{"id":47,"date":"2013-03-29T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T01:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.88\/~encompb7\/wordpress\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2020-10-14T12:25:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T17:25:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/encompasschurch.wcac-wpg.org\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-710b4756 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"710b4756\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a24d367\" data-id=\"1a24d367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b41e6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b41e6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our full name is\u00a0<strong>\u201cenCompass Church \u2013 the Multicultural Congregation of Winnipeg Chinese Alliance Church\u201d<\/strong>. We are part of\u00a0 a church which has services in 3 different languages (English, Mandarin, and Cantonese). Click <a href=\"http:\/\/wcac-wpg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> for WCAC&#8217;s launch site.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Our Name &#8211; enCompass Church<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>As the compass is often considered one of the great inventions of China, the name pays tribute to our Chinese heritage without defining us as a \u201cChinese only\u201d congregation.\u00a0 A compass is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth&#8217;s magnetic poles. \u00a0In choosing a name that includes \u201ccompass\u201d we are recognizing that the Holy Spirit is our \u201ccompass\u201d who guides us and gives direction relative to our aim to \u201cfollow Jesus\u201d. By identifying ourselves as\u00a0<em>enCompass,\u00a0<\/em>we desire to be a congregation that <em>encompasses<\/em> a wide range of people from different backgrounds.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Our Logo<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>At enCompass, our goal in everything we do is to encourage spiritual growth.\u00a0 We realize that everyone is unique and there are different catalysts for spiritual growth for each person depending on where they are on their spiritual journey.<\/p><p>People encounter Jesus differently.<\/p><p>Jesus responds accordingly.<\/p><p>For this reason, our spiritual growth plan is centered on 4 invitations of Jesus Christ that reflect different ways that people in the New Testament encountered Jesus:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><strong>&#8220;Come and See&#8221;<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0(John 1:38-39)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>&#8220;Follow Me&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0(Mark 1:16-17)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>&#8220;Be With Me&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0(Mark 3:13-14)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>&#8220;Remain in Me&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0(John 15:4)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.encompasschurch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/enCompassLogoOonly.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/encompasschurch.wcac-wpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/enCompassLogoOonly.jpg\" alt=\"enCompassLogoOonly\" width=\"622\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/encompasschurch.wcac-wpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/enCompassLogoOonly.jpg 622w, https:\/\/encompasschurch.wcac-wpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/enCompassLogoOonly-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Each of the four compass points in our logo represents one of these invitations.\u00a0 This pathway for discipleship serves to guide all of us here at enCompass in our journey and helps to bring purpose and meaning to all we do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our full name is\u00a0\u201cenCompass Church \u2013 the Multicultural Congregation of Winnipeg Chinese Alliance Church\u201d. 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