We are a Reformed church in northwest Surrey that exists to know Jesus and make Jesus known. We seek to glorify God through gospel centered worship, intentional discipleship and the promotion of the gospel both locally and abroad.
GOSPEL CENTERED WORSHIP
We believe that Sunday is the Lord’s Day (Rev. 1:10), distinguished from the other days of the week for communal worship. We believe that worship should be informed by Scripture rather than human opinion or preference. In our worship we dialogue with God, hearing Him speak to us in the greeting, Bible reading, sermon, and the closing blessing. We respond throughout the service to him in prayer and song. Every sermon points us again to our need for Christ as he is held out to us in the Gospel.
Meet our Pastor
Our pastor, Taylor Bredenhof, is a dynamic and dedicated leader who brings a deep love for Christ and His Church to our congregation. Together with his wife, Rebekah, and their two children, Taylor serves with warmth, humility, and a passion for seeing others grow in their faith.
More about our Pastor
Though Pastor Taylor didn’t always envision himself in ministry, God had different plans. Growing up in the Fraser Valley in a farming family, Taylor’s early years were filled with the ordinary joys of life in Cloverdale and Aldergrove. But it was during his time at Providence Christian College that God worked powerfully in his heart, leading him to a renewed faith in Christ and a call to serve in pastoral ministry. His journey took him to the Los Angeles Reformed Presbyterian Church, where Pastor Nathan Eshelman played a key role in guiding him toward this calling.
After meeting and marrying Rebekah, Taylor continued his studies at Trinity Western University while becoming involved in Christ Covenant Church, where he was mentored by Pastor Garry Vanderveen. His path then led to teaching at Credo Christian High School and ultimately to Hamilton, where he completed his seminary training at the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary.
Throughout his seminary years, Taylor honed his gifts for ministry through internships in churches across Canada, including Lincoln, Surrey, and the Fraser Valley. These experiences shaped him into the thoughtful and compassionate pastor he is today.
We are incredibly blessed to have Taylor as our pastor. His heart for preaching, teaching, and shepherding is evident in all that he does, and his love for God’s people shines through in his leadership. With Rebekah by his side, Taylor’s ministry is a beautiful reflection of their shared commitment to serving Christ and His Church. Together, they are a vital part of our community, and we are grateful for their presence as we journey together in faith.
Having a culture of discipleship that is both wide and deep is another key focus for us at Maranatha. To that end, we endeavor to provide various discipleship opportunities for our members.
As a Christian church striving to be “light and salt” in Surrey, we want to be engaged in our community and in what God is doing in our world. We believe that Christ desires to use us in bringing others to faith in him, and that it is no coincidence we are located where we are. We are eager to reach out to our community and do this using opportunities like Hope Explored, Christianity Explored, Discipleship Explored, Life Renewal, Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies, and various other programs. We are also involved in international missions by supporting the work of our sister churches in Brazil and other areas of the world.
Along with Pastor Taylor we are led by a group of 6 office bearers – those called to serve the Lord and his people in the offices of elder and deacon.
Maranatha is rooted in the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began during the 1500’s. As a Church, we believe in these five foundational principles called “The Five Solas”:
- Grace Alone: We are reconciled to God by his Grace alone. We do not deserve God’s forgiveness, nor can we make ourselves worthy of it.
- Faith Alone: Faith, rather than works (doing good deeds, rule keeping, etc.) is the only means by which we can receive God’s grace. Faith itself is a gift given to us by God—He enables us to believe the gospel. We respond with sincere thankfulness to God’s mercy and grace to us by living in obedience to His Word and direction and with Christian service to others.
- Christ Alone: Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God who alone died for us on the cross and is the sole object of our faith and salvation.
- Scripture Alone: The Bible is the divinely inspired, infallible word of God: it does not just contain truth, it is truth and is the final authority about what Christianity teaches, how we are to be saved, and how we are to follow Jesus.
- God’s Glory Alone: Life is meant to be lived coram deo (before the face of God), so that all we say and do brings glory and honour to Him alone.
Maranatha is member congregation of the federation of Canadian Reformed Churches.
