This week at Brightwater
A downtown church that is open all week. Come to whatever fits your schedule, and bring a friend.
Sundays9:30 am
Sunday service
Kids' program
Service
Sundays11:15 am
Sunday service
Kids' program and live stream
Service
Mondays10 am
Coffee with a pastor
Lobby cafe, drop in
Every week
Tuesdays7 pm
Tuesday groups
Across Guelph
Every week
Wednesdays6 pm
Community dinner
Free, all welcome
Every week
Thursdays7:30 pm
Young adults
18 to 30
Every week
Fridays7 pm
Students
Grades 7 to 12
Every week
Saturdays9 am
Prayer and breakfast
Everyone
Every week
Sunday, October 2512:30 pm
Newcomers' lunch
The lobby cafe
Coming up
Saturday, November 79 am
Fall serve day
Coming up
Thursday, December 245 pm
Christmas Eve
Coming up
Find your people
Brightwater Kids
Stories, songs, and crafts with screened, trained leaders who love kids.
Students
Games, food, and honest conversation about life and faith.
Young adults
Dinner and a talk in the lobby cafe. Most people come with a friend.
Tuesday groups
Eight to twelve people in a living room, a meal, and the Bible open.
Community dinner
A free hot dinner in the hall. Come hungry, stay for dessert.
Prayer
An hour of prayer for Guelph, with coffee and breakfast after.
Who we are
Brightwater began in 2016 in a rented room above a Wyndham Street cafe. We are now a few hundred people: university students, young families, retirees, and lots of people who would not have called themselves church people a year ago.
We believe church is a family, not an event, so most of what we do happens around tables during the week.
A note from our pastor
However you found us, we are glad you are here. You do not have to have it figured out to belong at Brightwater.
Pick one thing from this week that looks good and come. If you would rather talk first, I would love to buy you a coffee.
Hannah Leclair Lead pastor
The people you will meet
Hannah Leclair
Lead pastor
Samuel Adeyemi
Students and young adults
Grace Tran
Kids and families
Owen Fitzgerald
Music
What we believe
We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died and rose again, and that everyone is invited to know him. Our full statement is on our website.
Who is Jesus?
Everything at Brightwater, from Tuesday groups to Sunday mornings, is about Jesus. The Bible says:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:16-17, KJV)
Curious? Ask us anything over coffee.
What about my kids?
Nursery to grade 6 at both Sunday services, with Bible stories, songs, and crafts.
Safety Every leader is screened and trained, kids are signed in and out, and two adults are always in each room.
Plan your visit
- SundaySunday serviceKids' program
- SundaySunday serviceKids' program and live stream
Find us on Wyndham
We meet in the old bank building with the green doors, two blocks from St. George's Square.
Grab a coffee
The cafe in the lobby opens 30 minutes before each service. It is free.
Check in your kids
The welcome team will show you to the kids' rooms and give you a pager.
- Parking
- The Macdonell Street parkade is free on Sundays, two minutes away.
- Kids
- Nursery to grade 6 at both Sunday services, with Bible stories, songs, and crafts.
- Getting around
- Step-free entrance and an elevator to every floor.
- What to wear
- Whatever is comfortable.
- How long
- About 70 minutes.
Coming up
Coming up
Newcomers' lunch
, 12:30 pm. The lobby cafe
Meet the pastors and a few people over lunch after the 11:15.
Fall serve day
, 9 am
Raking leaves and fixing things for neighbours who need a hand.
Christmas Eve
, 5 pm
Carols and candles. About an hour, great for kids.
Catch up on Sundays
Invited
Come and see
Invited
A seat at the table
Invited
Questions welcome
Around the church
After the 11 
Coffee with a pastor Tuesday groups
Give
Brightwater is funded by people who call it home. Here is what your giving does this year.
Wednesday dinners
A free hot meal every week for whoever walks in.
Students on Friday
Food, games, and leaders for 60 teenagers every week.
Can we pray for you?
Our prayer team prays for every request on Saturday mornings. We keep them private.
Safe church
- Safe church
- Everyone who serves with kids or youth is screened, trained, and never alone with a child.
Start here
Coffee is on us. Tell us a good time and one of our pastors will meet you at the lobby cafe.
Questions
I'm not religious. Can I still come?
Yes. Many people at Brightwater started by coming to a dinner or a group with a friend. Come with your questions.
Is there parking downtown on Sundays?
Yes. The Macdonell Street parkade is free on Sundays, two minutes' walk away.
How long is a service?
About 70 minutes, with coffee before and after.