About | Norval United Church

Our Vision

Changing lives through God’s love.

Mission Statement

To be a caring, forgiving Christian community that welcomes people of all ages to join us on life’s journey in finding God, growing spiritually, sharing our faith, and reaching out to serve others.

Our Core Values

Authenticity

We seek to live lives of integrity that will be an example to the world.

Community

The love of God, offered through Christ, changes us as we laugh, cry, share, forgive, experiment, rest and work together in community.

Spiritual Growth

Through worship, prayer, study, service and more we experience transformed lives by the renewing power of God’s Spirit.

Diversity

We endeavour to make Norval United Church a safe, accepting place for people, whatever their background.

‘Can Do’ Attitude

We seek to be a community where anyone can be proactive in responding to needs they see.

Roots

We honour our roots that give us a strong foundation from which to move forward.

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Statement of Inclusion

In response to God’s call, Norval United Church is committed to welcoming and accepting all people regardless of age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, differing abilities, ethnic background or economic circumstance.

With the help of the Holy Spirit, we will seek to:

create a safe, respectful and welcoming community
celebrate the gifts of one another
receive with gratitude the leadership, service and ministry of one another
celebrate and honour the life passages of all (births, baptisms, weddings, blessings, healing, death and dying)
continue our discovery of what it means to be an inclusive community
continue to be challenged to greater inclusion and justice seeking for all people

Our Story

Around 1850 James Forster invited local Methodists to meet regularly in his Norval home. The numbers grew until they had to start meeting in the village schoolhouse.

A friend of the Forster’s was James Gooderham, brother to William Gooderham of distillery fame. James wanted nothing to do with the family business and, for a time, was in training to become a Methodist minister.

James Gooderham paid 5 Shillings for the land, where the old church now sits, and laid the cornerstone for that first Methodist church. It was completed in 1853.

The old church, still standing in Norval, was erected in 1889 at a cost of $4,000.

Through the years Norval has been part of different Pastoral Charges and has been affiliated with Huttonville, Home, Churchville, Glen Williams, and Mount Pleasant United Churches.

In the early 1990’s the congregation began to grow and began to reach out to the community with a variety or programs and services for children, youth and adults.

In 2000 two lots beside the church were purchased – the House Next Door was used for church programming and housed the church office, while the other house was rented out. We began to look to the future.

In December 2006 Norval United gratefully received a donation of 5 acres of land at Mississauga Road and Bovaird Drive by Jack and Mary Crawford and Don and Carolyn Crawford. That gift, much prayer and much planning turned into the land in Georgetown South where our new church stands, completed in November 2019.

We are excited about the potential to continue to reach out to our community, to offer programs, services and physical space for individuals, groups and agencies in a large, bright, welcoming new church building. We continue be followers of Jesus. We continue to be Norval United Church.

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Need Space?

We built this building to be used by individuals, groups and agencies in the community. We’re pretty proud of our space. Click on the button below to learn more, see floor plan and find rates.

If you want to know more contact Bill Schoenhardt at wmschoenhardt@gmail.com

Floor Plan and Rates