Mission statement

    The Khmer Christian Church of St-Laurent is an Christian assembly, devoted to the celebration of our Creator, Saviour, and Lord Jesus-Christ to the glory of God the Father.

We want to insure a spiritual growth by the adoration, the teaching, the fellowship and the prayer, manner to bring each person to the spiritual maturity in Jesus-Christ and to commit in the ministry of reconciliation of the man with God in St-Laurent, in Quebec and in the whole world.

HISTORY

The overwhelming majority of Cambodian-Canadians have come to Canada as refugees. These refugees have survived the holocaust under the Khmer Rouge reign of terror (1975-78), and they were among the 300,000 who chose to flee communism by leaving their homes and risking minefields. Many Cambodians converted to Christianity while in refugee camps in Thailand. 

Although many abandoned their new faith when they reached Canada in the early 1980s, some searched for a church where they could worship God. One family chose the Evangelical Christian Church (Mennonite Brethren) in St-Laurent, Quebec, and many others followed. 

The Cambodian families requested that the St-Laurent church allow them to begin their own fellowship in the Khmer language, so that they could reach out to other Cambodian refugees. As a result, the church continued to grow. 

TODAY

Although the Cambodian Church is still young, its members are ambitious they desire to see the kingdom of God expanded further. It will be important to nurture some cultural elements to show that Cambodian Christians have not become fully westernized. Having been raised in a Buddhist culture, many Cambodians hesitate to become Christians for fear that they will lose their culture. It is important to show them that as Christians they can still be Cambodian.

Affiliation

Mennonite Brethren Churches

SERVICE HOURS

SUNDAY 10:30AM – 12:00PM