Who We Are

Welcome to Alive Church!

 

Who we are

We are a family fully alive in Christ, bringing people into freedom. As a church, we want everything that is done in our midst to be led by the Holy Spirit, bringing glory and honour to Jesus Christ. 

Our purpose is to be CHAMPIONS OF FREEDOM as in Isaiah 61:1-3. We desire to 'proclaim the Good News to the poor, heal the broken hearted, proclaim freedom for the captive, and release from darkness the prisoners so that the LORD may be glorified.'

Alive Church is part of a fellowship of churches under Open Bible Faith Fellowship (www.OBFF.com).


Our Story

Alive Church was born June 11,1984 as Newmarket Community Church. The church started off in the founding pastors' home, Pastor Andrew and Irene Wyns. In 1996, it was big enough to purchase their first building in a shopping mall storefront in Newmarket. This building held 125 people and even though it was a great blessing, God had much more in store.  

Founders Andrew and Irene Wyns

Despite being a small church, NCC knew they could make a difference in Newmarket and the surrounding area through the power of prayer. The congregation participated in many prayer walks. One of the locations that they regularly prayed over for five years was Newmarket's only strip club. The congregation prayed that God would close down the strip club and bring salvation to the owners. Not only did God close the strip club, but the owners of the strip club sold the building to NCC, which is its current location! This not only showed the power of God, but it shook the entire community. Many local newspapers and TV stations shared the story of how a local strip club closed down because of the prayers of a church.

In 2014, the founding pastor, Andrew Wyns, retired. Newmarket Community Church was then transitioned to his son, our current lead pastor, Philip Wyns. Through the blessings of God, the church experienced rapid growth. It was time to plant a church. Through prophetic words and a leadership team who was willing to hear the voice of God, the decision was made to plant a second location in Barrie, Ontario. In 2017, we celebrated the official opening of the Barrie campus. Once the Barrie campus was birthed it was time for a name change. Newmarket Community Church then became Alive Church. We are one church with two locations. Our desire is to connect you and your family to a life fully ALIVE in Jesus.

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