Our Mission, Values & Statement of Faith

Mission Statement

Micah House welcomes newly arrived refugees to Hamilton with God's love by:

• providing safe shelter
• assisting with settlement
• building bridges into the community

Core Values

Our Core Values are the following.

• Loving Service:
  An obedient response to God's call to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8)
• Faith Based:
  Christian faith expressed in regular prayer and reliance on God in every circumstance based on his Word
• Human Dignity:
  Respect for individual's needs based on the belief that each person is created in the image of God
• Holistic Ministry:
  Meeting the needs of the whole person — physical, emotional and spiritual
• Community:
  Promoting healthy community within the house and building bridges into the community for the residents; establishing meaningful and mutually beneficial partnerships with churches in Hamilton
• Professionalism:
  Developing and upgrading skills, systems and the working environment with integrity in order to bring glory to God
• Ministry Partner:
  Sharing our experiences and expertise with others to help them begin or develop their own ministries to refugees

Statement of Faith

We have adopted the Statement of Faith of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada which believes:

• The Holy Scriptures as originally given by God are divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy, and constitute the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
• There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• Our Lord Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh; we affirm his virgin birth, sinless humanity, divine miracles, vicarious and atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension, ongoing mediatorial work, and personal return in power and glory.
• The salvation of lost and sinful humanity is possible only through the merits of the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, received by faith apart from works, and is characterized by regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
• The Holy Spirit enables believers to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.
• The Church, the body of Christ, consists of all true believers
• Ultimately God will judge the living and the dead, those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.