 5 only (no preschool or nursery offered) each week alongside Midweek Prayer School on Wednesday Nights from 7-8:30pm, re-launching January 10th.

Kids will enjoy fun activities, games, crafts, and gym time together.

Play Café:

Parents with young children (ages 0-3) are invited to our Play Café hosted at Glad Tidings Church!

Nursery + Preschool rooms will be open for unsupervised play and time connecting with other parents.

 Join us on Wednesdays from 9am-11am and invite your friends too!

At Glad Tidings, we are impacting the world for Christ
through partnering with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) Global Workers
as well as ministries who serve locally, in Canada, and around the world.

"For Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him?
And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him?
And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?"

​Romans 10:8-18 (NTL)


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The People We Partner with

Note from the pastor

Hi there, thanks for checking out LIFT Kids and the family life ministry here at GTBurlington. "Leading and Inspiring Families Together" aka LIFT. We know that parents have the most potential spiritual influence in the lives of their children and because of this, we want to come alongside parents to support and resource them. LIFT is a Family Life Ministry for children 0 - Grade 5. If we haven't met we can't wait to see you and your family out at GT!