Rose Church Selkirk
Before Rose Church ever had it's first service in Winnipeg there was a vision and heart to start more churches to reach more people with the life-altering message of the gospel. As a community we are committed to fulfilling this God-dream to see life-giving churches all over Manitoba.
In the summer of 2021 on a day trip, God gave our Lead Pastors a passion for the amazing city of Selkirk and a vision to plant a church location there in the near future. It was clear that as we looked to expand what God was doing in Rose Church, that Selkirk needed to be the second city we had a ministry presence in.
At Vision Sunday 2021 we announced that we were going to actively work towards starting a new location in Selkirk.
We have prayed fervently and have developed a strategy for how to make this vision a reality. Our aim has never been to just start a church service, but to serve and make a difference. We want to be the hands and feet of Jesus and show the people of Selkirk the love of God through our ministry.
We are so excited for what God has in store for the city of Selkirk.
Launch Strategy
We want the start of Rose Church Selkirk to be strong, organic and meaningful. Through prayer we have developed a 3 phase strategy that will allow us to gradually work towards launching a weekly service while still investing in the community and serving any way that we can right now. It's never been about a service but serving. Each phase has an emphasis for that season as well as attached 'triggers' that once met will move us to the next phase. We are so excited to journey through each of these phases and see God move in our midst in a powerful and fresh way. We are currently in phase 1.
Phase 1: Establish
Phase 1 is all about establishing a foundation. Connect Groups will allow us to foster relationships with people and monthly 'Love Your Neighbour' outreach events will give us the opportunity to love the city through practical acts of kindness.
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2-4 healthy Connect Groups
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4-8 Connect Group leaders
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25 people in Connect Groups
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Monthly 'Love Your Neighbour' events
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50% participation in 'Love Your Neighbour'
Phase 2: Build
The second phase is all about building community, culture and credibility in Selkirk. Once we enter phase 2 we will begin local weekly Watch Parties as well as monthly Dinner Parties to create space for a greater sense of camaraderie and team.
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5-6 healthy Connect Groups
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10-12 Connect Group leaders
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50 people in Connect Groups
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Monthly 'Love Your Neighbour' events
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2-3 monthly Dinner Parties
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50% participation in 'Love Your Neighbour' and Dinner Parties
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Pop-up worship nights
Phase 3: Launch
The final phase is to launch a life-giving church in Selkirk that will make a difference in people's lives. We will establish a Launch Team and together with that team we will invest and invite people to be a part of what God is doing in Selkirk.
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6-8 healthy Connect Groups
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12-16 Connect Group leaders
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75 people in Connect Groups
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Monthly 'Love Your Neighbour' events
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4-5 monthly Dinner Parties
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2-5 Sunday Watch Parties
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50% participation in 'Love Your Neighbour', Dinner Parties and Watch Parties
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50 people committed to the
Launch Team -
$50,000.00 raised towards launch
Next Steps
We are so excited about all that God has in store for the future. While we aren't in a rush to start weekend services there are opportunities to lean in and be a part of what God wants to do in Selkirk right now. We currently have Connect Groups available as well as a monthly serving opportunity as part of our 'Love Selkirk' outreach ministry. We are also planning other pop-up events throughout the year. Join our email list to learn more and stay up to date on all that's happening.