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In 1972 Mabel Dunham of Burnaby received her Bachelor of Education and Adult Education diploma at UBC; she was over sixty years of age at the time. Convinced other people her age would also be interested in furthering their education it became Mabel's mission to structure a self-help college.

Bear Creek Community Church is located beside Bear Creek Park, the heart of Surrey, British Columbia. Our church has been a part of the Bear Creek Park Community for over ten years and we are dedicated, each year, to further create the church that God intends for us to be. We are a part of a larger family of churches called the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. Our church is passionate about creating unity by strongly encouraging the involvment of our members and attendees within our ministries. Our Congregationand As our church has been formed from three separate churches, (Surrey Neighbourhood Church, Grace Evangelistic Church, and New Life Community Church), we strive to create unity and love in the midst of diversity for God's glory. Especially as we are located in Surrey, BC, cultural diversity is evident, including in our congregation. Many of our ministries focus on that particular aspect of our city. For instance, we share our buiding with the Vancouver Global Mission Church; a congregational ministry focussing on reaching out to the Korean population of Surrey, in addition, as you will read under Our Facilities, we rent out our building to a number of various organizations.