Our Values

The kind of people we’re becoming.

These four values shape the way we live, lead, and grow together as a church.

  • Following

    As His Devoted Disciples


    Jesus is the center of everything we are and everything we do. We do not build our lives around ideas, preferences, or traditions — we build our lives around Him. We are learning to keep Jesus at the center in every decision, every relationship, and every part of who we are as devoted disciples.

  • Returning

    To His Word & His Ways


    We are a people who continually return to God’s Word. Scripture is not background guidance for us — it is the foundation that shapes our life. When we drift or become shaped by other voices, we return to His Word again, trusting it to reorient, correct, and form us in truth.

  • Yielding

    To The Holy Spirit


    We live open to the Holy Spirit in every part of life. We do not try to control or manufacture what only God can do — we yield. As a community, we are learning to stay open, responsive, and available to the Spirit’s leading, trusting Him to transform us and empower us for what He calls us to.

  • Advancing

    His Kingdom in Nanaimo


    We are a people sent on mission. The Kingdom of God is not something we observe from a distance — we participate in it as we go. We live sent into our city and beyond it, carrying the Gospel through prayer, generosity, love, and bold faith, believing God’s Kingdom advances wherever His people are sent.

Our Team

Leadership that’s shared.

Oceanside is led by a team of elders rather than one central personality. That means you’ll regularly hear teaching from different voices, benefit from different gifts and perspectives, and experience leadership that’s rooted in accountability and shared wisdom.


We believe that’s a healthy model of church leadership, and one that helps keep Jesus—not any individual—at the centre of our church.

What We Believe

Statement of Faith

Our beliefs shape everything we teach, how we lead, and how we care for people.

  • God Speaks

    We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired Word of God. In its original writings it is fully trustworthy and serves as the final authority for what we believe and how we live. We believe there is one God who eternally exists as three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—who together reveal God’s character, purpose, and plan of redemption.

  • Jesus Saves

    We believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross as the substitute for our sins, rose bodily from the grave, ascended into heaven, and now serves as our High Priest and Advocate. We believe He will personally return to establish His Kingdom in fullness.

  • Grace Changes Everything

    We believe every person is created in God’s image but has been separated from Him through sin. Because of humanity’s sinful nature, all people stand in need of God’s saving grace. Salvation is received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone. Those who trust in Him are forgiven, justified through His sacrifice, born again by the Holy Spirit, adopted into God’s family, and given the hope of eternal life. We believe in the future resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous, with eternal life for those who belong to Christ and eternal separation from God for those who reject Him.

  • The Holy Spirit Empowers

    We believe the Holy Spirit lives within every believer, bringing new life, producing Christlike character, and empowering the Church for ministry and witness. The gifts of the Holy Spirit remain active today and are given for the building up of the Church according to Scripture. We believe God continues to heal, perform miracles, and work powerfully through His people as He wills.

  • The Church Lives on Mission

    We believe Jesus Christ is the Head of His Church. Every believer is part of His body, called to holiness, spiritual maturity, and faithful service. Every Christian shares in the priesthood of believers and has been gifted for ministry. Christ has given leaders to equip His Church for works of service, and every follower of Jesus is called to participate in the Great Commission by making disciples of all nations.