What We Believe

Markham Missionary Church is part of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada (www.emcc.ca). We have been located in the Markham area since 1877 proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. As a family we strive for unity in diversity. We believe in grace and believe in “unity in essentials, liberty in non-essentials, and love in all things”. As a church we believe in the articles and positions of the EMCC.

As a church we hold to core beliefs that make up the foundation that the ministries of Markham Missionary Church. We believe:

  • The Holy Scriptures as originally given by God are divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy, and constitute the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
  • There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
  • Our Lord Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh; we affirm his virgin birth, sinless humanity, divine miracles, vicarious and atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension, ongoing mediatorial work, and personal return in power and glory.
  • The salvation of lost and sinful humanity is possible only through the merits of the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, received by faith apart from works, and is characterized by regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
  • The Holy Spirit enables believers to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • The Church, the body of Christ, consists of all true believers.
  • Ultimately God will judge the living and the dead, those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, those who are lost unto the resurrection.