If a church is not a training church, it is a dying church. If we do not equip the next generation to continue in gospel ministry, then the message dies with us.

Six aspects of a training church

The New Testament calls all churches to equip and train people with the gospel who can, in turn, equip and train others. The call of 2 Timothy 2:2 goes beyond teaching the gospel, to entrusting the gospel to others who can do the same. In doing so, the church faithfully proclaims and preserves the gospel, generation to generation, until the coming of Christ.

Churches that train Artizo apprentices therefore have a vital role. And being able to embed apprentices in churches that provide practical hands-on ministry opportunities is vital to Artizo’s mission.

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2025 Artizo trainers

Rev. Jeremy Graham, Venerable Sean Love, Rev. Phill Pearson, Rev. Canon Ben Roberts, Rev. Anson Ann, Rev. Mark Tubbs (2025)

Artizo training churches

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King’s Cross Church | is a multi-generational, multi-cultural community. We’re a community whose worship, life and mission together are centred on the one true King, Jesus Christ, whose beauty and majesty are revealed as the Servant who gave his life for us. Location: Collingwood Annex Burnaby Trainer: The Rev. Jeremy Graham
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St. Peter’s Fireside Church | is a gospel-centered, Anglican church in the heart of downtown Vancouver. We are about restoration in Christ through scripture, sacrament and Spirit. Location: UBC Robson Square Trainer: The Rev. Phill Pearson

St. John’s Richmond Church | is a Bible-based, Christian Church. We are one of the churches of the Anglican Diocese of Canada.

Location: Trinity Lutheran Church at 7100 Granville Ave, Richmond, BC.

Trainer:  The Ven. Sean Love

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Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church | is a Christ-centred community in Abbotsford BC shaped by worship, word, sacrament, and mission. Our mission, as a parish, is “to glorify Jesus Christ by joyfully proclaiming ancient faith for today’s world.” Location: 2087 McMillan Road, Abbotsford, BC. Trainer: The Rev. David McElrea

GraceChurch on the Narrows | is a classical Anglican parish. Centered upon the gospel of Jesus Christ as declared in the Holy Scriptures, we are devoted to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Location: 870 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, BC.

Trainer: The Rev. Mark Tubbs

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St. John’s Vancouver Church | We believe the good news of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is of first importance, and has the power to transform us, our communities, and the world. We strive to be a living model of ‘Mere Anglicanism’ – a multigenerational community, gripped by the gospel of grace, seeking to reach and serve our multicultural society for his glory.

Location: Oakridge Adventist Church, 5350 Baillie St., Vancouver, BC.

Trainer: Rev. Canon Ben Roberts, Director of Training at Artizo

Christ The King Church | is a theologically conservative and orthodox Anglican church in Edmonton, gathered to love God and love people. We worship through the public reading and preaching of God’s word and weekly Holy Communion, using the modern-language Book of Common Prayer, as we train disciples and work toward planting new parishes across Edmonton and beyond. Location: 9920 67 St. NW. Edmonton, AB. Trainer: The Rev. Stephen Lieberman
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St. George’s Anglican Church | is a multi-generational parish in Burlington, Ontario, gathered around biblical preaching, Christ-exalting worship, and a rich global Anglican foundation rooted in the Reformation and the early church. Our mission is to receive, love and proclaim Jesus Christ as our greatest treasure to the glory of God, and to raise up generations who will do the same.

Location: 4691 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON.

Trainer: The Rev. Dan Taylor

Church of the Messiah | “We are a prayerful, Bible-teaching, evangelical church in the heart of Ottawa with a heart for the city and the world. Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus, gripped by the gospel, living for God’s glory.”

Meeting Location: Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON.

Trainer: Rev. Canon George Sinclair
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Messiah West | Church of the Messiah-West exists to make disciples of Jesus, gripped by the gospel, living for God’s glory.

Meeting Location: Sacred Heart High School, 5870 Abbott St. E, Stittsville, ON.

Trainer: The Rev. Daniel Avitan

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Anglican Church | is a multi-generational parish in Burlington, Ontario, gathered around biblical preaching, Christ-exalting worship, and a rich global Anglican foundation rooted in the Reformation and the early church. Our mission is to receive, love and proclaim Jesus Christ as our greatest treasure to the glory of God, and to raise up generations who will do the same.

Location: 152 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, ON.

Trainer: Rev. Dr. Ben Vanderheide