Welcome to Living Hope Christian Fellowshipʼs Cell Group Resource & Information Site

 “Enjoying God and sharing Him with others.”

 Living Hope Christian Fellowship is a multi-cultural, multi-campus, missional church (affiliated with the Mennonite Church BC) and is made up of people from all walks of life. As our motto states, we desire to see people pursue vibrant and meaningful relationship with God, enjoying His presence while sharing Him with others.

 Our worship celebrations are weekly on Saturday evenings at 7:00PM in Sullivan Elementary School Gym and Sunday mornings at 10:00AM in our Cedar Hills Building on 100th Avenue, and during the week we get together in small groups that we refer to as “Cell Groups”. In these groups, we as a church are committed to helping people pursue their relationship with God while helping them address issues we all face in the real world.   Seasonally, we like to offer break-out sessions and events that facilitate both spiritual and personal growth. Our Break-Out Sessions offer a variety of courses from bible school type book studies to what it really means to follow Christ to learning about relationships or finances from a biblical perspective.

Why do we call our small groups “cell” groups?

A cell in biology is the basic structural unit of all living organisms. It is the building block of all life and if healthy, it grows and can multiply itself. This analogy is our vision for our small groups; they are the core building block of Living Hope, and when healthy, they grow and multiply into two vibrant cell groups. In this way, there is always room for the group to grow and make room for new attenders; there is always room for more!

What is cell group all about?

Presently, our “cells” are groups of anywhere from 5 to 16 people who meet once a week, usually in someoneʼs home. They are led by Cell Pastors, who are active members of Living Hope that have undergone Cell Pastor Training. A regular meeting incorporates welcome (icebreaker questions), worship (through scripture reading, songs, prayer &/or testimonies), a “word” section” which incorporates scripture reading based on the previous Saturday/Sundayʼs teaching time as well as discussion geared towards applying Godʼs Word in our lives with a purpose of growing us in our knowledge of, faith in and love for Jesus Christ.

We believe that God never intended for our faith to become overly complicated; but He did intend for our faith to be deep, rich and life-giving. In our groups we strive to help nurture this simple faith in Christ by committing to love God, love others and serve others. In our cell groups we have opportunity to put hands and feet to this commitment.   Life is shared here; opportunities to serve are offered and encouraged; and support is shown in real and tangible ways.

In our groups, we encourage one another to live out the Great Commandment of “loving God with our everything” and “loving our neighbors as ourselves”, as well as live out the Great Commission of “going out into the world” and “making disciples”.

#1 Value: Loving God...

In loving God, we are taught in Godʼs Word to love Him with “all our heart, soul, mind, and strength”. To nurture this, we need to commit to passionate spirituality. This has to do with Christ being formed in us and involves us living our whole life in recognition and acknowledgement of God as our Lord and Savior, allowing Him to impact our everything. How we use our time, gifts, talents, and possessions needs to reflect this.