Welcome to courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church

Our Staff

rabey

Senior Pastor Peter Rabey

Peter is our Senior Pastor and he has served at Courtenay Baptist since September 1996. He and Sandy have been involved in ministry for over 30 years. They met while serving with International Teams. Peter and Sandy have two grown children and are very happy grandparents. Peter is appreciated for his scriptural based sermons and for preaching the Word of God as it is presented in the Bible. To hear his sermons, click Here.

Dear Friend,

On behalf of the church family and staff, I would like to welcome you to Courtenay Fellowship Baptist church. Thank you for visiting our website today.

If you or a family member has a particular need, or if you would simply like to learn more about our church, please contact us by phone at 334-3432 or e-mail the office. You can even drop by the church at 2963 Lake Trail Rd. We will be happy to help you in whatever way possible.

If you are looking for a church home in the Comox Valley or just beginning to explore spiritual issues, we invite you to come and be with us. Take the time you need to observe, ask questions and get to know us. We would encourage you to also prayerfully seek God, asking if this is the right church home for you.

Thank you for visiting our site today and we pray God's blessing upon your life. God Bless You!

pastorrandy

Youth Pastor Randy Dyck

Randy has served as our Youth Pastor since 1994 overseeing both our Junior and Senior High Youth Groups. He is also very active in the local Youth for Christ ministry. It is a family affair for Randy in ministry - his oldest daughter is married and living in the Fraser Valley where her husband attends Bible college, his two younger children are involved in different youth ministries in the church and his wife, Michele, can be seen helping out at many events. Randy has passion for bringing young people to Christ, helping them to understand how great it is to have a relationship with the Lord and to pursue that relationship everyday of their lives. He also knows how to have alot of fun!

administrator

Administrator, Belinda Irwin

Belinda joined the staff in September 2007 when the Administrator position was created. This job is an answer to prayer for her and she realizes the Lord had been preparing her for it with experiences from the past couple of years. It is amazing to look back and see how the hand of God led Belinda to where she is today and she praises Him for all that He has provided. She is happily married with two wonderful children, two dogs, three cats and three horses! Belinda counts her blessings everyday and she considers it the highest blessing to be able to serve her Lord, her church and her community as Administrator of Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church.

secretary

Support Staff

Where would any church be without a dedicated and talented support staff? Marlene and Carol share the responsibility of church secretary and Marlene has been in the position since 1986 with Carol just starting in the fall of 2010. They are very willing to help when requests are made and can provide answers to questions (or at least point you in the right direction). You can contact them at the Church Office Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm.

top of page

Our History

"And He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy." Colossians 1:18

Below is a summary of our history from the first 50 years. For a detailed account please see Events Leading to the Formation of Courtenay Baptist Church.

To celebrate our Jubilee Year in 2003 the story of CFBC was published in a book and it can be viewed Here

The First 50 Years: 1953-2003
Mrs. Leah Evans and Miss Mary Farrow (now Mrs. Fred Morson) began to pray about the starting of a new church in Courtenay.
Jan 1953	Two families contacted the Regular Baptist Convention requesting that a church be started in Courtenay.
Feb 1953	Norman Scott, a student at NBTC, is approached about pastoring a church in Courtenay. Along with Rev. Phillips & Rev. Kerr, they met with those requesting a Baptist Church. A week's meetings were held after which Rev. Phillips & Rev. Kerr returned to their own churches. Norman Scott traveled to Courtenay every weekend to hold services & do visitations.
April 1953	Norman Scott graduates and moves to Courtenay to pastor full time. Ed & Marge Warkentin move to the area and are a huge support for the mission work.
Nov 16/53	Courtenay Baptist Church was organized with 8 charter members. Norman A. Scott was the first Pastor and the meeting took place in his basement suite.
Aug 5/56	Pastor Len A. Thorpe
May 1958	Construction of a church building cost $5,817 and membership was now 22 and Sunday School attendance 49.
Nov 1966	Pastor Tipton Williams
Sep 1/72	Pastor Dick Reeve. A new church building was erected on Lake Trail Road
Aug 24/75	The first service was held with a membership of 39 and the morning attendance was 105.
Sep 7/78	Pastor Glen Priebe began his ministry.
Apr 25/82	The sod turning for a new wing to be added to the building. Mrs. Lillian Mackie (member with longest standing) and Mr. Richard Larsen (youngest member of the congregation) performed the sod turning.
Nov 30/83	30th Anniversary of Courtenay Baptist Church and we celebrated with the dedication of the new wing to the glory of God.
Aug 1/85	George Paulovich came as our interim Pastor.
Feb 1986	He became our Senior Pastor. Church membership is now 75.
July 1988	Russell Reid started as Youth Pastor, taking the position of Youth and Chr. Ed. leader
Oct 1988	Rev. Ivan Johnson began an interim ministry.
July 1989	Rev. Stan Braunberger began his ministry as Senior Pastor. Renovations of the basement area to enlarge some of the Sunday School rooms.
Jan 1991	Miles S. White began his ministry as Assistant Pastor of Youth & Chr. Ed. We started to have two morning services as our congregation grew.
1993	Plans were approved to add an Administrative wing to the present building.
Aug 1994	Randy Dyck joined our staff as Permanent part-time Youth Pastor and Miles White is now our Associate Pastor.
Nov 1994	Construction began on the expansion. Office staff was increased to 2 ladies working part time.
1996	The new wing was completed and the building project is debt free. PTL.
Sept 1996	We welcomed Peter Rabey and family to the Comox Valley. Peter is now our Senior Pastor.
Feb 1999	Miles White has left us and we are now looking for another Associate Pastor.
Nov 1999	David Dawson becomes associate pastor
Nov 2003	Jubilee Celebration - 50 Years of Ministering God`s word to the Comox Valley

