St. Barnabas
Anglican
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Wilsonville, Ontario
All are Welcome!
Holy Communion
Sundays 10:30 am
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Mid-Week Reflection series:
The Lord's Prayer
Learning to Pray with Jesus; Learning to Live as Jesus' Disciples
Thursdays at 10:30 am
At St. Barnabas in Wilsonville
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Introduction to Anglicanism using
Simply Anglican: An Ancient Faith for Today's World by Winfield Bevins
Join us bi-weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm
in Hamilton at the home of Nathan & Hannah Sloots.
Call or email us for directions.
Whether you've been an Anglican for years,
you're already on the journey
or you have questions about the Anglican Way,
you are most welcome!
Sermons
At St. Barnabas, we believe that both the Ministry of the Word and the Ministry of the Table, or Holy Communion, are vitally important and are central to our worship. Worship in an 'embodied experience.' Listening to God's Word explained through a sermon is best done within the context of the gathering of God's people. The Christian life is meant to be done in fellowship; that's often where the real challenges of our discipleship take place, it's where the encouragements and joys of a shared life with other Christians happens, and it's where we learn to live together by grace! If you are interested in listening to our preaching, we invite you to join us in person for a few Sundays and stay for a light lunch afterwards.
At the same time, we also realize that the option of joining us on a Sunday morning is not always possible for everyone due to distance or because one is housebound. If you would like to receive a digital or an audio version of our sermons, please contact us at stbarnabaswilsonville@gmail.com or call or text our pastor at (519) 774-2200.
Who We Are
St. Barnabas Anglican Mission is located in Wilsonville, just a short drive from Brantford and Paris, Ontario. As a congregation of the Anglican Diocese of Canada, we also belong to the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).
Our worship is grounded in Scripture and shaped by the Book of Common Prayer (2019). This means that our liturgy, theology, and intellectual life are deeply rooted in the ancient Catholic Creeds and the historical documents of the English Reformation. We are grateful for the renewal of the Anglican Communion brought about by the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON).
If you’re exploring the Christian faith or looking for a church home, you’re warmly invited to join us.
Learn more about what we believe ›
Pray the Daily Office with us ›
To be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism ›
Our Priest
The Rev. Dr. Ken Herfst, OblSB PhD
After many years of ministry in Guatemala as a church planter, Bible translator, Seminary Professor, pastor and director of a Christian Relief and Development Agency, Ken and his wife Jackie, returned to Canada. He taught Urban and Intercultural Ministry for 6 years at Redeemer University near Hamilton. They moved to the Brantford area in early 2025 and discovered St. Barnabas Anglican Mission. Through a careful discernment process, God called Ken to serve our parish and on March 28, 2026, Bishop Dan Gifford ordained him as a transitional Deacon and appointed him to serve St. Barnabas as Deacon-in-Charge. Fr. Ken was ordained to the priesthood on September 19, 2026. Together as a parish, we look forward to what God will do in us and in our surrounding communities.
Ken obtained a PhD with a focus on missional ecclesiology from the Panamerican University. He is also a trained spiritual director and a Benedictine Oblate affilitated with Mt. Saviour Monastery in Upstate New York. He deeply appreciates the Benedictine roots of the Book of Common Prayer and believes that classical Anglicanism is uniquely poised to respond to our culture's spiritual hunger.
Ken works part-time with the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, UK, as their Director of Spirituality, and teaches Missiology at Redeemer University as adjunct professor of Theology.
Fr. Ken and Jackie have five married children who live in four different countries. They are blessed with thirteen grandchildren.
Contact Us
Contact Us
We'd love to hear from you! Whether you have questions about our church, need prayer, or want to plan a visit, we’re here to help. Please feel free to reach out.
Phone: (519) 774-2200
Location:
456 Concession 3
Wilsonville, ON N0E 1Z0
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