A Place For You!

Consider this your invitation to visit Mississauga International  Baptist Church.  You will find friendly people, helpful preaching and teaching, and a place where you will feel right at home.  Recognizing the need of modern day people and families, we at MIBC offer practical solutions to today's challenges and problems.

 

Everyone of us has spiritual needs. Everyone of us has a soul that will spend eternity somewhere. At MIBC we believe the Bible has the answers to life's most important questions and we await the opportunity to share those answers with you. If you have ever wondered if life could have more meaning or be more victorious - why not come and see for yourself?  We believe you will be glad you did.

 

Your Friend,

 

Pastor Brian Thiessen

 

Our Staff  

 

Brian Thiessen has been in pastoral ministry since 1986. He was born and raised near Vancouver, British Columbia, and moved to southern Ontario with his family in September of 1995 after pastoring in Langley, BC for seven years. In the fall of 1997, the Lord led our Pastor to establish the Mississauga International Baptist Church with three founding families. God has blessed, and the church now has an average attendance of close to 200 on Sunday mornings.

 

Pastor Thiessen places emphasis on "Building Better Lives" as the Biblical philosophy of ministry for MIBC. This philosophy is based on 1 Cor 3: 6-9. Every Sunday, you will be challenged by our pastor's messages with thorough Biblical content and strong practical application.

 

Pastor Thiessen and his wife Cindy have six children and make their home in southwest Brampton.  You can read more about Pastor Thiessen at his blog, Building on the Rock or you can follow him on Twitter.

 

 

Lynda LePage worked in the Computer Support area for many years. In 2002,  she took a complete change in direction and came to work at MIBC as Pastor Thiessen’s personal secretary and Church Secretary. She also worked part time for a small renovating company until 2006 when she became full time at MIBC. To ensure she doesn’t have too much idle time, Lynda also does the bookkeeping for Baptist Missions to Forgotten Peoples.

She relaxes by scrap booking and playing with her kitty Houdini.  

 

Justin Heath was born and raised in Simcoe, Ontario.  He graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor’s in Pastoral Ministries from Pensacola Christian College; and then in 2010 with a Masters of Divinity from Pensacola Theological Seminary.  Shortly following his graduation, the Lord led him to join the staff at MIBC as a pastoral assistant.  Here at MIBC, Justin is involved in various ministries of service, most notably serving as leader of the youth group, Teen I.M.P.A.C.T.

 

Justin has a strong burden for Canada’s need for the Gospel.  His life verse is Matthew 9:36-38, where Jesus tells His disciples that "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few."  He desires to spend his life pastoring and preaching the Gospel in Canada.

 

Brent Karding is the oldest of 10 children.  He was raised in a Christian home in the province of British Columbia.  His mother led him to the Lord when he was 5 years old.  When he was 14, God called him to preach at a youth conference.

 

In 2008, he graduated from FaithWay Baptist College of Canada with a Bachelor of Theology degree.  He also holds a Bachelor of Sacred Music from FaithWay.  God has given Brent a passion to minister at MIBC by teaching the Word of God and by using music both to praise God and edify the church.

 

 
Our History  

Early in December of 1996 Pastor Thiessen was approached by Dr. William Hiltz who asked him if he would pray about and consider planting an Independent Baptist Church in the city of Mississauga.  After some time in prayer Pastor Thiessen was convinced that God had called him to plant and pastor this new church.  At an empty church parking lot in Townsend, ON God led him to a passage in Luke 5:4 “Launch out into the deep and Let down your nets for a draught”.

 

Prior to establishing the church Pastor Thiessen and Dr. Hiltz learned of property on Tenth Line & Trelawny that was available, and was to be donated to a gospel preaching church.  The property ended up being donated to Harvest Baptist Church which had already been established at the time.

 

The first service of Mississauga International Baptist Church was held on October 1st, 1997 on the eighth floor apartment of Dr. & Mrs. William Hiltz on Kirwin Ave.  There were 13 people present that evening who signed the charter and organized the church.  The original families included the William & Joan Hiltz, Bruce & Donna Cook Cook, Stan and Brenda Kamps and Pastor Brian & Cindy Thiessen.

 

 
Our Beliefs  

 

DOCTRINAL STATEMENT OF Mississauga International Baptist Church

A. Scriptures

We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments only, to be the verbal-plenary inspired Word of God. We believe the King James Version is the preserved Word of God for English speaking people. We believe the Bible is inerrant and that it is the sole authority on matters of faith and practice. (Psalm 12:6; Psalm 119:89; II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21.)

 

B. Godhead

We believe in one God who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that they are equal in every divine perfection and are executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Matthew 28:19; John 14:7-12; John 16:7.)

