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About Life Church

We are a non-denominational, evangelical church in the heart of White Rock. We've been serving the people of South Surrey White Rock since 1967, formerly known as White Rock Christian Fellowship.


Our Pastors are members of MFI Canada and we participate in the Peninsula Pastors Network here in the local community. Our church is a society registered in the province of British Columbia, and a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency.

About Life Church
Statement of Faith

Statement of Faith
We Believe In:

1. One God, the Creator of all things, revealed as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; totally loving and completely holy, and His sovereignty and grace in creation, providence, revelation, redemption and final judgment.

 

2. Jesus Christ our Saviour, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man.

 

3. The death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; His bodily ascension to heaven, His enthronement, and His personal and visible return for His church. The Final Judgment will result in the eternal life of the believer, and the eternal separation from God of the unbeliever.

 

4. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit-filled life, and the present-day operation of His gifts.

 

5. The inspiration of the Bible, God’s word, comprised of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments; and that it is accurate, authoritative and applicable to our everyday lives.

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6. The creation and fall of humanity, and the salvation of sinners solely by grace, through repentance and faith in the work of Christ.

 

7. The one universal church, the body of Christ, and her local expressions, local churches.

 

8. The public gathering of the church together for prayer, worship, teaching and preaching of the Bible and the administering of Water Baptism and Communion.

 

9. Marriage, as the union established by God between one man and one woman who enter into a lifelong relationship through a ceremony recognized by the church.

 

10. The reality and personality of spirit beings in the form of angels and demons and their impact on our lives today.

Leadership & Staff

Our Lead Pastor Matt came to Life Church in 2019 first to serve as an Associate Pastor. He is passionate about: glorifying God, his wife, Tonya, his three kids, building the kingdom of God and the Vancouver Canucks. Matt has been in church leadership his entire adult life as a Young Adults leader, Worship leader, Intern director, District Pastor and Elder.  He is a life long learner with a fervent desire to inspire others to pursue Christ.

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Matt Janzen

Lead Pastor
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Tonya Janzen

Lead & Worship Pastor
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Mike Schroeder

Executive Associate Pastor

Women's pastor, events planner, and mentor are only a few of the roles that Ev fills here at Life Church. She loves to stay active and spend time at the beach, whether it's White Rock beach or in Cabo San Lucas. Ev deeply cherishes time spent with friends and family. She is the mother of two sons and a daughter, and a "Gam" to her three grandsons and grandaughter.

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Ev Schroeder

Associate & Women's Pastor

Becky has been an elder of Life Church since 2012 and has experience as a pastor. Because of her natural ability to lead and encourage, she is a mentor and teacher to many.
Becky is passionate about raising up women of faith in the church through instruction, fellowship, and fun. She also enjoys meeting new people and spending time with family and friends. 

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Becky Lipton

Elder

Becky has been an elder of Life Church since 2012 and has experience as a pastor. Because of her natural ability to lead and encourage, she is a mentor and teacher to many.
Becky is passionate about raising up women of faith in the church through instruction, fellowship, and fun. She also enjoys meeting new people and spending time with family and friends. 

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Traci Mothe

Elder

We are thrilled to welcome Traci, who brings years of business and ministry experience to her role on our staff. She has recently retuned to Life church where she grew up and married her husband Dag. She brings a great deal of excellence to her role here, as well as a tender heart to serve the Lord Jesus. She loves the Lord, her husband & kids and the church!

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Sarah Arkley

Bookkeeper

Financial Director and Soundman Extraordinaire, Dwight is a retired math teacher who has been a member of Life Church since 1973 and an elder since 1983. His generous heart keeps him busy tutoring and helping people in the church with various projects. He and his wife, Dianne, enjoy traveling and spending time with their family.

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Dwight Tachiyama

Elder

Becky has been an elder of Life Church since 2012 and has experience as a pastor. Because of her natural ability to lead and encourage, she is a mentor and teacher to many.
Becky is passionate about raising up women of faith in the church through instruction, fellowship, and fun. She also enjoys meeting new people and spending time with family and friends. 

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Dag Mothe

Elder

Jessica began serving as Life Kids Coordinator in the Spring of 2020.  She has been serving in children’s ministry for over 20 years and is also a teacher in the Surrey school district. Jessica, her husband Steve, and their three children came to Life Church with Pastors Matt & Tonya and are excited to be a part of the next season of Life Church and Life Kids. To contact Jessica regarding Life Kids, please email: lifekidswr@gmail.com

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Ashley White

Life Kids Director

Colleen enjoys her role in the Life Church office. She retired from her previous job in 2017, which she held for 31 years. Colleen and her husband Allan have 2 daughters and she enjoys her family time. She cares deeply about helping others and serving God. Colleen serves in various areas of the church helping out wherever she can.  She also volunteers at the church thrift store. Colleen is grateful to God for leading her to Life Church.

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Colleen Cradock

Office Administrator/Graphics

Paula works as the manager of the Living Room Store and we are so grateful to have her step into this role. 

She brings years of experience,  a desire to help people and a love for Jesus.

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Paula McGuire

Living Room Store Manager
Staff & Leadership

Local Missions

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Nightshift Street Ministries

Reaching out 365 days a year to people struggling with homelessness, addiction, mental illness and poverty in Whalley and a few days a week in Langley.

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Mercy Canada

A recovery ministry for young women who deal with addiction, self-harm, depression, abuse, unplanned pregnancies and eating disorders.

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Better Life Integration

An organization that serves individuals incarcerated or recently released in Victoria, Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver.

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Young Life of Canada

Meeting kids where they’re at, caring for them and sharing the Christian faith in simple and understandable terms… all with no strings attached. 

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Pregnancy Options Centre

Offering truth and hope, this
non-profit is both compassionate and resourceful for women who face unplanned pregnancy or who have had an abortion.

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White Rock
ELL CLASS

Life Church ELL classes demonstrate how much God cares for us by offering practise in listening and speaking English through games, pronunciation drills, and informal conversation groups.   Currently,  classes are Monday nights over Zoom.

Global Missions

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Ark of Christ Mission

Ark of Christ Mission is a group of indigenous churches in Malawi and Mozambique, Africa.  This ministry is overseen by a team of strong leaders led by their Bishop Lameck Makonzera.

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Kahawa Media

For over 20 years, Sig and Joy Feser of Pamoja Ministries, have been producing, translating, printing, and distributing discipleship media.

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Haiti
Fishers of Men

Pastor Fidel Jean-Claude

cares for orphans providing their meals and education needs.

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Foundation for the
Children of Haiti

A Christian organization committed to providing physical, emotional and spiritual care to needy children in Haiti. They run homes, orphanages and a general hospital.

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Youth With A Mission

Partnered with Clark and Beth Barnard who oversee 100 YWAM missionaries in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia delivering numerous ministries including medical outreaches, church plants, and much more.

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ACTS for Water

A 30 year mission with local churches, ACTS partners with Ugandans to deliver the benefits of clean, safe water: for life.

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Release Ministries Society

Partnered with Rev. Lionel Batke, the purpose, burden and vision of this ministry is to inspire, activate, release and establish spiritual gifts throughout the churches in an ongoing, operative way.

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International Justice Mission

The largest anti-slavery organization in the world, IJM works to rescue and restore victims in addition to bringing criminals to justice.

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Missions
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