Welcome to 
Salvation Army
Lakeshore Community Church

            September 28th 2021

Greetings to one and all of The Salvation Army Lakeshore Community Church! It is with great pleasure that I greet you as the new Corps Officer of this beautiful church!

Let me begin by introducing myself. My name is William King and usually called Major Bill. I trained as an officer from 1974-1976 in beautiful Newfoundland and after 11 years my wife, Shirley and I moved to Ontario with our two girls Michelle and Pamela. Both of our girls are married and we have an awesome grandson Jackson.

Presently we as the Church Committee are connecting to see what can be done for the re-opening of our church. It has been a long time since you have gathered as a congregation and we are longing for the time together for worship. I know you will be aware that with Covid there are a number of restrictions and protocols for us to follow as we regather; one of those protocols we will have to register to attend a service along with other guidelines that have been set down by The Salvation Army and the Government of Ontario. Some of the guideline will be sent to you either by e-mail or mail. Once we are inside you will be escorted to your seat where you will have to stay until you are escorted out of the service. There will be no singing allowed with or without mask and there will be no congregating outside the building in the parking lot. These are just a few of the many protocols that are to be completed before, during and after the opening of the church.

So folks with this in mind Prayers are greatly appreciated in the planning of re-opening for us as a Committee as we plan for Gods work. No date has been set for us to re-gather however as soon as we follow up with our DHQ for the re-opening and all protocols are in place, we will re-open. As soon as the date is confirmed a letter will be sent out to inform you of the date and the procedures we will have to follow.

Please be assured of my concern and care for you all.  I will be praying for you as we work together in these days.  I know these days gone by have not been easy however I want on to encourage you from Philippians 3:13-14

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.…

Please be assured of our prayerful support during these days.

If you need to talk please feel free to call me at 416-677-9223.

Your servant in Christ:

Major Bill