A warm welcome awaits you at "The Church in the Pines".

​Sunday Worship: 10:00 am
Nursery and Church School: 10:00 am

Wheelchair accessible
FM Hearing assist
Large print order of service available
Please help us to continue our mission in the Sarnia community by supporting us through a donation. Your donation can be made securely by clicking on the Donate to Dunlop button. Your generosity is much appreciated, especially during these challenging times.

We welcome Rev. Wendy once again this Sunday and look forward to her message.


City Wide Hide & Seek -  Sunday, August 9

Final Round of Hide and Seek. We will meet at the church for 1pm. You need a car, a cell phone, and clues/riddles of where you are hiding.
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Masks

On July 27, 2020 a temporary by-law was passed in the city of Sarnia requiring the mandatory wearing of masks in public buildings.  Dunlop will be adhering to this by-law.  A Dunlop task force has been set up to ensure that we respond to opening safely.

Congregational Meeting - Sunday, Aug 16, 11:30 am

 Submit your questions to your members of church council (phone numbers included with the documents).
ZOOM link will be provided at a later date.

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​Final Dunlop Summer Zoom Talent Show
​August 19 starting at 7:30 pm

Share your talent!
It's the last night to gather together on Zoom and take in the talents of our Dunlop Family.  If you have a talent you want to share, please contact Dan.

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The Church Council has decided to NOT re-open the Dunlop sanctuary for in-person worship until at least September 1, 2020.

In making this decision, we looked at all of the safety protocols that would need to be followed.
  • The number of people allowed in the sanctuary would be limited to 30% capacity, or about 70 people.
  • Physical distancing of 2 meters would be required.
  • Singing would be discouraged, since this increases the chances of the virus spreading.
  • Everything in the sanctuary would have to be sanitized before and after each service.
  • Washrooms would have to be sanitized after each use.
  • We would have to keep a list of everyone who attended the service, so that contact tracing could be done if someone in the congregation tested positive for the virus.
Taking all these factors into consideration, we felt that the risk to everyone was not acceptable, and therefore
we would not re-open at this time.

We also made the decision that no outside groups would be allowed to use the church building until at least January 1, 2021.  Our worship services will continue to be on-line, broadcast from either Rev. Adam’s home or from the sanctuary.  We will reassess the timing of re-opening the sanctuary in late August, and make the necessary decision
then.


Sunday worship services...

... ​are now streamed from the Sanctuary, and in compliance with physically distancing.
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Go to the sermons on our YouTube channel:

Sunday School starts after the livestream worship on Zoom.


​Dear Lambton Centre Supporters

A message from Betty Knight, Chairperson, Lambton Centre Board of Directors
Lambton Centre,  6602 Lakeshore Road, Lambton Shores, ON, N0N 1J7
(excerpt)
Lambton Centre has been part of the ministry of Lambton County United Churches for the last 59 years.  ​Due to COVID-19 we have been unable to offer overnight rentals, outdoor education and now overnight summer camps.  We have also had to cancel many of our in-person fundraisers such as Trivia Night and our Annual Chicken Barbeque.

Lambton Centre is experiencing a significant financial loss this year and we need your help to ensure the sustainability of Lambton Centre for years to come.
The future of summer camp at Lambton Centre is so important for you, your children, your congregation and future generations.  Your donations are needed to ensure that Lambton Centre remains strong.  Donations can be made on our website.

​Lambton Centre staff and Board of Directors would like to thank you for your ongoing support and patience.  As much as COVID-19 may have disrupted our lives, we will get through these times together.   Please stay safe.​
*NEW*
A weekly resource of activities for campers of all ages to do
​while staying safe at home during these uncertain times:
Bringing Camp Home 

Women’s Interval Home will no longer be taking clothing donations.

The women that come to them for help will instead be given a voucher from Goodwill.


​Reaching Out/Pastoral Care

The Pastoral Care Team is making sure the most isolated people in our congregation are contacted and have opportunity for conversation. 
  • ​Please remember the single and elderly in our midst.
  • Don’t be afraid to make a phone call to check up on them and to ask if they need anything.
We have a couple of people in our congregation that have volunteered to deliver any necessary supplies to those that may be self-quarantining.


Sarnia's ​​Inn of the Good Shepherd

David Chilton, who calls Sarnia home, is asking residents to donate to the Inn if they’re able, and he’ll match the first $10,000 raised.
It’s so tough for the food banks across the country right now because they can’t execute their fundraisers, obviously, at the same time their demand is through the roof.  So many people have lost jobs and are struggling because of the pandemic, so it really is a tough mix and I thought we’d try to reach out.
You can donate at https://www.theinnsarnia.ca/donate/ or through Dunlop’s donate button near the top of the page.

You can safely make a food donation without personal contact by dropping food into bins at any of these locations:
  • local grocery stores
  • the Fire Hall
  • the outside bins at the Inn


​​​Street Missions

For the Blessings Basket:
  • Single packs of oatmeal, juice, nuts, and other snacks.
​Special need for
  • size L Depends
  • size L track pants
Also needed:
  • hygiene products
  • toilet paper
  • backpacks
  • towels, bedding, pillows
  • Tim's cards (always gives a lift on any day)​
Everyone ‘on the street’ and those sheltering in sub-standard conditions are most grateful to know that someone cares enough to pray for them. ​

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​Needed for NeighbourLink

They are desperate for peanut butter, jams, Cheez Whiz, and other sandwich fillings.


​The Mission and Outreach Committee would like to thank Mary and Gord Elliott

... for their tremendous efforts over the past number of years in expanding Dunlop’s outreach through the God’s Street Missions program to help those in need in our community. When Mary first arrived at Dunlop, I suspect many of us were not quite sure what to make of Happy and her Godmobile. But we soon learned that she was a woman with a huge heart rooted in her great faith in Jesus who was willing to go out and share the love of Christ directly with people on the streets.  I’m happy that Dunlop soon got behind Mary and Gord and supported their efforts wholeheartedly.

Thanks again Mary and Gord.
If anyone deserves to wind down, it’s you two.
- Brian Bolt
The dear people in our community still need whatever help we can give them, so please make an effort to get those donations out there.  Mary and Gord would appreciate donations dropped off at River City Vineyard.  Please check at the Women's Interval Home if they are receiving donations. The Inn of the Good Shepherd only accepts food donations.

To everyone at Dunlop, we wish to pass on our thanks and love for all your support over the years as Gord and I are winding down and are not in a position to keep up the pace.  GOD BLESS each of you for supporting this ministry over the years and with God's help always.

Love in Christ ... 'Happy' Mary


​Don't throw these out!

Dunlop takes collections for the following:
  • Eye glasses - given to Rayjon for their work in underdeveloped countries.
  • Bedding - for NeighbourLink
  • Stamps
  • Can Tabs

Dead batteries, are a hazard to our environment.  Drop them off at Dunlop for recycling.

Find us:

757 Rosedale Ave. Sarnia, ON      |      519-337-3061      |      email
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