About Us

1. God: There is one God,1 who is infinitely perfect,2 existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.3

2. Jesus: Jesus Christ is true God and true man.4 He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.5 He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.6 He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest.7 He will come again to establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.8

3. Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, sent to indwell,9 guide, teach and empower the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.10

4. Bible: The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of people. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.11

5. Sin: Humankind, originally created in the image and likeness of God,12 fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All people are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.13 The destiny of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment, but that of the believer is everlasting joy and bliss.14

6. Freedom from Sin: Salvation has been provided only through Jesus Christ. Those who repent and believe in Him are united with Christ through the Holy Spirit and are thereby regenerated (born again), justified, sanctified and granted the gift of eternal life as adopted children of God.15

7. Christian Living: It is the will of God that in union with Christ each believer should be sanctified thoroughly16 thereby being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to God, receiving power for holy living and sacrificial and effective service toward the completion of Christ's commission.17

This is accomplished through being filled with the Holy Spirit which is both a distinct event and progressive experience in the life of the believer.18

8. Healing: Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil as taught in the Scriptures are privileges for the Church in this present age.19

9. Church: The universal Church, of which Christ is the Head, consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, regenerated by the Holy Spirit, and commissioned by Christ to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the Gospel to all nations.20 The local church, the visible expression of the universal Church, is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together to worship God, to observe the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, to pray, to be edified through the Word of God, to fellowship, and to testify in word and deed to the good news of salvation both locally and globally. The local church enters into relationships with other like-minded churches for accountability, encouragement and mission.21

10. Life after death: There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life;22 for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.23

11. Second Coming of Christ: The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal and visible.24 As the believer’s blessed hope, this vital truth is an incentive for holy living and sacrificial service toward the completion of Christ's commission.25

1. Isaiah 44:6; 45:5-6 | 2. Matthew 5:48; Deut. 32:4 | 3. Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19 | 4. Philippians 2:6-11; Hebrews 2:14-18; Colossians 2:9 | 5. Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:35 | 6. 1 Corinthians 15:3-5; 1 John 2:2; Acts 13:39 | 7. Hebrews 4:14-15; 9:24-28 | 8. Matthew 25:31-34; Acts 1:11 | 9. John 14:16-17 | 10. John 16:7-11; 1 Corinthian 2:10-12 | 11. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21 | 12. Genesis 1:27 | 13. Romans 8:8; 1 John 2:2 | 14. Matthew 25:41-46; 2 | Thessalonians 1:7-10 | 15. Titus 3:5-7; Acts 2:38; John 1:12; 1 Corinthians 6:11 | 16. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | 17. Acts 1:8 | 18. Romans 12:1-2; Galatians 5:16-25 | 19. Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:13-16 | 20. Ephesians 3:6-12; 1:22-23 | 21. Acts 2:41-47; Hebrew 10:25; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8, 11:19-30; 15 | 22. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 | 23. 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 | 24. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 | 25. 1 Corinthians 1:7; Titus 2:11-14; Matthew 24:14; 28:18-20

https://thealliancecanada.ca/beliefs 

Grace Fellowship is a small community church located in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. 

As our name suggests, we are unified by God’s gracious love for us and by our adoration of Jesus Christ

our Savior. Each week we gather to worship Him in song, to learn from the Scriptures, and to share our lives with each other as God’s family. You are welcome to join us every Sunday,

10:30 AM, at 3 Meadowbrook Drive, Sydney Mines, NS.

We desire to share God’s love with those beyond the walls of our church, in our neighborhoods and around the world. We support several local and international initiatives that proclaim the

gospel of Jesus, that seek to meet people’s practical needs, and that lead them to wholeness in

Christ.

Grace Fellowship also belongs a larger group of churches as part of the Christian & Missionary

Alliance, which seeks to be a Christ-centred, Spirit-empowered, and Mission-focused movement that fulfills the Great Commission, taking the good news of Jesus Christ to the least reached people groups in the world. For more information about the C&MA, visit:

https://thealliancecanada.ca/home

Grace Fellowship exists to love God and to love others with the love of God. When asked what the single greatest command was, Jesus gave a two-part answer: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength… and love your neighbour as yourself” (Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-31). No other commandments are as important as these, Jesus said, and on these two injunctions, “hang all the law and the prophets.” Everything that God created us to be and do flows from these two statements. But in the mind of Christ, they are not two commandments; they are one. To love God is to love what God loves, and God loves the people He created. We believe that a growing love for God is expressed in a growing love for others, and that Jesus takes personally the acts of kindness and love that we show to each other (Matthew 25:31-40). We love others in response to God’s perfect and complete love for us (1 John 4:7-21). We also believe that a growing love for God is accompanied by a growing desire to obey God (John 14:15), that the work of the Holy Spirit in us results in holy living (Galatians 5:22-23). God’s love makes it possible for us to live out our purpose of loving God and to loving others.

In May of 2025, Rev. Kent Dunham joined us as our lead pastor. Kent grew up in East Africa as a missionary kid, worked in the auto industry for 20 years before God nudged him into full-time

vocational work as a pastor. Kent earned a Master of Arts in Leadership and Ministry from Ambrose Seminary in Calgary, Alberta. He loves to teach and preach from the Bible and help others discover a deeper life of worship in the God who is revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Kent and his wife, Ashley, have two adult children, and two grandchildren. Kent loves getting outside– hiking, swimming, paddle-boarding, and rock-climbing– as well as making stuff with his hands. If you have any questions for Kent, or would like to have a coffee and a chat, you can reach out to him at: gracefellowshipsm@gmail.com