Background
Martin Grove Baptist Church began in 1962 as a new outreach into the city of Etobicoke, a chuch planting from Kingsway Baptist Church. The first meetings were held in the Princess Margaret School on Tromley Drive. Just three years later the new building was dedicated. Today, after half a century, we continue to worship the Lord and serve the neighbourhood.
Connections
We are part of the family of churches known as the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ). Click here to link to the CBOQ website.
Locally we are associated with Toronto Baptist Ministries (formerly the Toronto Area Association of Baptist Churches).
At the national level we are associated with Canadian Baptist Ministries .
Beliefs
We affirm the following:
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The sovereignty, love, and grace of God, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit, in creation, providence, revelation, redemption and final judgment.
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The divine inspiration of Holy Scripture and its entire trustworthiness and supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
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The value of each human being as created by God. The universal sinfulness of humankind since the fall, which alienates all from God and subjects all to condemnation.
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The full deity and humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God, whose substitutionary sacrifice is the sole ground of redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin.
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The justification of the sinner by the grace of God through faith alone in Christ crucified and risen from the dead.
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The illuminating, regenerating, indwelling and sanctifying work of God, the Holy Spirit, in the believer.
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The church as set forth in the New Testament and understood historically by the Baptist community.
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The expectation of the personal, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ, our participation in the resurrection, and the hope of eternal life.
(Courtesy of the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada)