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December 26th, 2020 Covid-19 Update

In light of the announcement of the province-wide lockdown that will come in to effect December 26, 2020, our church facility will again be closed for the time being. All church services will move online only until the lockdown is lifted.

Accessing online church services and other programming

You can access our live stream for church services and other programming at this dedicated URL on any device:

www.churchintheoaks.com/live

You can also click the live stream link on the front page of our website. 

Updates...

MWM - July 8th, 2020

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MWM - July 1st, 2020

June 27th COVID-19 Update

In response to the recent announcement of the London region moving into “Phase 2” (that makes allowance for churches to gather to up to 30% of its capacity), I met with the Pastor’s Council to deliberate over this matter. The PAOC has issued guidelines for reopening, which are extensive, and were fully taken into consideration.

Here are some things for you to know:

1. We deem it advisable for the church facility to remain closed for Sunday worship services throughout the summer months (July and...

The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Ministry

Dear Church in the Oaks family,

As you know, the world has undergone a dramatic change as a result of the Covid19 pandemic that has required lockdown measures to be in place (ie. everyone in the “non-essential” service sectors of society were compelled to #stayhome #staysafe).

The church was among the so-called non-essential services, so we were thrust into a brave new world that is unchartered territory for many seasoned pastors (read “older” and perhaps slightly outdated here). Many churches had...