Our worship services have been characterized as casual, contemporary, compassionate, consecrated, celebrational and Christ-like
1. One hour worship services with an integrated balance of people with and without visible
disabilities worshipping and ministering together
2. Contemporary worship music that praises and honours God
3. Inspirational and practical sermons grounded in the Scriptures
4. Congregational participation (Testimonies & Scriptural Reading)
5. Free will grace giving (offerings or tithes)
6. People with intellectual disabilities and Children are welcome to express themselves as loudly as they wish in all services. We believe as Jesus taught that children or people with child-like thinking should not be offended ( Matthew 18:1-6; 19:13-15) and that we should not push children away from worshiping God. In Matthew 21:15-16 Jesus defended children crying in the temple and singing praises to Him. In Mark 10:13-16 Eugene Peterson in "The Message" translates this passage like this, "The people brought children to Jesus hoping he might touch them. The disciples (us) shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: "Don't push these children away. Don't ever get between them and me. These children are at the very centre of life in the Kingdom. Mark this; unless you accept God's kingdom in the simplicity of a child you'll never get in". Then gathering the children up in His arms, he laid his hand of blessing on them".
Their isn't anything more important than including children in our worship services because of such is the Kingdom of God. Children teach us about having a pure, simple and sincere faith. We believe very strongly that true spiritual distractions do not come from the natural expressions of babies, little children or people with intellectual disabilities but from adults who have been socially, culturally, religiously, spiritually or theologically conditioned to believe and practice a self-righteous, self-important, discriminatory, pious and complicated faith. Jesus makes it very clear that adults and not children are the true distraction in worshiping God.
7. A biblically sound, inter-denominational, inclusive, humble, diverse, balanced, fun, friendly, transparent, simple, prayerful, inspirational, compassionate, motivational, down to earth and non-intrusive approach to church
What to Expect at Abilities
The Abilities Church
"The church for real people"
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Abilities Church Toronto
(Main Campus & Location)
Developing Locations
Sunday Worship
190 Railside Road
6:00pm
3 lights west of Victoria Park Ave; off Lawrence Ave on the south east corner
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The Abilities Church
Abilities Locations
General guidelines between all locations
1. Each location of The Abilities Church is autonomous and independent from each other
2. The Toronto Location is the main campus
3. Each location is financially, legally and ethically responsible for its own operation
4. The relationship between each location is that of an external partnership
5. Each location is responsible for its own governance and development
Main Location
