How we got here

Birch Cove Baptist Church was chartered in 1959. Many of the charter members were from other Halifax Baptist churches desiring to establish a witness for Christ in the growing Birch Cove area. Presently, members and adherents come from both the local community and wider region. Our ministry is supported locally by the Halifax Association of Baptist Churches, regionally by the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, nationally by Canadian Baptist Ministries, and globally by the Baptist World Alliance.

Why we're here

We Take Our Mission Straight from God’s Word

L ifting up the Lord in worship

"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment."

L oving our neighbours as ourselves

"And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."

L eading people to Jesus Christ

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

L earning and teaching God's Word

"…teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

What we believe

  • God is our Creator and He is in control.  He is always close by.  He loves us and deeply desires that we look to Him no matter the situation.
  • Jesus Christ is God’s Son and shows us how to live.  He lived, died, and rose again for us!
  • The Holy Spirit helps us to follow and trust God in every possible way.
  • The Bible is God’s truth and helps us know how to live.
  • The church not a building.  It is people carrying out God’s purposes.
  • Everyone has fallen short of God’s standards for living, but forgiveness and an eternal relationship with God are possible because of God’s gift of grace.
  • Jesus will be coming again!

For more details on what we believe, we invite you to visit Baptist Beliefs at the Convention of the Atlantic Baptist Churches web site.

Our vision and prayer for the future

  • Individuals growing in a passionate relationship with Christ
  • Families grounded and growing in Christ
  • A church growing in love and unity, active in the use of spiritual gifts
  • A church reaching out in love locally and globally