We exist to create a place where people truly belong, experience lasting transformation and are empowered to live out their faith in the world.
We're a Christ-centred community that strives to feel more like home than an institution, and to be a safe space where people from every background are seen, known and welcomed, just as they are.
Join us on our journey of transformation through relationship, mission, and most importantly, Jesus. Together, we can carry His love beyond throughout Oshawa and beyond.
WHO WE ARE
OUR STORY
It's all in the name.
New Life started in 1992 with a simple calling: to take a fresh look at Jesus and His Word. What started as eight people praying together grew into a church rooted in grace and serving the city of Oshawa. Over 30 years later, while much has changed, our heart of service and sacrifice hasn't.
NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
From the beginning, our heart has always been to serve — not just at church, but in our community, too.
Our Neighbourhood Centre is the driving force behind our mission at New Life. Run entirely by our volunteers, the centre lives out the gospel of Jesus Christ in and around Oshawa by restoring dignity, sharing hope and supporting individuals and families through practical care and self-empowerment programs.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DOCTRINE
Adventists base their faith in God as revealed through Jesus Christ and as shown through the Bible, inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Faith means placing complete trust in God, and accepting his offer of salvation. This trust relationship with God is exemplified in our day to day lives through acts of love in obedience to the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Written down over many years, the Bible presents the essential truth about God. The Holy Spirit inspired human writers to reveal the character of God and how he saves all those who come to him. The Bible explains the nature of God and the way God’s followers will behave as a result of their relationship with him.
The heart of the Adventist message is the gospel, God’s good news of salvation. Through Jesus’ death on the cross, human beings may be won back to love and trust God, and accept God’s free gift of eternal life.
Creator of the Universe, Christ formed our world in seven days, and created the first man and woman. At the close of his creative work, God gave the Sabbath as a day of celebration and worship.
The seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) is given as a reminder of the God who both creates and saves, and is the day God invites all to come and worship him. Jesus observed the seventh-day Sabbath while on earth, and Adventists follow his example in keeping the fourth of the Ten Commandments.
Adventists look forward to the soon return of Jesus Christ as prophesied and as He himself promised, but do not set any date for this glorious event when he comes to take home all who accept him as their Lord.
Adventists follow Jesus in identifying those who die as sleeping. Those who have trusted God are raised to life when Jesus returns, and look forward to a wonderful future–eternal life in God’s presence.
Those who choose to accept God’s way for their lives and his offer of eternal life demonstrate their belief through baptism (being immersed in water), following the example of Jesus Christ. Adventists follow lives of commitment to God and His plan for us, which include following his commands as being for our best good.
The Adventist Church operates one of the largest educational systems in the world, and features universities such as Loma Linda whose Medical Center is at the forefront of treatments such as the innovative Proton Accelerator for cancer treatment. Through a world-wide network of schools, Adventists seek to better humanity through providing education and vocational training.
Through the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and other programs, the Adventist Church provides practical assistance to those less fortunate, caring for the poor and disadvantaged in many countries of the world, without regard for race, religion or nationality. The Church also operates youth camps, community service projects, family life counseling and other programs to assist those wishing to overcome drug addiction and alcohol or tobacco dependence.
Seventh-day Adventists will communicate hope by focusing on the quality of life that is complete in Christ. Communication is a vital aspect of faith, sharing the good news of God and keeping the family of believers in touch through a global system that includes satellite broadcasting, TV, radio, print and the Internet.
José Daniel Sánchez is a son, a brother to one sister, a husband, and a dad to his daughter, Camila, and son, Milan.
He graduated from Burman University in 2016 and later completed his Master of Divinity at Andrews University, focusing on youth and young adult ministry. Today, he serves as the lead pastor of New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oshawa, Ontario.
At heart, José Daniel is passionate about people. Whether he’s preaching, creating content, or just having a conversation, he seeks to help others discover a genuine, everyday walk with God that actually makes sense in real life.
When he’s not doing that, you’ll probably find him working out, playing or talking about sports, trying food from different cultures, or planning his next trip, ideally somewhere tropical, close to the ocean.
