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Welcome!

Lakeshore United Church
is an Affirming Ministry!!



​An affirming ministry is one that is publicly, intentionally, and explicitly welcoming of people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions and is registered with Affirm United/ S’affirmer Ensemble.  But it is so much more than that.  It includes explicit welcoming of people of all races, abilities, ages, economic circumstances, ethnic and faith backgrounds.

Sunday Morning Worship is at 10:30am

56 North Street
Goderich, Ontario

Rev Harry Disher is our interim minister.

​Find out more about our ministry staff.​
Usually church is finished at 11:40am. 
Come as you like - dressed up or casual - you will find it doesn't matter to us. 
​Shirts and shoes would be appreciated! 

Join us for coffee and tea when it is served (usually the second Sunday of the month from September to June) downstairs in the Fellowship Hall following worship. 

Pick-a-Pipe Fundraiser

Church School

Children are welcome to take part in church as well as church school downstairs after collecting change for Camp Menesetung, Sleeping Children Around the World and our God child, Manuel Gil living and NPH home for children in the Dominican Republic.
Click above to find out more!

The Church Office is open Tuesday - Friday 9:30am-1:00pm

Office Closure:
Please note that the office will be closed on:
  • Friday, October 11
  • Friday, October 18
Apologies for any inconvenience.

Feel free to call us at 519-524-2103, you will find our Office Administrator, Hayley Linfield on the other end of the phone.
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For church office email contact please click here to use our contact form.

If you would like to receive our weekly What's Happening emails found here, click here to send a message to  Hayley and she will add you to the list. These messages are usually sent out on Thursday.

New Minister at Lakeshore United!

The Search Team is thrilled that the Congregation accepted their recommendation to call Rev. Rohan Pushparajan as full-time minister to Lakeshore United Church. We look forward to Rev. Rohan starting his ministry with us in January 2025.  

Rohan comes to us from Kerala, India and will be bringing his wife, Aneeshya MG, and their five-year-old son, Samuel Philip Rohan.

When Andy Ross informed Rev. Rohan Pushparajan about the positive outcome of our congregational meeting in an email titled “Welcome to Lakeshore United Church” this was Rev. Rohan’s response:

Dear Andy and the Search Team,

What a wonderful way to start the morning! I’m deeply grateful to God for this much-awaited news from Lakeshore United Church. My heartfelt thanks to the Search Team, and my love goes out to the entire Lakeshore community at this special moment.

I will be praying for the Regional Council's approval on October 15, trusting that all will go well. As mentioned, we can certainly plan some Zoom meetings in the coming months to discuss housing, schools, transportation, and ensure everything is well-organized.

Please continue to remember us and our ministry in your prayers as we prepare for this new journey together.

Love and Peace,
Rohan
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Rev. Rohan Pushparajan, his wife, Anneshya MG and their son Samuel
With great excitement, the Search Team looks boldly to our future, knowing that God is with us and has wonderful things planned for Lakeshore United Church.

Welcome Deborah Bailey, our new Director of Music!

After having  a career for several years in the Exeter area as a piano teacher, accompanist, church musician and choral director, Deborah has happily settled in Goderich. She continues to be involved in music. As well as holding the position of Director of Music at Lakeshore United, she directs Huronsong Chorus and accompainies the Mackay Choristers.
'My life flows on in endless song"

Worship at Lakeshore Online

All of our service broadcasts can be found on our YouTube Channel, or follow the link below to our weekly service link
​ Sunday September 29, 2024

​Offering and Donations

There are many ways to give!
We can now accept online donations from Canada Helps.  
​Click on the donate now button, with our thanks!

Coming Soon!
Lakeshore's Pick-a-Pipe/Adopt-a-Stop Organ Fundraising Campaign-Part 2

Now through June, you have the opportunity to Pick-a-Pipe, or Adopt-a-Stop. Donations can range from $5-$50 to pick a pipe, to the suggested donation of $100, to adopt a stop. Donations can be made by cash, cheque, or eTransfer clearly designated to the ORGAN FUND.
Follow link below for a full introduction to Lakeshore's organ

Life at Lakeshore

Photo credit: Dawn Cumming, Elizabeth French Gibson, Jean Taylor, Marilyn Potter and Linda Wiebe
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Our Mission:  "With Christ as our Guide, we are called to be an inclusive, progressive faith family, to worship God, nurture our community and serve the wider world."
Statement of Intention: 
  • We are intent on making Lakeshore United Church a broader reflection of God’s vision for creation, to be a safer haven for all seeking peace, justice, affirmation, acceptance, and equality.
  • We are a people who celebrate differences and accept them as gifts; in a place where new ideas are embraced, rather than feared, as we learn to expand our hearts and open our minds so that all are welcome.
  • We are called to be a part of a ministry that welcomes and includes all, honours the gifts of each, and recognizes that all receive God’s abundant grace.
  • We affirm that this includes full participation of persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, races, abilities, ages, economic circumstances, ethnic and faith backgrounds in the life and work of the ministry.
  • Jesus reached out to all people, honouring all in their diversity.  We celebrate the richness this brings to Lakeshore United Church.






Lakeshore United Church
56 North St., Goderich, ON N7A 2T4
519-524-2103