Westheights History

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“Helping people to find and follow Jesus.”

THE BEGINNING

Almost 30 years ago, a Bible study was started in a home in Kitchener; the ladies, at whose homes the Bible study was conducted, were members of the Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church in Petersburg. The ladies brought friends and the Bible study grew. Some of these friends (and their families) began attending Rosebank Church. There were now a number of people from the city of Kitchener attending Rosebank. With 160 active members, Rosebank had begun talking expansion in 1976 and, in the spring of 1978, made the decision to start a new church in Kitchener.

Kitchener's first Brethren in Christ Church, Westheights Community Church, began morning services at the Westheights Public School (in the music room) on November 26, 1978. The new church began with 10 families who were formerly from Rosebank BIC Church in Petersburg. Pastor Ron Lofthouse served as a pastor to both congregations (Rosebank and Westheights) in the early days. As church attendance grew, services were moved to the gymnasium.

THE FIRST BUILDING

Due to continued growth, in 1986 the Westheights Community Church building was constructed at 82 Westheights Drive. The church continues to meet at this location.

Rosebank sacrificed some of their members to help Westheights have a successful start in their new church. Then in 1999, Westheights had the opportunity to make a similar sacrifice, and shared some of our own members to help the new Pathway BIC Church in the Doon area have a successful start.

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