Mission Focus
Southgate Baptist Church has prioritized evangelism and compassionate ministries, often partnering with organizations beyond our local congregation. These efforts reflect our deep conviction that the Good News of Jesus Christ must be shared not only within our own congregation but also across cultural, national, and global boundaries.
To further strengthen this commitment and steward our resources wisely, we have developed a Mission Policy Document. This document outlines the guiding principles, priorities, and procedures that shape Southgate’s engagement in global and local missions. It ensures that our partnerships remain spiritually aligned, missionally effective, and transparently administered.
If you are interested in applying for support from Southgate Baptist Church, we encourage you to read through the Mission Policy carefully. You may also complete our Mission Partner Profile as part of the application process.
Missionaries and mission groups we support today include:
Edmonton’s Missions Fest Alberta—we are a founding member church
The Mustard Seed Street Church—a community outreach started by our Baptist denomination
Old Strathcona Street Mission—a mission to the disadvantaged of Edmonton
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship—evangelistic outreach ministry at the university
Restored Ministries—seeking to restore to sexual freedom and solidify personal identity in Christ to those with sexual addictions
Adeara—a Christ-based Edmonton addiction recovery program for women
The Pregnancy Care Centre—a support ministry for pregnant women
Cornerstone Counseling Centre—Christ-based professional counseling group
Gull Lake Baptist Camp—Christian camping outreach and discipleship for children, teens, and families
Canadian Baptists of Western Canada and through them, Canadian Baptist Ministries—a missions agency serving the Lord in 9 countries around the world
Disability Empowerment Foundation— a ministry to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Nigeria
Vacation Bible School—a week-long enthusiastic day-camp-type event during one of the weeks of summer holidays
Missionaries and mission endeavors in the past carried out by church members include:
Patricia Smith Kachman—a career medical missionary to both India and Kenya. We were her sending church
John Cline—participated in a teaching mission to train Kenyan pastors
Rebecca and Jereme Doole—served the Lord in Taiwan for many years, particularly to college-aged students and to the Taiwanese Deaf community
Daniel Radersma—YWAM outreach in Thailand
Rebecca Ipe—ministered to the homeless in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and later in Kolkata, India with Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity
Graeme and Serena Rattray—called to reach college-aged students and the sex-trade workers in Chiang Mai, Thailand
John Renfree—several home-building trips with Habitat for Humanity
Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child —the filling of shoe boxes for distribution to children
Myrna Rawding—distribution of the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes with Samaritan’s Purse in Costa Rica
The Church Youth Group—to Mexico
Karen Cline – CBM Board Member and Western Canada’s Missions Coordinator
Young Life and Campus Crusade for Christ—evangelistic and discipleship groups supported in the past
