ANNUAL REPORT 2026
Thank you for your partnership.
This year marked an important milestone as we launched Plan 3, our vision for the next five years of ministry. Together, we're building on what God has already done and looking ahead to the opportunities He has placed before us. We're deeply grateful for your partnership.
Through your prayers, serving, generosity, and encouragement, lives are being transformed and communities are being impacted. Thank you for being part of this story and helping shape what comes next.
Celebrate Big
God has been so faithful to our church. Across every site, more people gathered to worship, kids filled classrooms with curiosity and joy, and hundreds joined us from across Canada and beyond through our new livestreamed Sunday service. With growing Sunday attendance and impactful worship moments, we've seen God draw our community together in beautiful ways. Each Sunday — whether in a gym, an auditorium, a heritage building, or online — He continues to form us as a church that loves to worship Him.
Church Attendance
In-Person Total Churchwide
Kids & Youth Attendance, Churchwide
Sanctus Online
Praise report:
Junior Youth Launched at Sanctus Bowmanville last September
Baptisms
NEW ALBUM
A Lot With A Little
Connect Small
Connect Groups at Sanctus are a smaller group that meets regularly, who notices and encourages your spiritual growth, and who can help care when tough things happen. This year, hundreds of people found connection through these groups, creating new opportunities for discipleship, friendship, and belonging.
people in connect groups
"It’s been encouraging to witness the ways that Connect Groups are increasingly becoming places where the Discipleship Dimensions of Share the Work and Engage in Mission are being activated. We've seen many participants transition onto serve teams, motivated by a desire to join in the work God is doing through our community. Beyond Sundays, the groups are also growing their discipleship by Engaging in Mission; from hospital visits to providing meals and meeting practical daily needs during difficult seasons."
Share the Work
PEOPLE in serve roles
This year saw modest gains in the number of serve roles that were filled; 1,216 roles were filled to serve the Lord on Sundays, weekdays, weeknights, and beyond; an increase of 3% from the previous year. We’re so thankful for the ways that our community steps up to serve!
Engage In Mission
Here are some tangible ways that your giving has helped support Engaging in Mission:
LOCAL & GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
PRACTICAL NEEDS THROUGH THE CARE FUND
Alpha
Brock High School
Ajax High School
Pickering High School
Bowmanville High School
As a church, we’re galvanizing to reach 100,000 people with a missional act in Jesus’ name by 2030.
100K Seeds Movement
2026 saw the launch of the 100K Seeds movement, designed to galvanize our communities towards sharing God's love as a missional lifestyle. The movement, launched in late April 2026, encourages people of all ages and stages to step out and share the gospel message by sowing missional "seeds" in several key areas, including: encouragement/care, service & advocacy, generosity and giving, invitation and sharing faith, as well as others.
A Movement Taking Root
Whether just by simple acts of encouragement and hospitality to serving neighbours, supporting local outreach initiatives, and having meaningful faith conversations, people across all Sanctus communities are living missionally in many ordinary and some extraordinary ways.
What's especially exciting is seeing this movement extend far beyond Sunday services: into workplaces, schools, coffee shops, neighbourhoods, and communities across the region. 100K Seeds is more than a campaign; it’s a movement that's both highlighting and cultivating a culture of everyday mission, where people are intentionally looking for ways to demonstrate and proclaim Jesus' love wherever they go.
This is only the beginning. The momentum and engagement already happening across our communities is a powerful reminder that small acts, done consistently in Jesus' name, can have a significant impact over time.
Communications and Media Stats
Sanctus Podcast & Sermon Reach
TOTAL Sermon Podcast Downloads
Unique Podcast Listeners Reached
From Canada
Social Media Continues to Grow
But there’s more. Social content gives people a peek into who we are and what we’re like: the people, personality, and everyday life of our church. These analytics are a starting point that help us measure the effectiveness of content that reaches and stewards our investment in digital ministry.
58,000 views on YouTube: Sermon videos, YouTube shorts, and other non-livestream content
4,592 YouTube subscribers
4,764 Instagram followers
Building The Future Through The Vision Fund
Weekly giving sustains the ministry happening right now—the worship, Kids and Youth ministry, Connect Groups, pastoral care, prayer, and everyday rhythms that help people encounter Jesus and grow as His disciples.
The Vision Fund helps us build what’s next.
This year, your generosity gave Sanctus the ability to move forward on some of the first priorities of Plan 3: launching 100K Seeds, investing in Next Gen spaces, strengthening a culture of prayer, and giving an additional financial blessing to our local and global partners.
These are investments designed to bear fruit well beyond a single ministry year.
$646,273.95 Contributed to the Vision Fund
Fueling Mission Through 100K Seeds
Investing in the Next Generation
Blessing our local & global partners
Building a Culture of Prayer
Financial Snapshot
We depend on your generosity to make everything we do possible. Every gift — large or small — makes a difference.
2025 - 2026 Actuals
$4,429,335
$4,105,228
New Staff Members
This year, we invested in new roles in Next Gen, Missions, and Prayer ministries as key priorities for our church, and welcomed others to fill pre-existing positions.
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