 

C. Jesus Christ
1. We believe Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, begotten by the Holy Spirit: that He is fully God and fully man.
2. We believe Jesus shed His blood to atone for our sins, willingly gave His life as a ransom for all, was bodily raised from the dead and ascended into Heaven, where He now makes intercession for us, and is coming again to receive His own. (Matthew 1:18-21; John 1:1-2; Acts 1:8-11; Colossians 1:19-20.)

 

D. Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine person, the third person of the Godhead, and that He convicts of sin, righteousness, and judgment.  We believe that He indwells the believer at the moment of regeneration, and that He infills and empowers believers for service as they yield themselves and surrender to His will. (John 15:26; John 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 5:18.)

 

E. Sin

We believe that man, who was created in God's image, became a sinner through voluntary disobedience to God's Word; and that through one man's sin the curse of sin came upon all humankind, resulting in not only physical, but also spiritual death. There is not one without sin; therefore, all are in need of a Saviour (Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:14-15.)

 

F. Creation

We believe that the Genesis account of creation is to be accepted literally and not allegorically or figuratively. We believe that all things, including man, were created by Jesus Christ. The Scriptures contradict the evolution model, whether it be theistic or non-theistic. God established the law that life should bring forth only “after their kind.” (Genesis 1-2; Exodus 20:11; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 11:3.)

 

G. Heaven

We believe in a literal heaven that Jesus is presently preparing for believers. Jesus Christ is now seated at the right hand of God the Father and interceding on behalf of believers. At the moment of death or the rapture, believers will be with Jesus Christ in heaven. (John 14:1-3; Hebrews 8:1; 1 John 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Corinthians 5:8.)

 

H. Hell

We believe in a literal hell of everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain in hell after death, in conscious misery, until the second resurrection. At the Great White Throne Judgment, unbelievers are cast body, soul, and spirit into the Lake of Fire to suffer everlasting conscious punishment, not annihilation. (Matthew 25:41, 46; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:11-15.)

 

I. Fall of Man

We believe that man was created in the image of God in a state of innocence. Through Adam’s sin the whole race fell, became alienated from God and inherited a sin nature. Man is under the just condemnation of death, both physical and spiritual, without defense or excuse. Man is helpless in his lost condition apart from the grace of God. (Genesis 1:25-27; Romans 1:20, 3:10, 23; 5:12, 16-18; Psalm 51:5.)

 

J. Salvation
1. We believe that salvation is the gift of God provided for all men by the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and His shed blood. We believe salvation is wholly of God and apart from any works of righteousness by man. Salvation is exclusively through Jesus Christ and His vicarious atonement for sin. (Romans 3:24, 6:23; John 3:16, 14:6; Ephesians 1:7, 2:8-9; Titus 3:5.)
2. We believe that the Holy Spirit of God convicts unbelievers of their sin, drawing them to salvation. The two ingredients for man to receive salvation are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. At the moment of salvation, the Holy Spirit regenerates, indwells, sanctifies, justifies, and seals the believer. (Acts 20:21; Luke 13:3; 2 Peter 3:9; Romans 5:1; John 3:3, 36; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30.)
3. We believe that Christians are eternally secure in Jesus Christ and salvation may never be lost. The penalty of all sins is removed at salvation. (Romans 8:1, 33-39; John 10:28-29; 1 John 5:11-13.)

 

K. The Second Coming
1. We believe in the imminent, personal, pre-tribulational return of the Lord Jesus Christ. He will return bodily in the air to “catch away” both the dead and living in Christ. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Acts 1:11; Titus 2:13.)
2. We believe that Jesus Christ will return to earth seven years after the rapture. He will destroy the remaining unbelievers and establish His kingdom. He will reign 1,000 years on the throne of David. (Daniel 9:24-27; Revelation 19:15-16, 20:4; Matthew 24:30.)

 

L. The Church - We believe that a New Testament church is a local, organized assembly of baptized believers with the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ. We believe Jesus Christ began His church during His earthly ministry; and purchased it with His own blood. Each church is to be autonomous, indigenous, and independent. The church is governed, first, as a theocracy; and secondly, as a democracy. There are two permanent officers in the church: pastors and deacons. The church is to observe two ordinances established by Jesus Christ: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (Matthew 16:18, 28:18-20; Acts 20:28, 2:41, 47; Colossians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 5, 6, & 16; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-13.)

 

M. The Ordinances
1. Baptism. We believe that baptism is a symbol of the believer’s identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. It is strictly an act of obedience following conversion. Christ gave authority only to His church to baptize by immersion in water. (Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 6:4-5; Acts 2:41.)
2. The Lord’s Supper. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a memorial of the shed blood and broken body of the Lord. It is a reminder of the death of Christ and His future return. Participants are to be saved, baptized, and belong to a church. Self-examination is to precede participation in the Lord’s Supper. (1 Corinthians 11:24-29; Matthew 26:26-29; Acts 2:41-42.)

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