We worship in the former North St. United Church building.  Built in 1905, as North St. Methodist Church,  on the site of two previous church buildings.   But we are always striving to serve the community and world beyond our doors! 
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We enjoy a beautiful sanctuary with superb acoustics.  Our sanctuary and other church facilities are well used by the community.

Our Church Family

Lakeshore United is a church family of seekers and wise ones... some of us are new to the faith or we have been here our whole lives. We recognize that our journeys to faith and in Christian faith are different and varied, but we find unity in following Christ.  

We strive to be a welcoming place.  We also do our best to support and care for one another.   Sunday worship strengthens us for the journey and binds us to one another.  Our church school and adult education programs help us to grow and learn.  And our outreach and justice work helps us to reach beyond ourselves to touch some of the brokenness of the world near and far.  

We are not perfect, but we trust God's call to us and God's faithfulness to us on the journey which helps us keep walking in faith.  

Wherever you are on your faith journey, we welcome you to join us!

Our Staff Team

Rev. Rohan Pushparajan joined Lakeshore United Church as our full-time minister in February 2025. His ministry reflects a strong pastoral commitment, embracing a diverse approach to church life. He values the church’s role as a guiding presence and a helping hand in society, seeking to serve with compassion, faith, and a spirit of inclusivity. With a deep passion for interfaith and intercultural engagement, Rohan is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections within the community.






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Deborah Bailey is our 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"
​​Hayley Linfield is our Office Administrator. 
​Prior to starting at the church, Hayley worked for 10 years for the Centres for Employment and Learning in various roles: office administration, employment counselling, literacy practitioner, and ESL instructor. Hayley is the mother to two nearly grown boys, Charles and Wes, and caregiver to two demanding but loving dogs. She is also a local author, often writing articles for the local papers, and has published various works of fiction, and she is an active member of the Goderich Laketown Band. Hayley grew up outside of Varna, went to university in Ottawa and lived in Toronto for 10 years, but her roots are in the beautiful town of Goderich.
Sheila Matthews is our Custodian who cares for the building.  Sheila also helps with the LUCK Club and most of the other activities around the church!  Sheila is the mother of two children.  When she isn't busy tidying and cleaning, organizing or setting up tables, Sheila enjoys camping, and working with children and youth and spending time with her children.  

Looking Back
​Thank you Paul Howe 

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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