About Us

God moved the hearts of the people from 3 smaller churches (Hildegarde, Lutes Mountain & Gorge) to amalgamate in 1974. Our Vision began when we strategically situated in a booming area in Northwest Moncton with lots of children, teens, singles, and families. Hillside’s vision is to be a lighthouse church (culturally relevant yet biblically-based) with a premiere family ministry in the region. This means strategically building relationships and investing in the next generation, partnering with children and teens and their parents, and endeavoring to be a safe place for people from all walks of life and religious backgrounds (or no religious background at all!) to begin and then continue in a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. Regarding other churches, our desire is not to be a church that seeks to compete with the many other churches already established in the area. We’d rather bless and encourage them! Instead, we would put our efforts into reaching those who are not already attending church perhaps because they see the church as boring, irrelevant, hurtful in their past, or they feel unworthy and unlovable for one reason or another.

In February 1974 under the leadership of its founding pastor Phil Stairs, Hillside opened it's doors for the first time. The members of the three founding churches came together believing that God was calling them to do a great work for Him as a regional church in Atlantic Canada. Since that day Hillside has never looked back! Through continued growth, the church has been blessed with several expansion projects over the years. Perhaps most significant was the project, based on our 2020 vision, that resulted in the grand opening of our new modern auditorium in March 2016. Each step of the way, the vision behind expanding our facilities has always been to make room for more. And compelled by a continuing vision, our current focus is to fulfill Vision 2023 – this is seen in our desire to have a greater impact “Beyond our Walls”.