United Church faith communities welcome people from all backgrounds and orientations—wherever you are in your faith journey. This section offers an overview of the United Church’s beliefs.

Faith and the Bible

The Bible is the shared standard for our faith, but members are not required to adhere to any particular creed or formulation of doctrine.

Social Justice

Following the example of Jesus, we believe that we strengthen one another to work, through God's grace, for a better world.

Giving, Generosity, and Gratitude

God’s endless generosity to us encourages our own response to contribute in many ways to God’s mission in God’s world.

Paid Parking in Downtown Elora began in May of 2026 and will be in effect seven days a week, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Click here for more information on where to park on the Centre Wellington website.

During office hours please come to the side door on Church Street and ring the doorbell. On Sundays both the front and side doors are open.

• Our front entrance is wheelchair accessible.

• An elevator grants access to every floor.

• We have wheelchair accessible, and gender friendly washrooms. A change table is available in a washroom on the lower level.

• There are hearing assist devices available in our sanctuary.

Our Sunday worship services begin at 10:30.

Onsite: All ages join together in the sanctuary for opening worship, after which kids are invited to go to Children's Worship.

Online: Our services are livestreamed via YouTube.

When you arrive for Sunday worship, one of our greeters will give you a printed outline for our hour long worship service. Words and information are projected at the front of the worship space (the sanctuary) and the worship leaders will give clear instructions for everyone to follow along. Join in as much or as little as feels comfortable.

Come as you are. We have no dress code. Some folks dress up; some folks dress down. What you wear is entirely up to you!

Sit wherever you like. None of our seats are reserved. We do ask you to respect others’ need for physical distancing, as we continue keeping one another safe.

We are an intergenerational church. We love the energy that children bring and welcome them in the sanctuary. A kids table is stocked with activities by our Minister for Families and Youth, Rev. Jen Auger. Check out our Kids & Youth page for more information.

As our guest, sharing your time with us is the gift we are most thankful for. If you’d like to make a donation please see our giving page.

We celebrate Communion (The Lord's Supper or the Eucharist in some other traditions) about 6 times a year, often marking special seasons through the church year.

Communion is celebrated at a table that suggests the dining table in our homes. At the communion table, we acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the host and all are invited as guests around that table. The meal uses the symbols of small pieces of bread and a taste of juice to remind us of Jesus’ last supper with his followers and of God’s enduring love.

Hope Springs practises an open table, inviting all who are present to share in this sacred meal together, no matter their age or church affiliation. People are commonly invited to come forward to the table to be served during a regular Sunday worship time.

Following the worship service we often gather as a community in a time of refreshment and conversation in our Fellowship hall downstairs. This is a great time to meet new people and develop relationships. We hope you will join us!

Occasionally for the safety of worshippers and staff, we have to cancel Sunday worship due to bad weather, a power outage, or other unforeseen event.

If conditions are bad , please use your best judgment about going out. Be safe!

Decisions about cancelling will be made by 8:30am. We will try to post cancellations on our social media pages.