North West Family Church

LOVING GOD...
North West Family Church is a church home that allows you the freedom to love God. There is freedom to be led by the Holy Spirit, freedom to worship joyfully, freedom to hear the full Gospel and freedom to praise Him fervently with other believers.

LOVING PEOPLE...
North West Family Church is a church home with the purpose of loving people. Our goal is to help provide for the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of others. Within our church we develop lifelong, personal friendships with one another and provide opportunities for every member to be nurtured, loved and protected - to join a family.

History

In September, 1988 a church was birthed under the oversight of the Alberta & NWT District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC). Rev. Doug Stiller commuted most weekends from Edmonton District office until a pastor was found to pioneer this work. With 22 people at its beginning North West Pentecostal Church was born.

Pastor Roy and Marilyn Holmquist arrived in February, 1989. The church first met at W.O. Mitchell School in Silver Springs. The church's name would later be changed to North West Family Church as the vision for the community began to grow.

The church moved to Bears-paw Community Center until the completion of phase one of their new home in September, 1999 followed by the completion of phase two in July, 2001.

The church continues to grow from the 65 people who voted to build in 1998. Many new individuals have been added to the family since those early years, and relationships continue to grow
stronger each day.

Pastor Roy and Marilyn have a heart for the city and the world as they endeavor to equip the church with a vision to Win Souls and Make Disciples.

Our Pastors

Roy Holmquist caught the vision for souls at a young age. After graduating from Western Pentecostal Bible College in 1973, he and his new wife, Marilyn braved the Northern elements in Watson Lake, Yukon.

Their pioneering spirits took them onward to Westbank, BC where they pioneered a church, and then on to Mission, BC to a well established Pentecostal Church.

Winter 1989 found the Holmquist family moving, during a cold snap, to Calgary to pioneer once more - North West Family Church. This has been their home since then and has seen many exciting changes to their lives and ministry.

Roy and Marilyn have had a vision for Calgary that continues to grow, and a passion for people that drives their vision of loving God...loving people.