Who is Zion Church?

At Zion we desire to be a people who show compassion to those around us, are full of love, and worship God with all our being. We value the tangible presence of God and welcome all into His kingdom culture.

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Our History

Zion Apostolic Church has a rich history that dates back to 1916 when a revival came to Winnipeg from Azusa Street in Los Angeles, California, through a man named Franklin Small, who had a radical encounter with the Holy Spirit. From that encounter, Franklin began tent meetings on the banks of the Red River where many people were supernaturally saved, healed and delivered by the power of the Holy Spirit. Zion Apostolic Church was established out of that mighty move of God, which became known as the Great Fire Revival of Winnipeg of 1916. In 1935, Zion sent William Hull, the first Canadian missionary to Jerusalem, who was later used by God in Israel becoming a nation in 1948.  

Over the years, Zion has influenced the nations of the world, and has started ministries and church plants to Bikers, the Spanish & Filipino communities, Indigenous peoples, as well as a recent Persian church plant. Not only does Zion value ministering to those in our local community, but also has an apostolic call to reach out globally through missions, refugee and humanitarian ministry opportunities. Zion has always carried a heart to see people come to know Jesus personally and encounter the love of the Father.

Although it has been over 100 years since that early revival, Zion continues to carry a revival and Kingdom culture with an emphasis on miracles, seeing people saved, healed and set free. In 2016, a ministry was launched called Kingdom H20, a ministry that invites everyone from all walks of life, to come and experience the power and presence of God. Kingdom H20 has helped disciple and mature believers, while continuing to send them out to spread the Good news of the Gospel. God is at work at Zion Apostolic Church—if you haven’t visited, we invite you to come and experience an exciting church where people come together to passionately go after God.

What We Believe

  • Verbal inspiration of the accepted Canon of the sacred scriptures as originally given (2 Tim 3:16-17)

  • In the eternal existence of the one true God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1Tim 3:16, Matthew 28:19)

  • The creation, test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis: his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain to divine righteousness (Rom 5:12)

  • The Saviour of men, the Lord Jesus Christ conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, begotten of the Father, very God and very man (1Tim 2:5)

  • The Gospel of the Grace of God, how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third (3rd) day for our justification (1 Cor 15:3-4)

  • The salvation of Sinners by grace alone, through faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary, by which we secure remission of sins (Eph 2:8-9; Titus 2:11-14)

  • The bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His enthronement, His personal coming for the Church (as in 1 Thess 4:13-18) and return with the Church at the close of the Great Tribulation to set up His Millennial reign of 1000 years on earth according to Rev 20:1-7.

  • Water Baptism of believers by immersion in the Name of our Lord Jesus (Matt 28:19; fulfilled Acts 2:37-39)

  • The Baptism with the Holy Spirit as experienced subsequent to Salvation, with the scriptural evidence of speaking in other tongues (Acts 2:4)

  • The Spirit-filled life, as a life of separation from the world, and the perfecting of holiness in the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith (2 Cor 6:14-18). Chastisement follows disobedience – and loss of rewards, not a loss of salvation (Heb 12:5-11; 1 Cor 3:15)

  • The Gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in 1 Cor 12-14, being exercised and practiced as manifest in the early Church

  • The Healing of the body by Divine Power, through the atonement in its many aspects as practiced by the early Church (Isa 53:4-6; Matt 8:17; 1 Pet 2:24; Jas 5:14)

  • The Lord’s memorial, commonly called the Supper for believers (1 Cor 11). We believe in con-substantiation. (Presence of Christ in the emblems of communion, by Spirit, not in literal form)

  • The Eternal Life of the believer and the Eternal Punishment of Unbelievers in the Lake of Fire (John 5:24; John 10:27-29; Matt 25:41-46; Daniel 12:2; Rev 20:14-15)

  • The Reality and Personality of Satan (1 Peter 5:8)

  • The manifestation of the sons of God and glorification of the body at the translation of the Church and not at any time before (Rom 8:19-23 with 1 John 3:1-3)`

  • We believe in the sanctity of marriage as a lifelong exclusive commitment between one man and one woman, who have formalized their marriage with vows