Lakeland Baptist Church

04/24/2021

For those of you who may miss our posts, you can follow Pastor Gibbesh here:

Welcome to North Country Baptist Church Orillia. Today is April 18th 2021 and this is our Evening service.Hope you enjoy, God Bless!

08/02/2020

Here is a news story about our ministry transition. So thankful for you all and for your prayers and support!

Paul Gibbesh has been the pastor at Lakeland Baptist Church in Gravenhurst for 13 years — but he’s ready for a change.

07/01/2020

Happy Canada Day! God keep our land glorious and free! ❤️🇨🇦😍

06/12/2020

Dear Lakeland Family,

We are so thankful for you all! May the Lord bless you as you continue to seek Him daily!
On Monday, the Premier of Ontario announced that churches are again allowed to assemble starting this Friday. We are required to limit attendance to 30% of our building capacity and maintain social distancing during our meetings. Because of this announcement we are planning to begin holding services again Sunday, June 14th. I wanted to provide a few details for you regarding upcoming services.
We will be respecting and exceeding our obligations in an effort to maintain the health of our church family as well as our testimony in the community. We have consulted with our insurance company as well as other pastors for input on our re-opening.
If you are unwell, please stay home. If you are not able to come or are not comfortable with attending, our services will also be live on our YouTube channel.
We will be having our 11am service and 6pm service on Sunday. For the time being we will eliminate Wednesday prayer meeting, Sunday School, childcare, passing the offering collection basket (it will be available at the back), and our usual refreshments after our morning service.
To minimize possible contamination, we will be doing extra sanitizing throughout the building between services. Our washrooms will be available for emergency use, but we ask you to plan ahead so that you do not need to use them while in the building. Hand sanitizer will be available around the building. If you would like to wear a mask, feel free to wear one, however they are not required.
When you arrive for services, please enter and head directly to a seat for the service. By staying in our seat during the whole service it makes it easy to maintain social distancing. We have rearranged our seating to maintain distancing between households. The seats are distanced enough for health, but not so much that we cannot converse. We welcome the opportunity to interact with you all once again!
To facilitate preparation times and considering capacity limits, we will open the doors 15 minutes prior to services beginning. We do not expect more people to attend than we can accommodate, but it would be first come, first served for seating. Prompt arrival will help ensure priority seating.
Lastly, as of today there are currently zero confirmed cases of COVID 19 active in Muskoka. I believe we can attend church services together without fear of placing ourselves in any significant risk. We are implementing these procedures not out of fear of getting sick, but for the sake of righteousness, consideration of others, and a good testimony.

His servant and yours,
Pastor Paul Gibbesh

06/10/2020

Big news! We are now able to have services again! We would love to have you come this Sunday! I will post all the details and plans to keep everyone healthy & comply with rules regarding church gatherings. Those details will come in the near future. Live stream on YouTube will continue for those unable to attend in person. 😁👐🏻💕

06/07/2020

Good morning, church Family! I hope you're able to join us this morning for online church at 11am! Here is the link:

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06/01/2020

Missionaries around the world join together virtually to sing "How Great Thou Art" in 29 different languages. We hope that this is a blessing to your heart! ...

06/01/2020

In case you missed it, here is the link to our livestream service this morning. May the Lord bless you as you seek Him today!

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05/24/2020

Tonight we have Church Online again. We invite you to join us at 6pm. It's so nice to connect live with all who tune in!

In a world where we constantly hear about a new normal, we as Christians are anticipating changes. Maybe that's a good thing. You can find out more about Lak...

05/24/2020

Good Sunday morning, Lakeland family! Looking forward to having you join our live stream this morning! Love you all and praying for you! Church online starts at 11am.

When God speaks to His people there are many powerful messages He delivers. In a world filled with bo***ge and restriction we live with an open door before u...

05/17/2020

We hope you'll join us this morning at 11am for our Livestream on YouTube! We are so thankful for each of you who continue to connect with us! May God impact you today!

In a pandemic world where we are reminded of the inseparable connections between us all, our global perspective can influence our ministry perspective. Chris...

05/10/2020

We are live. Come join us as we explore the wonders of God's Word!

In days where much of society and business has been shut down as "non-essential," we find from God's Word some essentials for the Christian life. You can fin...