top of page


Our ValuesOur BeliefsOur Staff*Our History
Our Values We value our relationship with Jesus Christ because knowing God is our highest priority and it is the foundation upon which all else is built. We value the Word of God which exposes people to a course of action as well as to a body of truth. We value worship that is intimate, dynamic, relevant, honours God, desires to experience His presence and encourages us to offer our whole lives in worship to Him. We value prayer as a means of knowing God, and desire to see God's purpose fulfilled through it in our lives and in everything we do as a church family. We value relationships with each other because not only are we all a part of God's family but we want to commit ourselves to what He is committed to - growing a healthy body. To that end, we desire to have open and genuine relationships which are built on God's love, mutual responsibility and faithfulness. We value ministry that places our highest priority of knowing God put into action. We do this by extending the love and mercy of God in practical and meaningful ways which stimulates our own spiritual growth and encourages others to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. top of page	About Us Our Values Our Beliefs Our Staff Our History *Ministries* Sunday Children Teens Adults Women Men Seniors *Sermons* Morning Special & Evening *Events* Bulletin Calendar Upcoming Resources Recommended Readings Manuals Links Contact How to Find Us Missionaries Prayer Requests
Our Beliefs We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. each possessing all the attributes of deity, being equal in power and glory. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit and experienced a virgin birth. He lived a sinless life and after His sacrificial death for all mankind was physically resurrected. He is now in Heaven interceding for all believers and will one day return to earth in power and glory. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who among His various ministries, creates new spiritual life. He lives in the life of all who profess faith in Christ, makes holy, guides and empowers all believers. Through His gifts He equips all believers for ministry in the church and to the world. We believe in the Bible as God's inspired word, without error in the original documents, and is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct. We believe in the salvation of lost and sinful people through God's grace, and not by human effort. Salvation occurs by an act of personal repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone. We believe in the physical resurrection both of the saved and the lost; the saved to enjoy eternal fellowship with God and the lost to experience eternal separation from God. We believe in water baptism by immersion and an open communion table for all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. For more details, please view our Statement of Faith - PDF or WORD. Covenant of Fellowship Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior; and on the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ. To walk together in Christian love To exercise Christian care and watchfulness over one another To pray with and for one another, sharing burdens, sorrows & joys To be thoughtful and courteous to one another, to be slow to take offence, and to be quick to forgive & seek forgiveness To guard the spiritual & scriptural purity, peace and prosperity of the church and its growth in scriptural knowledge and godliness To assist, as the Lord enables, in the work of the Church and to promote its usefulness as a witness to the saving grace of God in Christ Jesus To contribute as the Lord directs, to financial support of the Church, the relief of the needy, and the evangelisation of all people To love & pray for all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ To engage regularly in personal Bible reading & prayer, & to establish family devotions where possible To bring up such children as may be entrusted to our care, in the nurture & admonition of the Lord To walk circumspectly in the world, to provide things honest in the sight of all men, to be faithful in engagements, exemplary in deportment, denying ungodliness & worldly lusts To encourage & support the "Body of Christ" in its worship services to witness to our Unity in Christ by participating in the ordinances of the Lord's Supper whenever possible To endeavour by example, by word & by prayer to win others to an acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior & Lord top of page