citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the meeting house a church for people who aren t into church type nonprofit religious organization founded oakville 1985 headquarters oakville ontario canada number of employees 33 full time 2006 cra website www.themeetinghouse.com footnotes references the meeting house is part of a denomination called the brethren in christ or bic for short . the meeting house is a canadian church located in the toronto suburb of oakville ontario . it was founded in 1985 by craig and laura sider and was originally known as upper oaks community church . with a consistent average weekly attendance of 4 400 it is ranked by the hartford institute of religion as fourth among large churches sometimes called megachurches in canada . 1 teaching sermons produced on the church s main oakville campus is either simulcast or sent out on a one week delay to nineteen satellite ontario satellite locations most of which meet in cinemas . contents 1 history 2 leadership 3 teachings 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1985 craig and laura sider moved to the west end toronto suburb of oakville ontario to start upper oaks community church . they were supported by the brethren in christ canada . 2 in 1996 craig and laura accepted a leadership position with the brethren in christ in pennsylvania . bruxy cavey became the teaching pastor and the church met at iroquois ridge high school . shortly afterward the church changed its name to the meeting house . 2 the meeting house has grown and has attracted the attention of other christian churches and the mainstream media . 3 4 in 2016 and for the previous two years the main oakville location has an attendance of about 2 000 per sunday . the attendance over all sites is about 5 100 people each sunday morning . 5 leadership edit bruxy cavey is the teaching pastor . he is the author of the book the end of religion . the meeting house is a multi site church based in oakville ontario with nineteen regional sites meeting mostly in cinemas . each site is led by a lead pastor with a team of elders and part time staff . teachings edit the meeting house teaching aligns with anabaptist teachings . they emphasize a lifestyle of compassion peace simplicity and the priority of community . the meeting house has a particular emphasis on the irreligious nature of the teachings of jesus . their core beliefs are outlined in the articles of faith and doctrine of their denomination . references edit megachurches of canada listing . hirr.hartsem.edu . retrieved 2014 03 21 . a b our history . the meeting house . retrieved 2014 03 21 . bowen john february 2010 . what anglicans can learn from the meeting house . niagara anglican online . anglican diocese of niagara . archived from the original on 2011 10 13 . brownell claire december 20 2014 . the sermon on the monitor the new wave of evangelists who ve turned preaching into a multimedia endeavour . financial post . national post . retrieved 2015 04 21 . email sent to church leaders members march 2016 external links edit official website the end of religion book bruxy cavey http www.youtube.com user themeetinghouse http www.navpress.com author a10680 bruxy cavey coordinates 43 30 40 n 79 41 06 w 43.5112 n 79.6851 w 43.5112 ; 79.6851 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the meeting house & oldid 739945045 categories churches in ontarioanabaptismprotestantism in canadaoakville ontarioevangelical megachurcheshidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2010all articles needing additional referencescoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 september 2016 at 02 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view