Mission: Who Are We?

We are a church with a mission to be a visible presence of Jesus in the Cowichan Valley.

Vision: Who do we hope to be by 2030?

We prayerfully believe that by loving others as Jesus does, Valley Church will contribute to the flourishing of the Cowichan Valley, will be a community of refuge and will provide a next step for everyone in their faith journey.



Why "Valley Church"?

When we heard from people in the Cowichan area that there needed to be a new church that will contend for the valley, the word ”valley” was repeated so many times. This got us thinking that maybe the name “Valley Church” would be a good idea.

From there, an analogy started to surface. The analogy that came to mind was how often we as people are always looking for a mountaintop experience in our faith journey. Though the mountaintop experience is desirable, it is in the valley where we wrestle through the hard stuff. It is in the valley where the land is fertile and full of growth, and it is in the valley of life where we find ourselves most often. It is often in the valley where we lose hope and can’t see what’s outside of ourselves… but Jesus meets us there! Jesus meets us and brings us hope and promises to never leave us. It became pretty clear that we want to be a people that exemplify this metaphor.

The Story

Here is the story of how Valley Church started. It was birthed out of prayer and several people who were following the Spirit of God and noticing signs of God putting the Cowichan Valley on people’s hearts. People describe what was happening as 'inevitable' and like 'riding a wave that we have no choice but to follow'. This was both exciting and a huge faith step as people committed to starting this new work in the Cowichan Valley. Below is a video created for our first birthday, sharing the story of our beginning and hearing from some of our people.

We first started at the Lindes' house, with 40 people on October 16, 2022. By October 30th, 2022 we had an attendance of 72 people including kids. By November 6th, 2022 we moved our gathering to the Caprice Movie Theatre. By January 2023 a total of 90 people came together to officially and publicly launch this new work in the Duncan area of the Cowichan Valley.

Meanwhile, we launched our Youth Ministry right away in the Fall of 2022 and in the Fall of 2023 launched a Junior Youth Ministry to reach the needs of our growing amount of families with kids grades 5-12.

In May 2024, the Caprice Theatre was not an option on Sunday mornings due to a sale of the building, which forced us to make a temporary home at the Duncan Curling Club. As the Fall was approaching, we needed a new place to meet. It was after signing up to volunteer for the Truth and Reconciliation Walk that the organizer pointed us to the Khowutzun Heritage Centre where we meet now.

Today, we are a growing church of over 200 people, averaging about 140 people on any given Sunday. Who are these people? About half of them are under the age of 25, they are warm and welcoming and excited about our loving influence in our community, here in the Cowichan area. Most of the newer people we see joining us are:

1) New to the community (moved to the area)

2) New to church life

3) Or new back to church after a long break.

Do these people sound like you and look like your vibe?

We want to become your community for belonging.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We are a church that is proudly affiliated with the Feb Pacific family of churches. Read our statement of faith here.

Values & Promises: Culture shapers