Nampa Gospel Fellowship

A fellowship of faith, hope and love

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Our mission

Nampa Gospel Fellowship is a community church in northern Alberta dedicated to equipping and edifying the saints, evangelizing the world, and exalting Christ in all we do.

We believe

We believe that the following statements of faith are essential and non-negotiable Essentials of the Christian Faith.

THE HOLY SCRIPTURE

ONE GOD

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

THE SALVATION

THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE UNITY

THE RESURRECTION

The Holy Scripture, as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

One God, eternally existent in three Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and His personal return in power and glory.

The salvation of lost and sinful people through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. This regeneration is by faith apart from works, and is accomplished through the work of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.

The unity in the Spirit of all true believers, the Body of Christ. The local church as the tangible expression of the Body of Christ, an organized body of believers in Christ who are voluntarily joined together for public worship and evangelism, teaching the Word, fellowship with the saints, observance of the ordinances, exercise in prayer, and who are commissioned with the responsibility to administer discipline.

The resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto eternal life, and they that are lost unto eternal damnation.

Our Story

In the 1940's, students from the Peace River Bible Institute came to the Reno area to witness to the Ukrainian community. Tent meetings were held on weekends and VBS in the summer. Over time several individuals came to trust Christ as their lord and Saviour. In September of 1950, there were about a dozen believers baptized in the local river.

The first "church" meetings were held in an old granary. Later, a small structure was built and eventually moved into Reno where a porch was added. Services were mostly in Ukrainian but English was spoken when a student came from the bible school.

The first local minister was an area farmer, Harry Novak. He seemed like the natural choice in that he studied his Bible diligently. He served the church until 1986.

In Nampa, a Bible study was organized by the First Baptist Church from Peace River. As a result a small church was built in Nampa, with volunteers coming out to hold afternoon services. In 1972 the Peace River church asked the Ukrainian Baptist Church in Reno if they would consider relocating to Nampa with the idea of merging the two congregations, which they did.

A few years later the village of Nampa decided to rezone. This meant that the church would have to be moved. With only 12 people left in the congregation a bold step of faith was taken and they decided to build a new church instead. With the help of volunteers and donations from around the province, the present building was completed in 1983.

In the spring of 1993 the difficult choice was made to close the church doors. Hope was rekindled when the remnants of the Nampa Baptist Church began to talk with the pastor of Mile-0-Evangelical Fellowship in Grimshaw and The Evangelical Church leadership (EMCC).

In the fall of 1993 the church was reopened under the umbrella of the EMCC. At an organizational meeting held in October it was decided to call the new church "Nampa Gospel Fellowship" to reflect its mission and nature.

From 1993 until 2009 Nampa Gospel Fellowship was ministered to by Pastor Doug Engel. Upon his resignation in 2009 Pastor Dan Sandford came on as pulpit supply and then as full-time Pastor in July of 2010.