Q: WHEN IS A CHURCH MORE THAN JUST BRICK AND MORTAR?
A: WHEN THE PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH DECIDE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED WITH A WARM MEAL IN A ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE AND FRIENDLY, AS HAPPENS WEEKLY AT BLCF CAFÉ. BLOOR LANSDOWNE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - BLCF CHURCH
A Church with a vision in the heart of Toronto
In 1938, a group of believers embarked on a mission to bring the message of the gospel to the Bloor Lansdowne area in a relevant and meaningful way. The membership moved into a converted truck garage on Bloor Street near Lansdowne Avenue establishing the Church of the Crusaders. Now seven decades later the church, now known as Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship, continues to meet the challenges of actively preaching and practicing the message of the gospel in relevant and meaningful ways to the local community, such as BLCF Cafe, a weekly Community Dinner feeding over 100 souls, each Wednesday evening, run under the auspices of our church and a dedicated core of volunteers. The Bible says that a church is not mortar, brick and wood, but the body of believers who gather together to worship, pray, sing, teach and celebrate God’s path of salvation, through accepting Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross at Calvary.
Dear BLCF Friends,
Effective April 10, 2022, Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship – BLCF Church will reopen by reservation only for Sunday worship under the limitations and guidelines set by Public Health and the Board of BLCF. In order to protect those who are vulnerable at Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship from COVID-19 Virus infection, the BLCF Board mandates that the church will be open by reservation, with the following rules:
- attendees must wear a mask while on the premises
- attendees give their contact information upon arrival
- attendees observe two meters social distance while seated
- attendees use hand sanitizer as needed
- attendees follow any additional directions given by members of the board, while inside the church
Please be advised that both the BLCF Café Community Dinner and the BLCF Wednesday Prayer Service will continue to remain closed effective March 16, 2020, and until further notice. We pray with the administration of sufficient COVID-19 vaccinations, and following the determination of Health Canada and other Health Authorities, that the danger of the Pandemic will have subsided sufficiently, to allow BLCF to reopen safely more of our worship and outreach activities without any concern of infection to the vulnerable within our community.
– Pastor Steve
COVID-19 Current Trends in Canada (Positivity above 5% is considered high)
Weekly percent positivity: 15.1 % (September 12, 2023, 9 a.m. ET) Last Week: 13.4 % (September 6, 2023, 9 a.m. ET)
Previous Week: 11.6% (August 29, 2023, 10 am ET)
Last Month: 6.8% (End of July 2023)
https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/#a2
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ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY 2008 THE BLCF CAFÉ OPERATES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF BLCF CHURCH WITH THE FOLLOWING MANDATE:
Provide all guests with a nourishing meal
To treat our guests with dignity & respect
Augment meals with music & fellowship
Establish significant relationships
Provide new socks & gloves to the needy
Since January 2008, BLCF CAFÉ has served over 100 homeless or marginalized people every week that’s over 5,200 people a year!
BLCF Café c/o BLCF Church, 1307 Bloor Street West, Toronto, M6H 1P1 416-535-9578 - www.blcfchurch.ca
© Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship
Please Note: While BLCF Cafe is willing to complete school, college and university community service volunteer forms, in order to ensure both the safety and protection of young volunteers, BLCF will neither supervise nor fill out forms or letters for volunteers required by the courts or social services.
