Welcome to Knox Welcome to Knox Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church,

Tiverton, OntarioTiverton, Ontario

Established as a congregation in 1859

Knox Presbyterian Church, Tiverton

Our Mission StatementOur Mission StatementKnox Presbyterian Church, Knox Presbyterian Church, Tiverton, exists to provide Tiverton, exists to provide Christian worship, Christian worship, guidance, education, and guidance, education, and fellowship suitable for all fellowship suitable for all people. We desire to be a people. We desire to be a practical, caring, and practical, caring, and concerned church with a concerned church with a special regard for those special regard for those who have particular who have particular physical, spiritual, and physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. We seek emotional needs. We seek to be a prayerful to be a prayerful congregation. congregation.

While seeking to promote While seeking to promote and maintain good and maintain good communication within our communication within our existing membership, we existing membership, we also wish to be a also wish to be a welcoming church -- welcoming church -- extending an invitation to extending an invitation to new people in our new people in our community, people with no community, people with no church connection, and church connection, and those who may not have those who may not have maintained their maintained their connection with the church connection with the church -- in hopes that they might -- in hopes that they might become part of our become part of our worship and fellowship. worship and fellowship.

Our Mission StatementOur Mission Statement

The Beauty of Knox TivertonThe Beauty of Knox Tiverton

Our church is situated on the main street.Our church is situated on the main street. The present church was built in 1900.The present church was built in 1900. The “Access Project” in 1992 saw the The “Access Project” in 1992 saw the

construction of an addition to our church construction of an addition to our church that would make it accessible to everyone.that would make it accessible to everyone.

The manse is located beside the church. It The manse is located beside the church. It is a bungalow style with 3 bedrooms, 2 is a bungalow style with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a finished basement.bathrooms, and a finished basement.

Knox Church, from parking lot

Knox Presbyterian Church manse

What do we value?What do we value?

Our congregation…….Our congregation……. strongly believes in the power of strongly believes in the power of

prayerprayer enjoys sermons that are applicable to enjoys sermons that are applicable to

our everyday lives as Christiansour everyday lives as Christians values a minister who has a presence values a minister who has a presence

in the community and is involved in in the community and is involved in the lives of the people of the churchthe lives of the people of the church

Knox Presbyterian Church, sanctuary

2008 congregational picnic

The Children of KnoxThe Children of Knox

The children of Knox are small in The children of Knox are small in number but faithful attendees.number but faithful attendees.

The children attend Sunday School The children attend Sunday School during the regular church service.during the regular church service.

The Sunday school has a Christmas The Sunday school has a Christmas pageant every year.pageant every year.

Baptized children are welcome at the Baptized children are welcome at the Lord’s Table.Lord’s Table.

2007-2008 Sunday School

Children’s activities at 2008 congregational picnic

Important Worship ServicesImportant Worship Services

The Advent Season and Christmas EveThe Advent Season and Christmas Eve WinterfestWinterfest Lenten servicesLenten services Decoration Day service at cemeteryDecoration Day service at cemetery Teeswater Cropshare serviceTeeswater Cropshare service Remembrance Day serviceRemembrance Day service Mission SundayMission Sunday Youth servicesYouth services

Remembrance Day service

Teeswater Cropshare service

Groups within Knox

Church SchoolChurch School NurseryNursery Kirk SessionKirk Session Board of ManagersBoard of Managers Ladies’ Aid SocietyLadies’ Aid Society Women's Missionary Women's Missionary

SocietySociety ChoirChoir Chime ChoirChime Choir

Mission WorkMission WorkRecognizing that we are a part of the Recognizing that we are a part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and are members Presbyterian Church in Canada and are members of the Reformed Family of Churches, we support of the Reformed Family of Churches, we support missionary endeavours both within our missionary endeavours both within our community and in the world beyond.community and in the world beyond.For example:For example:

The WMS recently purchased a sewing machine The WMS recently purchased a sewing machine that was sent to Guatemala.that was sent to Guatemala.

Knox fundraises for the Teeswater Cropshare.Knox fundraises for the Teeswater Cropshare. The Sunday school supports Sleeping Children The Sunday school supports Sleeping Children

Around the World.Around the World. The congregation participates in White Gift The congregation participates in White Gift

Sunday at Christmas.Sunday at Christmas.

Tiverton is a small but growing village of approximately one thousand people located on the eastern shores of Lake Huron. This congregation consists of approximately 200 members and 200 adherents. The people are predominantly farmers or hydro workers at nearby Bruce Power. We also rub shoulders with a growing Amish community.

Why come to our Why come to our community?community?

Small town, close-Small town, close-knit communityknit community

Beautiful parks and Beautiful parks and nature trails, close nature trails, close to Lake Huron and to Lake Huron and beachesbeaches

Local medical centre Local medical centre and other local and other local health serviceshealth services

Knox in the communityKnox in the communityWe are truly a We are truly a community church -- community church -- taking an active part in taking an active part in Fall Fairs, Winterfest Fall Fairs, Winterfest celebrations, skating celebrations, skating parties, Christian Faith parties, Christian Faith Festivals, etc. We are Festivals, etc. We are also involved with the also involved with the seniors’ residence in seniors’ residence in our village and provide our village and provide free bus transportation free bus transportation to worship services. We to worship services. We eagerly reach out in eagerly reach out in fun and informal ways fun and informal ways to the community. to the community.

Our Hope for Our FutureOur Hope for Our FutureTo welcome a dedicated and energetic To welcome a dedicated and energetic minister who...minister who...

has a dynamic leadership stylehas a dynamic leadership style is approachable and compassionateis approachable and compassionate enhances the worship and spiritual life of enhances the worship and spiritual life of

our peopleour people is a strong presence in the lives of our youthis a strong presence in the lives of our youth fosters a sense of stewardship enabling us fosters a sense of stewardship enabling us

to continue our mission work both within to continue our mission work both within and beyond the community.and beyond the community.

Our BenedictionOur Benediction

Each Sunday, our worship service Each Sunday, our worship service closes with the song “Go Now and Pass closes with the song “Go Now and Pass It On”. As a church family, we believe It On”. As a church family, we believe that this is how we should live our lives that this is how we should live our lives as Christians. We know that “the love as Christians. We know that “the love of God surrounds us, and now we must of God surrounds us, and now we must pass it on”.pass it on”.

Thank you for Thank you for considering considering

Knox Presbyterian ChurchKnox Presbyterian Church in in

Tiverton, OntarioTiverton, Ontario

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Sunset on Lake Huron