MISSION
We exist to make more and better followers of Jesus. We believe everyone is on a journey and that journey is best lived out in a relationship with Jesus. Wherever someone is at on their journey, we hope to point them closer to Jesus and His way of life.
In 1976, a group of people started a church on the outskirts of the city in a neighborhood called Southview. The name chosen was Southview Church of God. The city continued to grow and the church was no longer on the edge of town. In 2021, the church recognized its need to refocus and pursue a new vision. They chose to restart as a new church - Southview Community Church.
In this new chapter, we turn our focus specifically towards the neighborhood we are in. We seek to be intentionally present to those that call the Southview neighborhood their home.
HISTORY
OUR VALUES
Honour & Respect
Everyone is created in the image of God therefore deserves to be treated with respect and honour.
table
time
We become better followers of Jesus as we take time to gather around tables together.
everybody plays
Everyone has something to contribute.
prayer
We pray for God's Kingdom to show up trusting God desires to move and reveal Himself.
children matter
Kids help reveal the Kingdom of God. They are not an afterthought or expected to be on the sidelines at the kids table.
open
doors
We are open to what God wants to do among us, being intentional to enter through doors of opportunities that He opens before us.
people of the story
The Bible speaks into our every day and reveals God to us. As we learn and follow the truth found in the Bible, we become more like Jesus and are restored to how we were created to live.
Meet the team
Email: andreas@southviewchurch.ca
Phone: 403-527-3483
Andreas Striefler
LEAD PASTOR
Family: I am married to Kim (since 2018) and we have two kids: Lucy and Judah
Fun fact: I have now been to 31 different zoos. My top five are Henry Doorly (Omaha), Columbus Zoo, Berlin Zoo, Busch Gardens (Tampa), Toronto zoo
What you love about the Hat: The Rise up hot air balloon festival is amazing. We had a balloon land in the church parking lot once.
Medicine Hat also only take 10 minutes to get across town...however it's quite easy to get into the mindset that Crescent Heights is "way over there."
How long you've been at Southview: August of 2021
Your role: Andreas is the Lead Pastor which involves the majority of the preaching, working with the board to lead the church, overseeing discipleship ministries and partnering in ministry with Spencer.
Email: spencer@southviewchurch.ca
Phone: 403-527-3483
SPENCer Falk
PASTOR OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY LIFE