Our Church

    Emmanuel Baptist Church exists to glorify the one true God through the proclaimation of the gospel. We gather every Sunday to sing together, pray together and hear God's Word proclaimed. You can watch our sevices online on Youtube but we encourage everyone to join us in person if they are able.

    The message of Jesus Christ is simple, everyone has fallen short of God's standards and will be judged one day. Yet, everyone who turns away from their own wrongs and believes in Jesus Christ will be forgiven. Everyone who believes and is forgiven is then called to be baptized and to live according to God's Word. Those who truly believe are promised eternal life and a share in the eternal Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

    Our History

    Emmanuel was originally planted by Calvary Baptist Church Oshawa in 1963 as an outreach to the south end of Oshawa. We have continued to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ over the many years that we have been together as a church. While being faithful in proclaiming the message, we have also been faithful in doing the work that Jesus has called us to. Including distributing clothing and other items as people have needs. Over the years we have sought different ways to integrate the message of salvation and the work of reaching out in different ways. Including kids clubs, soccer clubs, youth events, concerts, and clothing give aways.

    Our Mission

    Emmanuel Baptist Church exists to:

    Lead people to the saving grace of Jesus Christ

    Integrate people into a caring familiy of faith

    Teach people to walk closely with our God

    Equip people to serve God with their lives

    Our Beliefs

    We believe the Bible to be the complete Word of God; that the sixty-six books, as originally written, comprising the Old and New Testaments were verbally inspired by the Spirit of God and were entirely free from error; that the Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice and the true basis of Christian union.

    We believe that there is salvation in no other name than Jesus Christ. 

    We are affiliated with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists.

    The summary of our beliefs can be found in What We Believe on the FEBcentral website.

    Our Pastor

    Pastor John Greenidge accepted the call to become our pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in September 2025. Prior to coming to Emmanuel, John has had a variety of jobs including pizza delivery, home energy inspector. He continues to work part-time at End of the Roll while serving Emmanuel as Pastor. John has previously served at Parkdale Baptist in Ottawa as a Pastoral Intern, at Lighthouse Baptist in Courtice as Pastor from 2019-2021 and at Harmony Road Baptist in Oshawa as Interim Pastor in 2023.

    John Greenidge was born on June 23, 1989 (Exactly 26 years after our building was completed) and was raised by Christian parents in Harrowsmith, ON, 20km north of Kingston. He has three older sisters and a younger brother. His parents still live on the same farm where he was raised. John came to saving faith at 18 years old and was baptized two years later in 2009.

    John joined the army reserve in 2006 and completed basic training in 2007. He then served 13 years and was honourably discharged at the rank of Master Corporal. About half of that time was full-time service. During that time he completed a wide range of courses including the Junior Leadership Course.

    He graduated from St Lawrence College with an Energy Systems Engineering diploma in 2011. He graduated from Master's College with a Bachelor of Religious Education in 2016. He graduated from Heritage Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 2021.

    John and Kim met in October 2019 and were married on May 9th, 2020. Due to restrictions at the time, they only had 8 people at the wedding. But they were able to have a reenactment with more guests in September that year. John enjoys time with family, hockey, board games, reading (all kinds of books). He enjoys working with his hands and getting involved in fixing things. He has a passion for God's people and God's Word.