About
us
Cross Connection Church started in Chilliwack, British Columbia in 1941 with 22 charter members. It soon grew to 161 members and the little church on Wellington Ave became to small. It was decided to build a new church and on September 6, 1947, two lots were purchased on the corner of Princess and Williams Street, and that is where our church still is today. It was originally Evangelical United Brethren and later on became Zion Evangelical Church and in 1993 we merged with the Missionary Church of Canada and became Chilliwack Evangelical Missionary Church. In 2015 CEMC became Cross Connection Church and is affiliated with the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada.
Culture
Where Heaven and Earth Cross Connect
We desire to be a people that welcome Jesus Himself as the guest of honour, our most treasured possession. In our times together, we attend for Him. We want anyone who walks through the doors to tangibly experience Jesus through worship. The most important question isn’t “how did we feel about the service” but “did Jesus feel loved?” Did we bring our hopes, pain, brokenness, and love to the altar? Our one intention for gathering is Jesus. To discover Him, love Him and worship Him. We want to experience Jesus through the Word, songs, and people.
Our greatest desire is that you experience a people who genuinely and clearly have Jesus in mind.
The Good News is the beautiful reality that Jesus really is God. He came into humanity to live a life we couldn’t and die for our sins. Jesus, Himself takes burdens off, and because He rose again, when you trust in Him, a real Person, you will have forgiveness and His new life. This experience is a relational invitation to life with Jesus.
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent – John 17:3
A culture that is about Him is a culture that He fills. When Jesus is present, His beauty, power, and touch are there with Him. When we gather to love Him as all, see Him as all, and seek Him because He is worthy, we experience how much of His fullness is present among us.
Worship
The word worship, derives from Old English, Worth-ship.
Worship is seeing what God is worth and giving that to Him.
Our worship teams are first singing and playing to God, not to us. We love songs and hymns that focus our attention on Jesus, His life, death, and resurrection!
We choose songs in prayer and sing them in prayer. Jesus is worthy of all our affection and attention.
As we come together, there’s a sweet expectancy to be with Jesus.
Maranatha.
Come Lord Jesus.
