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Who we are

A small church with a wide river.

Tabor Baptist Church is a community of Jesus-followers in north Winnipeg, part of the Baptist General Conference of Canada. We think of ourselves as headwaters — a small spring near the top of God’s mighty river, where the water first gathers before it runs out to the world.

That picture shapes how we handle money. We believe it’s important to manage every dollar in the light of eternity, so for about twenty years we’ve consistently given away nearly every penny we take in. Our staff are bi-vocational — they earn their living elsewhere — which keeps the church lean and keeps the river moving.

It shows up in small things, too. We’ve cut our building’s energy use by about half, because being careful with what we’ve been given is part of the same conviction. Less spent on ourselves is more sent downstream.

In October 2025 we began a new chapter — a partnership with Green Hills Fellowship and Peoples Bible Church. Three congregations, each keeping its own character, choosing to bless one another. It’s already brought new mid-week life we’d prayed for.

A church modelled on Philippi

Small or large? Only as big as our faith.

Some people tell us how small Tabor is; others assume we must be large. The truth is we’re only as big as our faith in God. Like the church at Philippi, we’d rather support someone else’s ministry than build a monument to our own — and like Epaphroditus, we believe having known hardship is no reason to live only for yourself.

Followers of Jesus

We’re trying to be his hands and feet — locally and globally — more than we’re trying to be impressive.

Generous on purpose

Giving nearly everything away isn’t a slogan; it’s the budget. It’s how the church is actually run.

Bi-vocational

Our leaders work day jobs so the church’s resources can keep flowing outward instead of inward.

“Headwaters in God's Mighty River.”

The river is going somewhere right now — a container of medical equipment bound for Liberia, and a literacy project opening in rural Nepal.

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