In 2021, a small group, committed to church fellowship, began meeting privately in the Sooke area and live-streamed services from Redeemer Bible Church in Abbotsford, BC. Eventually, they asked Redeemer to help them find a pastor, and they began praying for a man who would shepherd them faithfully with the Bible. Providentially, in God’s perfect timing, Nathan Giesbrecht had just returned to Vancouver Island from the Master’s Seminary, wanting to plant a church. In November 2023, Redeemer Bible Church ordained and sent Nathan to pastor this new church plant. Immediately after his installation, God provided a location for the church to meet in the Westshore area and Living Hope Bible Church officially launched. Many people locally, regionally, and even internationally have been, and still are, praying for this church plant faithfully.
We meet for The Lord’s Day worship on Sundays at 10 AM at 2637 Sunderland Road, Langford, BC.
Our pastor trained and completed his M.Div. at The Master’s Seminary and he was a member of and served at Grace Community Church. Our church is doctrinally aligned with what The Master’s Seminary teaches, biblically supported by applying a consistent literal-grammatical-historical hermeneutic. A doctrinal statement of what we teach is forthcoming, but we are in full agreement with the doctrinal convictions of the elders of Grace Community Church as found in their “What We Teach” doctrinal statement.