Church Overview
Who We Are
Here's the deal, The Neighbourhood Church cares about one thing more than anything else: Jesus Christ. The Neighbourhood Church is a family of individuals that have found hope in Jesus, and simply want as many people as possible to experience that same freedom. We are a part of a larger assembly called the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC). For more info on the PAOC, check them out here: https://paoc.org/family/what-we-believe
Where We Come From
The Neighbourhood Church was planted in Saskatoon in 1982. Back then, it served the city of Saskatoon on 3rd and Louise through a bus & food ministry which eventually fed up to 250-300 children and parents a hot breakfast at the church. Shortly after 1986, the church joined the PAOC. Through different leadership and transition periods, the church moved from 3rd and Louise to a school in Silverwood Heights, to a school in Lawson Heights, until we eventually moved into our current building located at 233 Pinehouse Drive (previously a pool hall and restaurant) in Lawson Heights, Saskatoon.
Where We're Headed
What's the bottom line? More than ever, The Neighbourhood Church is committed to fostering a family built around hope. Hope for the future. Hope for better. Hope for progress. Hope in Jesus. And as we move forward as a church family, inclusion, belonging, life transformation, and seeing the gospel go out into Saskatoon and beyond remain at the centre of who we are as followers of Christ.
What This Means for You
What does this mean for you? Most importantly, you're always welcome at The Neighbourhood Church. We're saving a seat for you (whether it be in-person or online!). Wherever you're at in your faith journey, you'll always be accepted as part of The Neighbourhood family.
Our Staff
Meet our leadership team.
Meet Our Lead Pastors
Louis and Jenny Halbgewachs
Hi! I'm Pastor Louis Halbgewachs. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2023 and I'm currently serving as Lead Pastor along with my wife, Jenny.
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Hi! I'm Pastor Jordan McLellan. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2020 and I'm currently serving as the executive pastor.
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Hi! I'm Dawn Martell. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2013 and I'm currently serving as our Church Administrator.
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Hi! I'm Pastor Ethan Andrews. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2015 and I'm currently serving as our Youth Pastor.
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Hi! I’m Ashley Drayton. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2021 and I'm currently serving as our Director of Creative Ministries.
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Hi! I'm Pastor Karen Mills. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2022 and I'm currently serving as our Children's Ministry Pastor.
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Hi! I'm Pastor Roger Yenkins. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2020 and I'm currently serving as our Warman Venue and Worship Pastor.
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Hi! I'm Marion McConnell. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in June 2023 and I'm currently serving as our Administrative Assistant.
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Hi! I'm Loretta Quehe. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in November 2022and I'm currently serving as our Counsellor.
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Hi! I'm Rob Smith. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2024 and I'm currently serving as our Facility Director.
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Hi! I'm Ken Emeana. I joined The Neighbourhood Church staff in 2024 and I'm currently serving as our Facility Team Member.
Our Beliefs
- We believe the Holy Scriptures to be the divinely inbreathed, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God.
- We believe that there is one God, externally existent in the Person of the Holy Trinity.
- We believe in the virgin birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, His unqualified deity, His sinless humanity and perfect life, the eternal all sufficiency of His atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the Father’s right hand, and His personal coming again at the second advent.
- We believe that justification is a judicial act of God on the believer’s behalf solely on the merits of Christ and that spiritual renewal by the power of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
- We believe in holy living and the present-day reality of the baptism of the Holy Spirit (according to Acts 2:4), the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Lord’s supernatural healing of the human body.
- We believe in Christ’s Leadership of the church, observance of the ordinances of Christian baptism by immerse for believers, and the Lord’s Supper.
- We believe in the eternal blessedness of the redeemed in heaven and the eternal doom of the non-repentant in the lake of fire.
The Neighbourhood Church is a part of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. For a more detailed Statement of Faith, and to learn more about the PAOC, please visit www.paocsk.ca.
Mission Statement
Helping people find and follow Jesus:
- by loving and caring for one another
- by teaching and living the Scriptures
- by adding value to our neighbourhood and beyond